I am a single mother of one, who works as a Graphic Designer for a local newspaper. I started writing poetry and short stories as a teen and even had some of my poems published in a small school newsletter.
What initially started as a hobby and a way to get
+ more bio informationBreaking AwayAll my life I've lived like you wantedFeeling like a fake and playing the foolEverytime you said jump, I jumped andWhen you said to follow, I followed youThen I saw that face in the mirrorAnd everything turned blackMy heart started thumping, blood started pumpingThere was a stranger looking back at meAnd I knew, ... More..
I'd Give the World AwayIf I could haveA single moment of your time,Then I would tell youEverything that's in my heart.If I could haveA solitary dream made real,Then I would sayEverything I want to say ... to you.I'd give the world awayFor just another day,To hold you in my arms again.I'd stop the flow of timeTo say what's on ... More..
The ReporterNorah put down her cup of coffee as she sat staring at her computer screen. She knew it was almost time to go as the clock ticked steadily on toward midnight. But she wanted to finish telling her story first.This was the most important part after all. It had been a long night, this Halloween. Different from any sh... More..
Frozen HeartsFairy wings and Angel dust,Winter snows and cold, white frost.Glacier eyes settled deepRenders ice in long, dark sleepAnd if not but for the raging hordeTrampling o're the plainsThe listless silence of dying nightWould drive the soul insaneAs sits quietly, a world apartThe echoes of the frozen heartThat none may ... More..
Broken FeetPain. Slow and agonizing pain. Relentless in its pulsating rhythm. The sharp needles that start at the heels and wind their way up through my legs and thighs until they seem to hit the innermost reaches of my heart itself. Yet I stand here still, waiting for this most handsome and gracious Prince to hand me up so t... More..
Ooooo-Ooooooo, Ooooo-Ooooooo, Ooooo-OooooooYou radiant thing, youOoooo-Ooooooo, Ooooo-Ooooooo, Ooooo-Ooooooo Darkness creep across the landOoooo OooooYou don't seem to understandI sit alone in solitudeJust to hide away from youYour brightness shines beyond compareWoah-OooooRadiating beauty everywhereOoooo-OooooooI keep myself... More..
Shannon Tarvin
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