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A bit of a rant... Would you change yourself if you could. Just completely change everything if you got the opportunity. Your name, your looks, your personality, your nationality.
Its never easy to quit a habit that has given you comfort through the years of ups and downs.
Started having a few beers with my mates. Every Saturday night drinking till late. Then the weekend got longer. The urge became stronger. Friday was the start of a three day binge.
She was once a loving woman. Feisty and strong with opinion. Always been a bit too head strong. No man stuck around for too long. When they did she pushed them away.
The engine made a horrible creaking groan, as Sam stood beside shaking his head in despair. He'd left his headlights on, and now his car battery was dead.
Just one more physio appointment. Yayy!. Hurts so much more than I can convey. But the really weird thing I have to say I'm Going to miss this brutal display.
Your arrival was confirmed just before Christmas, not quite the present I was hoping for. Get well platitudes sent by snail and ether. Much easier than facing the girl with cancer.
I like to think I'm laid back and cool. I like to laugh and act the fool. But deep inside is tension and stress. I know what I need and that's to leave this mess. Start a new life and get better pay.
Sometimes I'll just sit in the deafening silence and think, "Is it worth it anymore. To keep putting up with this?" Because I know I could easily escape it all.
I woke up feeling fine You, not so divine Had a night mare about me It made us both cry completely After the comfort session You had a confession Couldn't talk to me for 6 hours Working for stuff...
Sun rises as I stagger drunk up the road unco-ordinatedly. Resting in a bus stop, looking at a bottle in my hand that's empty. I keep looking for something I cant find, only the end of the drink.
If only there were a 'delete' button in life as there is on my screen. I'd delete loads of rubbish stuff right away, things I should never have seen. It's not that I think we don't need SOME.
#OpussDailyChallenge So my name is Rebecca, And the meaning of my name. Means beauty, kindness and modest, But me and these words aren't the same.
"It's really bad this time. No walkways like before Its all at at least 5 feet tall The only place with any access is the shed in the back It's worst than Any of the shows I've seen.
I'm tired, shattered, worn out too, I'm heated, warm, no shivers up my body, I am the only one acting like this, Anybody.
You can tear me down, You can up and make me cry, You can tease and taunt me, You can make me want to die, You can spread your rumours, You can torture me to hell, You can trip my efforts up, You can...
I lean down now and I pick up the stone, It explodes in my hand, man, my mind is blown, But the silence is coming after the noise, To live in colour or black and white is my choice.
Warning!. Appropriate use of swear words!.
I'll happily climb on top of the world Fighting till the end to be heard Kicking and screaming in defence When some pretend and see no sense Some will hide from what they know Even when evidence is...
I know it will all be better in the morning, and I'm trying to keep that in mind as I write. After all-isn't my glass usually half full. No, not tonight.
22 degrees c, Just right for some, Too hot for me, Living by the English sea, @Burrfoot- Give your rain to me!!.
I may have a smile on my face but that doesn't mean my life has been easy. I may laugh and joke around but that doesn't mean that I haven't felt pain or sadness.
It's all gone, It's no fun, Anymore. It just stopped, My jaw dropped, To the floor. My mind and soul, Has a hole, Which through hatred pours, And sometimes, You realise, What life is for.
Fingers over fabric Picking out my dress Pink or blue or purple Deciding which is best At home I choose my makeup To match my light blue frock Putting on fake eyelashes Then taking it all off With...