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About me - Alita Mccaleb

I have been writing since I was four. It really is more of a necessity than a choice! I write poetry, do technical writing and also write a lot of articles for my local paper. I am an amateur chef so I write a lot of food/restaurant reviews. My dream is to

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Anger
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Well, I hope love floats, because I'm desperately trying to drown yours in my tears I sit, mesmerized by the symphonic divinity of your beautiful face, content just to absorb you, breathe you into my heart, where I will hold you captive I will worship you, beloved. If there were ever a celestial force, I feel it now, bathing... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Empty your mind
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Lunchbox When I was three it was Sesame Street When I turned ten it was Jem When I hit 17 I got to drive to McDonald's and now I lunch inside my head instead. If you are blind and never know what a color is, do you dream in black and white or do you dream only in sounds? Sometimes if I sit long enough I smear colors into sou... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Broken heart
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Requiem for an Angel Pass me by, do your wings miss a beat or am I imagining a flutter there beneath my feet Can you hold me close, don't push me down I only want to know what love is yeah, can you tell me now where love is and can you maybe let me love you as you fly or will your grace just keep on passing me by More..

Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Preventing and getting rid of varicose veins
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According to the Mayo Clinic, varicose veins affect up to 50 percent of women and up to 20 percent of men. Often, varicose veins and spider veins run in families and there may be a hereditary component. Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins near the surface of the skin. They most commonly develop in the legs and ankles ... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pain & rage
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Tornado (for April) Twist again as I sit here impatiently waiting it seems like I'm always putting myself on hold for you. And you said this was love as you played your games and even though I'm your queen I'm still just a chess piece, and you prey on my insecurities like a black widow with a painted-on smile... Remember whe... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood
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For Walter, my father, not my dad. Hey stranger, where you been? Got me a loving family and a handsome lover and a damn good education all these things you've been missing do you even care? Out here in the mountains, got me lots of time to think and I wonder are you part of who I am or who I'm not Is your absence as importan... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Relationships
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For Chevaughn I've always admired your blackness your strength, confidence, pride, courage and undeniable style And I would always cry when you sang your soulful songs and you used my shoulder as a Kleenex more times than can be counted but that's cool cause you're my girl you know I love you Well, I would compare you to Nik... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Unlock
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My Wardrobe I wish I were inside-out and wore my emotions like my favorite pair of jeans. Depending on my mood I could look grungy or dressy or happy or sad. I would wear a frustrated shirt with tired pants so that everyone would know to approach me carefully that day. The only problem with wearing my emotions is that showin... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Control
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M.O.I. (moment of insight) The cosmos does not revolve around me. Insignificant is the word that springs to mind. More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The future
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Generation ? As most of my generation discovered the mall, cell phones, Abercrombie, silicone implants, I only wanted to coexist. I was desperately trying to cling to a simpler reality but keeping sane seemed viciously impossible. Too late for the Prozac generation and not quite a Ritalin baby, I sought out anything I could ... More..

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