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#MyMusical Joseph: I forgot. I forgot. I forgot the most important rule, The one you value most over all; I forgot. I forgot.
Life, I can taste, drinking Milk, drunk lazily, In a field, one day, Is spilt, in a drop, On grass, which stays 'til night, 'til darkness falls, And a mouse, from a nest Crawls, out of his...
I am a pilot. I have flown helicopters all my life. Today was no different for me, I took part, like all, in life's lottery. I am a crane driver.
Ghost dancing the incubus of our lives, I contemplate life's total sum, and I try To conclude it is equal to one, Or Five: You. I. The children.
I saw him there in the road,the middle of it. Are you ok. (light angel) I'm in pain. (the boy) I tried to show you light.(light angel) Light. I'm blind. ( the boy) Thats not true.
Most things break, Most things fix. Be kind to me, Don't play tricks. Sometimes I'll have A mind of my own. I'll never ever Leave you alone. They say a kitty Has nine lives.
Autumns touch. Fades the colors. Seep into my hands. Your beauty leaks. Wither and die. Sleep underground. Autumns touch. Brings new colors. Browns and reds. A neutral picture. Slowly falling.
I tossed a coin high into the air. On the side that it landed, I didn't care. My fate wouldn't change. What's done has been done. No options left, I can't even run.
Kill me now, But do it quick, All it takes, Is a trigger's click. I'll close my eyes, Await the shot, My blood runs cold, My flesh sears hot.
#household My husband has a phrase He uses it all the time When someone's about to kick the bucket He calls it roller blinds At first when he said it Many years ago I must admit I didn't get...
Looking at those eyes. And trying not to cry. Feeling helpless. Feeling blue. They say "there's nothing you can do". You curse and complain. You know it's all in vain. You feel there's nothing left.
As Rob's pulse faded, Kayla realised she had to try and resuscitate him. She began pushing down on his chest, to try and get his heart beating again. She then started mouth to mouth.
As Rob dived to the floor, he felt like time had slowed down, and was going so slow. Then as he landed, there was carnage erupting all around him.
Sephy is writhing on the floor. Tom and I are standing there, shell-shocked. I've frozen, watching her scream and jerk spastically. Then, she's gone. Disappeared. With no trace.
Where ever you go I will follow you, not because you need me, but because I want to.. I want to be there throughout your journey, enjoying every minute.
For this rather deep and poetical post I'd firstly like to refer to one of my favourite song lyrics: "breathing comes in pairs, except for twice - one begins and one's goodbye".
Chapter 2 Her frail body was collapsed amongst shattered glass and rubble, yet she looked so peaceful.
Every second brings a new birth. And every other second we loose one to the Earth. Every day brings us things to remember. A year makes tons from January to December.
If a windowpane is only sand Heated, compressed, combined, If paper is only a tree Gone through the same demise, If fear is just a memory Manifested in the dark, If home is just a little shack For...
Thick black smoke covers your pathway, the building is unstable collapsing around you. Taking each step carefully listening for sounds, whilst the bright orange flames rage its war against you.
The tears, they fall so fast, As I sit here next to you, You lay there, eyes so still, Please tell me what to do.
At this moment, a young male doctor strolled in creating a breeze. He sat down the other side of me. "how are you feeling?" he asked in a calm voice.
If I can stop one heart from breaking I shall not live in vain. Hope and smiles, A chance to save The person who remains. If I can stop one tear from falling My spirit will prevail.
*Please read Chapter One first. Also, I'm not completely happy with this chapter as it is not yet finished. Any feedback is appreciated.* “Yes, it’s an emergency.