Poem #48: Inside
_Inside_ The soul that's inside It floats and flies I feel it trapped Beneath the surface The mind that's inside Rants and raves Yearning to learn Wishing the torrent to end The heart that's inside Yearns for its love Holes pierce its shell...
Poem #27: Sanity
_Sanity_ A frame of mind What is truth? Real or reality To oneself or to all What are words Scriptures of power Spoken control or written understanding? What are emotions Chemical elements within Or unexplainable phenomena From...
Poem #57: Blackness
_Blackness_ Fire flowing out From past at future See the sadness flow Anger and hate Fuels the darkness inside So similarily different One is open, exposed Showing himself to the world The other is closed Shutting fast the iron door Yet by...
Poem #36: Where I'm From
_Where I'm From_ I am from constantly read books, from dirty Adidas smeared with grass and dirt. I am from the giant tree in front of the house (Rides that always miss the green trim because of it). I am from the smooth river-rock stones, the...
Poem #81: Lights
_Lights_ Something in the air breathes I can see it in the frosty air But I do not see anyone there Maybe I just have selective blindness Or maybe I've gone mad Either way, I see wafts of frosty breath Appearing at regular intervals As I walk...
Poem #82: Bleck
_Bleck_ When I can barely breathe Out of my nose, it's so clogged Up with mucus and snot That drips down endlessly No matter how many times I blow it When I can't barely speak Because my throat is so red and raw That swallowing is so painful...
Poem #47: Holes
_Holes_ There are holes Inside my heart They can never be filled With the love I crave They stretch and widen Creating a black cavern Inside my heart Yearning for feeling Red and black blood seeps out This heart is weeping For the pain That...
Poem #65: Alone
_Alone_ Two boys sit alone in the dark: One has love and the other hate. Two friends from birth they became, Only to have the world break them apart. The boy with love Remembers days when his father Walked in the doorway smelling Of urine,...
Poem #86: The End of the World
_The End of the World_ Walking down the hard sidewalk While it's pouring down rain Holding the umbrella tight, holding it close Shivering because it's cold You're waiting for the sun to come out You know it has to, it has to come out again...
Poem #63: Green
_Green_ Peaceful waves of grass Gently floating out Shades of trees whisper To me Scents of pollen Fly in the air Dancing around their sources Sprouted from the ground In front of me Looking at the trees and grass And flowers and weeds I...
Poem #23: Fear
_Fear_ Fear Lives within each of us Waiting to come And control To sabotage Instill Darkness Light Life and Death Fear Is all around you In your dreams Your vision Your world It is inescapable Uncontrollable Undesirable Invisible And...
Creative Writing Prompt #3: Character Study
_Waitress at the End of Her Shift_ She cleared the dishes up from the table that the last customer of the day had sat at, and placed them into the sink. She walked over to the sign on the door and flipped it, so that the 'open' side faced inwards. She...