My favorite books when I was younger was definitely the Warriors series by Erin Hunter. I started reading them in Jr. High when my library ran out of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole books by Katherine Lasky (another series I thoroughly enjoyed). You can say I became a little obsessed with the Warriors series. I mean,Continue reading “Heart of a Warrior”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Daisies in the Grass
In a far corner of a zoo along, a long gravel road riddled with potholes, you find yourself at a few African bomas. They’re just simple, round buildings lined with sticks, but they keep the animals safe when not on exhibit. There’s five buildings in total–though you wouldn’t think them as such. Each has theirContinue reading “Daisies in the Grass”
I Want to be on the Dock
I want to be on the dock. Put my toes in the water. I want to see ribbons of silver dance on the waves. I want to lay back on the stone that’s been warmed by the sun. I want to see the swallows dive through the buoys and hear the ducklings chase after theirContinue reading “I Want to be on the Dock”
Suffocating
Take a deep breathIt’s suffocatingThe weight of everyone’s constant raving. Pressure for thisNo answer for thatWho needs communication?Might as well guess out of a hat Strive to be a partGet the knowledge you seekBut those tasks bear a weightI can’t keep up with this, you see DiscontentMalcontentAnd every evil under the sun The light isContinue reading “Suffocating”
In a Story
I want to get immersed in a storyBe on a trail with adventure aheadI want to join a hero in hardshipAnd hope to see victory at the end I want to join companions on a questLearn their little quirks along the wayI want to know what skill everyone does bestAnd see how friendship seizes theContinue reading “In a Story”
Curse of Silence
Am I doomed to be forever silent?Will my voice struggle to workWhen my heart is heavy and hurt? What binds my tongue?I struggle to knowWhat causes timidness to grow? Something feels wrongI know it’s not rightYet my lips are sealed like a vice Why can’t I speak up?What fear holds me back?Am I doomed toContinue reading “Curse of Silence”
Early Goodbye
I have to say goodbye earlyI won’t be there to see you offAnd my heart breaks What short time that we hadBut I learned from youAnd the wonder I saw inside of you You’re on to a better placeYou’ll love itYou’ll thriveBut it still aches to say goodbye The future is brightFor the both ofContinue reading “Early Goodbye”
Fear of Rebellion
Tahanami’s heart pounded with the rain. The warm air steamed with eerie fog, but her chills ran bone deep. She clutched a loaf of bread against her chest. One wrong turn and she was stuck in an alley of this tattered ruin of a town. A man three times her size, sporting hair as deepContinue reading “Fear of Rebellion”
Instead
Staring at the pageWondering what to writeThere’s a million things on my mindBut none that give insight Some days you just take themSome days are stagnantSome days there’s progressSome days are fragments Sometimes you only take a stepSometimes you leapSometimes you back trek Sometime you fall at your feet When the week itselfLeaves you withContinue reading “Instead”
I Called Him a Traitor
I called him a traitor.Right there to his face.My hands were clenched. My knees could only shake. “You were the best of us,”I cried in tears.“The greatest knight to be,Through all these years.” He said not a word.He just gave a blank stare.Did my words mean anything?Did he even care? The city’s in rage.There’s fireContinue reading “I Called Him a Traitor”
