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Orchard_Mint
Orchard_Mint

Polymorphic

Unearthed. Deprived of peace. My resting place disturbed by a gorging drill. My self awakened from slumber.

4 0 300 words
cyprianna
cyprianna

Untitled

I wish sometimes that someone would just give me the answer to the question pounding at the back of my skull. At this point, I feel like life has no purpose.

10 1 117 words
muhkickass
muhkickass

Adjusted

There's no way of knowing where i'm going. Instead of living i'm supposed to sit back; floating. Go with the flow and be patient, Stay seated in your proper station.

4 0 191 words
Maunder
Maunder

Completely Fucking Useless

You used to have a place in the world. You were seen as a rising star by some, with lots of potential. Then life happens and you're left to burn out.

8 9 133 words
kjoil
kjoil

Excerpt

'We traveled by train to reach the hub, watched Downtown flicker by outside the windows. Snow cascaded from the sky, and beams of morning sunlight pierced the clouds hanging between the skyscrapers.

12 1 542 words
muhkickass
muhkickass

Content

It's all getting so damn boring. I'm always frowning, night to morning. What's there left to do in this town. There's nothing here but gossip spread around. I've done it all. I felt so tall.

4 2 100 words
Andreas_
Andreas_

Entry 7.4

'Fear not, for no matter the failures, no matter the severe predicaments, no matter the losses, regardless of the chilling touch of the strong wind and the darkness that surrounds you, you will...

12 0 522 words
DuRoLuRo
DuRoLuRo

What If?

What if you're really a thousand years old, but have forgotten most of your life, and your brain is just filling out the gaps with false memories.

10 6 110 words
StanWelch528491
StanWelch528491

I, Human (Prologue)

The construction room buzzed into life, with a faint hum, rather like that of an insect, penetrating the thick, clean air.

4 3 2570 words
thefrozensea
thefrozensea

My Great Fear

The one thing that I fear most is in life is mediocrity. That my life will be that unremarkable, dull, average, and uninteresting that it will pass by without leaving a ripple in the world.

14 1 118 words
StanWelch528491
StanWelch528491

The Thrug Of Balmone

On the floor, in a cave Sits the Thrug of balmone It's head is so full But it still sits alone It's tiny green ears do not dare to hear sound And it's tiny blue feet Do not dare leave the ground A...

4 0 503 words
steescribbles
steescribbles

Pub Quiz

I could use your brain right now There's questions on my mind And I cant seem to find the answers Especially on my lonesome I wrote a list on this coaster Can I trouble you for a large drink To...

2 0 261 words
Weirdwolf
Weirdwolf

Home

Quiet solitude, this peaceful moment, contemplating on memory's lost. Many times in this state, so often spent.

8 0 164 words
Mickael
Mickael

My Melancholic Life

My greatest despair in my life is the mere fact no one has ever understood me, and I believe no one ever will... unfortunately.

2 3 191 words
nstr
nstr

The Moment Before We Are What We Are

I'm no longer sure if it is me or everyone else. I am in a position of self doubt followed by disappointment and loathing all too often.

2 0 270 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

Which Answer?

Q: What will happen if we continue destroying the earth. A: Dude, we're not destroying the earth. IT'S ALL A GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY. B: Zombie apocalypse, bro.

6 8 49 words
JackRumley
JackRumley

Getting Late

It's 3:04AM and I'm lay in bed reading the rather wonderful Opuss. I have essays to write and psychologists to analyse for Monday so sleep doesn't sound like a bad idea.

4 1 252 words
Moe
Moe

You Stopped Making Sense

You stopped making sense You stopped making sense You forgot about your friends I want to come closer I want to come closer I want to come closer That's all I want Since you let God in You...

2 0 116 words
charlesthepig
charlesthepig

Monkeys' Uncles and Aunties

What are we to become. Tens of thousands of years of evolution and this is all we have to show for it.

12 4 181 words
bobhead97
bobhead97

No One Is Perfect, Why God?

Most people always say that none of us our perfect, that is how God created us, but did he.

0 0 214 words
liatastic09
liatastic09

Are WeThe Same? Or Am I A Cynic?

They say everything in life means something. What if it means nothing at all. If everyone is unique, are we not all identical for not being the same.

6 3 110 words
reverendblack
reverendblack

Untitled First Novel

Chapter 1. Waltzin’ Black He couldn’t sleep. He lay there wondering if there was a golden hour in which this simplest and hardest of acts could be accomplished with some ease.

6 1 462 words
Kinuthia
Kinuthia

The Empty Life

I wake. I sleep. I live. I like. I help. I hinder. I speak. I think. I do. I don't. I can. I can't. I live my life but I'm dead inside. I'm an empty shell. But then you came along. To inhabit my...

2 1 121 words
mkkurunc
mkkurunc

Houston, I Have A Problem.

Well, it's 2:53 here now. As i keep writing few words and erasing again and again, it became 2:56 already. Right now, i'm here to run away from my sucking, empty life. From the damn reality.

28 0 262 words
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