There into the glass I stared in horror The glass where I had seen a good young man But now, when my eyes saw in the mirror I saw the one from which I had thought I ran It was a hog on two legs, fat and grimy What wasn’t refuse on his skin were […]
“Move out, repeat, move out. Over,” Mazer heard transmitted as he lay in his bunk. “Copy, moving out. Over”, he responded. “Alright men, we’re advancing. Get into your fighters. Move!”. He entered his own fighter and led his fleet along. “Squads, confirm contact. Over”, “Squad A confirming contact. Over”, “Squad B confirming contact. Over”, […]
All I felt was pain and the stretcher on which I lain All I heard was the frantic nurses And from my friends, mere panicked curses And all I saw was the angelic dame that’d stood in the lane Ah, I remember just before that fateful moment, I was returning from the day’s grind When […]
Monsieur Matthew Mckoy had always thought of his life as ordinary, barren, and one large heap of nothing at all. There was only matter, energy, and mind in a void. There was no spirit. There was no purpose. What we knew was all there was. Although he was blessed with a wealth of matter, of […]
Notice: This is not purely mine. This is a collaboration between me and a classmate who I will refer to, for the sake of anonymity, as J. Therefore, my rights to this are shared equally with J. The death of Eadrich’s elder brother Aapo was a tragedy indeed. Eadrich mourned with a solemnity that […]
As I stand here before you, Upon the solid stage, I cannot help but wonder What waits on the next page I’ve come so far to get here On this threshold in time I think ahead, excited And look before my prime I’ve faced many a challenge To get up to this point Tis quite […]
In my most private moments I thought I was alone And then they came to me And they chilled me to the bone They cling to me, won’t let go They mock me, insult me, They tell me that I’m trash, They never stop nor leave me They appear to me through screens, Or whisper […]
What pleasure it is to write! To pour words on paper To put thoughts and sounds and sights Within each word of text Tis a joy to create worlds And all that’s found within Where life thrives, events occur Just beyond the pages
Under crimson sky and black clouds lies barren earth, Barren, save the Tree The Lignum Vitae, Majestic in its presence, Grows from sterile dirt It persists, and thrives When nothing else could survive A beacon of hope Fruit blooms from the Tree Hearts, vitality reified Like the seed within In the seeds they sleep Babes, […]
A look of sadness and grief on his face, Arthur Williams left the funeral early. Everyone saw him go, and nobody had to question why he wouldn’t want to attend a reception for his wife’s funeral. He would feel like they were celebrating her death, and he didn’t want that. So, his shoulders slumped, and […]
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