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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Self-reflection: 2 of 485
IS IT JUST ME?How do I begin to explain to you how I feel about all this? I no longer love you. That flame died years ago.The ashes were carried away on the gentle breezes of time. I can barely remember what made me fall in love with you. I no longer hate you. I wasted years fanning that flame out of dying embersBecause I cou... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Challenges of love: 3 of 252
THE GREAT PRETENDERTonight I must pretend you don't matter. Tonight I must momentarily dismiss all these torturous thoughts of youAnd smile into the face of a man I wish had your eyes. Tonight I will laugh my laugh and smile my smile in this great game of pretend. Pretending I could someday feel for himOne fraction of the dev... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Trust: 1 of 83
LITTLE GIRL WITH THE GROWN-UP FACETrust me. I know you. Take my hand.I know what you've been through. I know the pain you've lived. I know the lies you've been told. I know all your sins. I know what makes you happy. I know what makes you sad. I know your secrets. I know your mind.Trust me. I know you. Take my hand.You want t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Saying goodbye: 7 of 455
INEVITABILITYI placed the elephant so carefully on the table. I polished its glazed pink surfaceand rested it there on the lacy tablecloth of design,next to the centerpiece of sabotage.I placed the elephant so overtly in the way. I had to crane my neck to see your face. You looked the other way.I placed the elephant out in th... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Guilt: 1 of 57
BLUE SWEATERS AND BULLETSIt was all I could give. It was all that I had. Why was I willing to give my very last dime,yet stingily, greedily, desperately hoardingevery billowy filament so uniquely me?Why did I deny you what wasrightfully, helplessly, hopelessly yoursas if by denying I could undothe grapple hook of tenderness e... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fantasy: 2 of 79
HOW TO MAKE A HORROR FILM After extensive study, I've concocted a fail-safe recipe for assembling a top quality horror film that will be grossly over-rated and hugely popular with the pre-teen adolescent crowd.First you'll want to select a hero or a heroine. My suggestion would be to assign this laborious role to YOURSELF. Ye... More..
Health & Fitness > Pediatrics Are children overdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder?: 3 of 89
Society is quick to slap the label of attention deficit disorder on any child who can't sit still and pay attention to what may very well be, to them, a boring drone of words. In nearly every child suspected of having ADD, I'd wager a guess that if you found a topic they were passionate about or fascinated with, they would ha... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Perseverance: 1 of 29
CONFETTI HEARTI put this heart together once beforewhen it was ripped to shreds, bleeding, and covered in filth. I stitched it together with the thread of time,with the salve of new memories,with the glue of success. And I knew it was good. I knew it was ready to beat again.And now I look about my timid feetand the glittery r... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Letters: 3 of 66
TAKE FIVEThree bedrooms.You're so pleased.Where is he?Gone?Fall in love too fastAnd play the fool.I know it hurts.They never love the same.Lovers are unfaithful,Friends are temporary.Both fly like butterflies with silk wings,Delicate and beautiful,Worthy of this short love.I send yellow blossomsOn the wind to follow.There is ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Heartbreak: 20 of 357
AVIAN TRAPPINGSI must let you go. I must watch you slip through my fingersLike the ephemeral thought you've become. I must watch you slide through the open doors of my heart into the mist beyond. I must watch you slip away.I thought by holding on I could preserve something greater than myself. I thought that by holding on, th... More..