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softwhispers
softwhispers

Lost

Drizzles of Fireflies surround The distant Crystal sphere. Frosty blaze Endeavors Against misty Shadows, as if To illuminate the Dimness within, Yet it fails.

30 12 57 words
patdolan83
patdolan83

Places

The shower my bed. The bathroom stall and my head. These are the places my tears have been shed. Into my pillow and out in the street. Inside my nightmares and inside my dreams.

12 0 56 words
Angelina
Angelina

Chasing Shadows

When joining this site I asked for inspiration and was granted an idea about chasing our own shadows. So here are my thoughts on what that means.

16 0 299 words
littleone
littleone

The Lost Princess

#youngwritershousehold The lost little princess, Sitting in her tower. Unknown to her fame, Unknown to her power. The lonely little princess, Holding onto life.

14 3 77 words
patdolan83
patdolan83

Cruel Imagination

I absolutely loathe my imagination right now. It's the catalyst that fuels. my nightmares and self doubt. It's the artist that paints. and the sculptor that creates. All the pictures of pain.

36 1 146 words
BethyBoo
BethyBoo

Green Eyes

Do you know the feeling.

24 5 108 words
ClaireTilley
ClaireTilley

The End

I fear I've reached the end, Lost it all, Nothing even to defend. I always pictured This day far ahead. I didn't realize my sanity hung By a single thread. I locked myself In a cage, I created.

22 0 75 words
wordbird22
wordbird22

Tin Heart

I put up a front, To stop people getting in. Because whenever someone gets too close, Bad things tend to happen. I seem normal, Happy and loving.

38 5 107 words
calleyadams
calleyadams

Life’s sticky misery

Inhabitable in the wind. bring me to my knees. I want to be. like a dark disappearing sea. lost but dazes, it melts away. I see only a hazy frost blur. for I am not her. in this emptiness I say.

8 0 138 words
patdolan83
patdolan83

Ghosts And Angels

I gave you my whole heart. I was convinced I got one back. But I was fooled right from the start. Now I'm certain that yours is black. I gave you all my trust. It was what you needed most.

24 2 135 words
AngeloUccello
AngeloUccello

Who're We To Know?

Some of you may a recall a relatively recent blog I did about signs - whether they are actually trying to tell us something or whether they are just a torment playing on the little hope we have.

4 0 274 words
littleone
littleone

A False Start

I wake up this morning, To a promising start. For the sun is brightly up, And I have a beating heart. I will not complain, About having to arise. When I'm in perfect health, There will be no sighs.

22 2 80 words
sara_lou
sara_lou

Power Of Thought

The power of thought. Be wary you ought. The strength of the mind. Be careful you don't get left behind. The emotional wreckage. Now tied in a cute little package. The uncertainty of a future.

12 2 75 words
Odd
Odd

Civil War

There's a bloody civil war, Going on inside my heart. One side is fighting for me. Trying to keep me from falling apart. But their rivals war is just, And it's one that's about love.

16 1 75 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

A Hard Thing To Do.

It's the hardest thing to do. It makes me feels so weak. I say the words reluctantly. When I just don't wish to speak. It's something even you'll do. Yes, everyone does wrong. It can be a happy...

58 9 62 words
dogdogluvr
dogdogluvr

Pearl- a Squirrel

#nature #burrow Snuggled down, Safe and sound, Lies the squirrel, Who is called Pearl. Safe in her burrow, Brow in a furrow, That's the squirrel, Who is called Pearl.

8 6 125 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

Voiceless.

I'm screaming, loudly, But no one hears, I'm yelling harshly, But where're my peers. I'm moving quickly, Yet oh-so-slow, I'm sluggish, really, Nowhere to go.

42 2 70 words
minxyMolly
minxyMolly

I Smile Because....

I smile to say I'm fine, To lie about the pain behind my eyes, To keep it hidden from sight. It's painted upon my face, To pretend Everything is ok, When really I feel like closing down this charade.

48 29 72 words
TaintedTulip
TaintedTulip

Deep Lament

Happiness alight. You've made my day bright. Talking all night. I'd never put up a fight. As we take it a notch down. I'm soon wearing a frown. Tears fall all around.

8 0 172 words
ashhkat
ashhkat

You Are

You are. Tempted, off the path A burning star Lost track Even the greatest king can fall Power Pride Falseness, standing tall You are.

40 0 49 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Fear(2)

Some sadly fear their life. Confusion from wrong and right. Stuck in a rut they just can't decide. Worry keeps them awake at night. Some sadly fear from love. Loneliness from not having enough.

22 14 250 words
georgie17xx
georgie17xx

Lies.

I'm trying, I'm praying but no one hears my screaming. I'm trapped inside this world, and no one understands it. It's all so dark and it's all so quiet.

6 3 313 words
ioperfvy
ioperfvy

150

I do not search for some twisted sort of attention, Merely a friend, a person, someone to share this load. How would I myself know where is safe to turn.

12 0 150 words
chijovanastya
chijovanastya

Я Пишу Не Для Людей. Я Пишу Для Себя.

Я маленькая девочка, которая живет на необъятной планете. Планете любви, планете ненависти, планете страхов и планете надежд.

2 0 314 words
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