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The tiny little dragon Didn't like his tiny flame. He didn't like the big dragons Who laughed and called him names. He wished that he was bigger, He wished that he was strong.
I try to imagine. A life without love. I try to imagine. What it must be like. Giving up. I try to imagine. A smile upon my face. I try to imagine. My ideal workplace. I try to imagine.
On the brink of something new, Should I fly, is it too soon. If I fall, I'm scared I'll crash... Is it worth the break and smash.
(This short story is based off of my real experience as a softball pitcher. I plan on posting more of these little short stories about my experiences.
Hello again and today is Sunday, January 20, 2013. My fear, among many others, is that i am going to grow old. Well, not just old, because we all have to do that, but an old stiff.
He watches over his friends, taking in every detail. He knows every weakness they have, painstakingly well. Not to hurt them though, but for when they get hurt.
#acorn I remembered cause of all the fairies I brought home from last trip. --------. I remember the horror. When I looked in the mirror. And saw a single white hair. I remember the horror.
There goes another one, it slowly slips away, It got lost like so many before, it simply lost it's way.
Normal That makes it sound so easy Just one word Accomplishing that should come freely But who is it.
Ideally beauty should always be within a person first and foremost. True beauty comes from the inside or so it is often expressed. However, what constitutes beauty on the inside.
Every once in a while He sends a reminder. Remember, remember, remember... ...just remember that life is short. Smile, embrace, love, laugh.
How quickly a place can change in the eye of the beholder. After four months, a different city it seems.
How do you be happy with nothing??. Life is beautiful at least for some people . Many people have a broken relationship, have no friends , jobless and poor. But you can still be happy.
I was born in a big family, and every year it gets bigger. Even though I had love for my dad, God was my father figure. Having a father as affectionate as him made me way more caring.
#600thOpuss Everyone always asks "What do you want to be when you grow up?" People reply with answer like, a doctor, a princess, a cowboy, or even an astronaut.
*apologies for the swear word, but it came from the heart* I am the product of a love that once existed I am what they made me, how they shaped me.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. (Proverbs 17:17 NIV) Friend 1.
The stages we go through when we live: Born as a baby in the arms of a caring mother Her arms always warm and tender The baby's skin as smooth as the petals of a flower The baby's touch as innocent...
It doesn't matter what was said. It doesn't matter what was done. It doesn't matter who was right. It doesn't matter who was wrong. That was the past. The past is long gone.
Intermission... Lately...I haven't been myself...haven't been happy...haven't been sad...mainly angry. Unclaimed...unknown anger. I dnt quite understand it's direction or where it's come from.
Perfection is what you should see when you look in the mirror,. Pride is what you should feel of your work,. Love is what you should feel from friends and family,. And what you should return,.
Selflessness is rare. Our world is tarnished, blackened by greed and envy. Driven to delirium on the quest to conquer.
On this Thanksgiving day I close my eyes and begin to pray Something I don't do enough I thank God for all this love Thank you for this innocence Thank you for new found bliss More wonderful than I...
You want to run away. Get away. From all that's dying. Gone and grey. Get away so my heart. Once plump and full. Beating like it knew. Can become brand new. So I can wish and dream.