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Hi, my name is Jamil, and I have spent the majority of my life writing. Ever since I was a little kid, the best thing to be doing was writing, or to be sitting somewhere deep in a book that would astound whoever came over to see what I was doing because it

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Surrealism: 1 of 36
The Dreamer.A thousand false starts;He has a gift for exaggeration.His fingers tremble and flicker;And fresh lies appear to entertain you.His mind is unstable, but he knows that'sWhere the fresh hook will appear from;Writhing from between his filthy thoughtsAnd decaying memories of what it was to beAlive.How can beauty emerge... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Spiritual: 75 of 656
Deus Ex Machina...This ember hasBeen blown to life,Rekindled in the windsOf change, a hollowLaugh in the lungsOf a dying man.The God is in the machine,You see.The Final Saviour,The One To Save It All.The faith is alwaysThe first thing to die,Followed swiftly byThat crumbling shellFreshly madeTo endure the Ages.Where is faith ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love: 151 of 784
Come With MeStill; the nightStands alone,And I am in itWith you.And we walk alone.The gods dance aboveUs, unseen as ever,And the cloudsRace from horizonTo horizonWith no respite.The streets are darkAnd still,And the air is crisp inOur lungs.We exhale our love inFrosty plumes, andBreathe in the world.The night is soStill.It is... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death: 145 of 693
Tears of Years.Can you hear it?The weight of aMillion worlds hasDestroyed anotherLife.Tears form and fillMy aching eyes,And spill uncheckedAt this final moment.Another person dies,"Did you know him?""No" The answer returnedAnd the one never given,"Yes"The death of a personWho finally understoodWhat it was to liveDies silently... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Deliberating on why God allows for evil: 20 of 93
It has been said that there is no evil, save that of humanity. And I'm inclined to agree. Every single person on the face of this planet has or will do something that contravenes basic moral or legal rules, either intentionally or not. We are not perfect.Hell, I know I'm not.But the fact that remains is that evil still remain... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Haiku: 68 of 300
This Dream Is Gone...Trees stir in the wind.Tossing leaves to the heavens.Are they now bereft?The earth accepts them;Hugging them close to her breast.Are the trees screaming?The fire neath sky glows,Illuminating the charred wood.Are the trees screaming?Lo; the water stirs,As if in protest of pain.It knows the trees scream,Not... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The masks we wear: 46 of 170
Saving Face.Oh but we areDissembling creatures!We have no face butThe one for theMoment,The one that willGain us the mostGround.We smile and bowAnd behind closed doorsWe snarl and leap.More faces than thereAre people in the world.Knowledge is power,As it has been from theDawn of time,And nobody relishes theRelinquishment of p... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game reviews: Runes of Avalon 2: 4 of 13
Runes of Avalon 2 is another addition to the stable of games that include time-honoured favourites such as the classic Tetris, and newcomers such as Bejewelled and Luxor. Given the task of rejuvenating the land of Avalon after the evils of the treacherous sorceress Morganna Le Fay, fabled sister of King Arthur, the player mus... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Perception: 24 of 69
Plaster BallFace a mask,Painted in harlequinGold and crimson.Seems you have no choice but toSwirl and swing with the bestIn this hall of the ball,Where you know no-One,And none know you.Your face, a mask.Porcelain white,And ruby red.All around you areStrangers and strangeness,Filling your ears and eyesWith a vista of hollow a... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Chaos: 15 of 41
Armageddon CycleWatch the sun riseOn this:The first day of theApocalypse.Scury to your sheltersIn vain;The retribution is near.Cockroaches are destinedFor greater thingsThan humanity,The roiling mass thatEncompasses everyone butThe humane.And the sun is risingLike the axe of theExecutioner;Inhumanity the cringingConvicted.The... More..