What is one thing you would change about yourself? To chase a dreamNo matter how difficult it seemsThat’s what it means to go boldly To not be held down by anxiety Or let fear cause you to fleeThat’s how you go boldly Hold your head highKeep your eyes on the skyThat’s how you walk boldlyContinue reading “Go Boldly”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
The Golden Apple
Standing at the bottom of a cliffStaring up at a great tree on topA golden apple sways high on its branchesYour only hope from starvation You begin your climbFind your first footholdJagged rocks roughen your bare hands, bare feetFive feet up, you think this will be easy A stretch and a grab on a rockyContinue reading “The Golden Apple”
Time
If there’s no time for anything. How do we get anything done? Time to dilly dally. Time to waste. We claim we’re taking time to recuperate. When time is out the door And you’re not motivated anymore You find yourself wondering What do you live for? Family? Friends? A well paying job? That dream inContinue reading “Time”
Pumpkin Sunrise
A soft fog layers the streets. The chill of night dampens your jacket and courses a shiver down your spine. As you head to your car, a streak of black catches your eye. You turn your head in time to see the silhouette of a cat dart under a streetlight. You dig your keys outContinue reading “Pumpkin Sunrise”
Burnout
Head in hand Elbow on knee All you want is to go back to sleep Feeling charred Feeling chipped and cracked Like the waning moon, You want to fade to black A busy day Then a busier day And one more (for good measure) It doesn’t seem to end Tasks stack up continuously But theContinue reading “Burnout”
On the Edge of Somewhere
Standing on the edge of somewhere Looking out at the great unknown Wondering what’s out there This somewhere that I stand on Is the place my journey led to The path that guides me It’s hidden where it leads to This somewhere must be Where I am supposed to be Before the path starts aContinue reading “On the Edge of Somewhere”
The Advice Went the Wrong Way
The Horizon
The tides are turningThe captain jumped shipThere’s fog on the horizonAnd the deck is quite slick A crewmate holds the railTrying to hold in their supperSomeone’s on the crow’s nestSomeone’s cleaning out the scupper The sails are setBut the compass just spinsNo one knows which direction to begin The tides lurch the shipQuaking creaks inContinue reading “The Horizon”
Writer’s Worst Outage
You’re in the thick of it. Writing on your laptop with the scenes dancing around in your head. While midnight creeps upon you, you write the perfect description of a ghost that can control plants. It lives in an eerie forest, mist swirling around. No sunlight shines…ever. The characters are in a distrustful village. They’reContinue reading “Writer’s Worst Outage”
Fine is…
There’s an automatic word that comes to mind when I think of this question. One that’s easy to slip on the lips. A lie that often doesn’t get taken back. If I gave up a word, it would be “fine.” Not in the sense of fine dining, but in the sense that “everything’s fine.” FineContinue reading “Fine is…”
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