Have you ever been so tired, you can’t sleep? You’re physically exhausted. Can’t stand to raise your arms or even walk and yet your mind–though dull–won’t let you enjoy the softness of your pillow? I’m at that point currently. It’s nowhere near midnight on a day that isn’t the day this post posted. I triedContinue reading “The Derailing of an Exhausted Mind”
Author Archives: Nikki
I’ll Rise
I want to screamI want to cryI don’t want to dieI’ll get strongerThis won’t break mePerhaps it’ll make meI’m not a quitterI just need to restA moment to catch my breathThen I’ll get back upMaybe cry some moreBut my tears I’ll leave on the floorI’m not doneI won’t forfeitI’ll make it through, I know itTakeContinue reading “I’ll Rise”
Definition of Friendship
How would you define friendship? The dictionary says its a relationship between friends, the emotions or conduct of friends, a state of being friends. It even says its a state of mutual trust and support between nations and allies. So, if friendship is the relationship between friends, then what’s a friend? Google dictionary says itsContinue reading “Definition of Friendship”
A Day of Adventure
If I could be anyone else for a day, I’d be one of the horse-riding non-playable characters (NPC) in Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) Now, maybe this writing prompt wants me to pick someone real, but I don’t want to live someone else’s life. What if they have a huge test thatContinue reading “A Day of Adventure”
You’re So Lucky
When you go to parties or catch up with old friends, one of the questions that gets asked is “What are you up to these days?” People usually talk about their jobs, and that can lead to a question along the lines of do you enjoy what you do? I’m a zookeeper. When I bringContinue reading “You’re So Lucky”
Stay in Bed
I don’t want to get out of bed I don’t want to think of what I have to do Or look at what I’ve been avoiding I just want to decompress Recover from the week that I’ve been having I don’t want to think about going out Or consider what I’ll do staying in JustContinue reading “Stay in Bed”
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Crippled King
There once was a king named StanleySome called him Stanley the ManleyA griffin born and valley raisedAmong magical creatures, he’d spend all of his daysHis heart was full of spiritHis mind believed it was rightThat he ruled the land with all of his mightEleven years he did liveOne hundred lives he seemed to haveBy theContinue reading “Crippled King”
Not a Valentines Day Post
This is not a Valentines Day post. This is not to wish love to all the happy couplesOr luck to the brave ones starting outThis is not to acknowledge the unending red stocking the store shelvesThis is not a post of rose petals or truffles or giant stuffed bearsNot a post for make-up or blushes–’causeContinue reading “Not a Valentines Day Post”
Coats and Layers
The other day, I was working on a painting I’ve been envisioning for a long time. It’s a cute little tufted titmouse sitting in a redbud tree with a beautiful blue sky behind it. I started the painting years ago. I coated the canvas with a background of sky blue then started working on theContinue reading “Coats and Layers”
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