#9 of sawtooth
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Family, divorce
His tail tapped restlessly against the floor. he firmly held the appendage against his back. he always hated that habit, the way his tail wagged when he was excited or restless like some kind of dog. but this time it was neither of those things.
Lizard, No-Yiff, Reptile, Short Story, Story, WritingGroupChallenge
I was once restless,
i was once sleepless.
now i am at rest,
now i am at rest.
Death, Other, Poem, song
Breathing heavily,
sensitive to within,
burdened of restlessness,
mind numb,
voice is silent.
smile for her,
fall, beg, plead,
on your knees,
praying for her tears,
glistening of my fears,
a kiss on her lips,
a pause of silence.
Creative, Glimpse, Kissing, Love, Munchy, MunchyPaws, Of, Paws, Poem, Poetry, Rain, light, munch, original, romantic, write, writing
restless and defeated
under this willow i am bleeding
wounded from the blade of a soldier
the day grows older
the sun was high
but it begins to set
hours have passed
how long will it last
this pain that dwells
there i can see
Fantasy, Poetry
Snow falling in the lamplight
like a veil to cover my nightmares
a blanket on the world that brings peace to my restless mind
that brings quiet to my tortured heart
for i am alone in darkness
lost in the woods
so small in this world cloaked in
Poetry
"hawthorne, maybe he just got restless and wanted to see the-"
"i don't care if he got restless. he had his orders and he should have followed them.
Abuse, Dragon, Story
Poem
i came from deep within the flames
i am old, no longer fresh with the searing burn of fire's youth
i am light
carried tenderly upon the restless breeze
away, away
from my once home
all i knew
i'll settle atop the frigid beauty of the grounded
Emotion, First Person, Poem, Sad
Insanity, something you cannot deny,
an infinite feeling of restlessness.
insanity, something no-one will decline,
makes your life directionless.
have you gone insane?
will i see the old you again?
what is this monster you became?
Insanity, Poem, friend, insane, sick
In a rusty, dusted part of my chambers window pane
carved into frost by ghostly fingers lies my restless name
sickened and dismayed at this ghastly sight of which
speaking of the dreadful encounter, nerves began to twitch
wiping clean the glistening
Dark, Gothic, Poem
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restless night, due passing dawn
master of the sky wanes a call forlorn
till the sun may rise, the skies are clean
for a dragon to roam the intrepid skies unseen
his heart is weak, his soul and spirit is strong
proudly stanching before
Dragon, Flight, Poem, free verse, worlderness
restless nights, and slept-through days. pictures of women--not human, not animal--both. _kami no kitsune._
bad habits, worse reflection. a handsome face buried in neglect. "i want to be a girl." "no, i want to be a fox."
bottom rung.
Poetry, Self-reflection