What do you do with a future uncertain?When passion conflicts with stability?When relatives’ judgement is a heavy burden?And robs you of all tranquility? Do you pursue the stable and all the money?Have insurance to cover your back?Then no one can sit and call you a dummyFor the independence they claim you lack Four cold wallsContinue reading “A Leap of Faith”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Backyard Hippos
Where do you put two hippos when their exhibit is under construction? When the buildings of their holding areas have to get torn down and built back up? You’d think they’d go to another zoo, another building, or even just a big pool. Instead, they ended up in my backyard. I’m not entirely sure whyContinue reading “Backyard Hippos”
Be Wary, Young Adventurer
Ah! Young Adventures! Welcome. Welcome to my humble hollow. Yes. Yes. Spare me your awe. I know exactly who I am. There’s no need to point it out. I am Nuray Solana, an old servant of the Wind, though you will know me more for my songs. Oh, I don’t play anymore. Age has takenContinue reading “Be Wary, Young Adventurer”
When a Dream Fades
With a quiet tear,You watch as all you hold dear,Just sighs and falls away. There’s no words to be said,It’s more than in your headAnd you’ve not even the energy to pray. Pray and wonder why?All you can do now is cryAs impossible comes knocking at your door. Perhaps it’s your fault?This dream’s come toContinue reading “When a Dream Fades”
For the Escape Artists.
Playing a game. Casting magic. Exploring.Or reading a book of adventure, not boring. Watching a movie of a place far away,Or writing out demons to keep them at bay. What magic there is to be flying the clouds.And wishing you never have to come down. Be a swordsman, a ranger, a solider in space.Something elseContinue reading “For the Escape Artists.”
The Hour of Doom
This was it, I realized. This is how we die. All our efforts, all our sacrifices, all our near death experiences. They all led down to failure. My friend, Mini the Mouse, is bleeding out at my feet. We were supposed to hold out until Norman the Hedgehog found the Polaris, an ice staff ofContinue reading “The Hour of Doom”
A Hero or a Villain?
Everyone is a hero in their storyAnd everyone is a villain as well. The villains think themselves the heroes and the heroes tell the villains “Go to h***” But whether a hero or whether a villain there’s something everyone should know. The heroes and villains are quite frankly just people with hurt they dare notContinue reading “A Hero or a Villain?”
In the Mirror
Take a look in the mirror. What do you do you see? Are you someone you like to be? Do you focus on the outside? Or does the inside matter more? Do you listen to others? Or just talk, talk, and bore? Do you put first your own heart? Or heed the hearts of others?Continue reading “In the Mirror”
Stuck on a Dream
A cool breeze rustled the leaves and Willowtrix was thankful for it. He rested his ax on his shoulder as he flew up to another apple. It wasn’t hard chopping the apples down for Vinifree to catch below, but since he’d been doing it all morning, he was quite ready to be done. Tree GardenContinue reading “Stuck on a Dream”
Trusty, Old, Page
Every writer hurts. Every writer cries. Many writers don’t know how to speak why. When emotions boil up. The valve is under pressure. You can’t give a word and hold it all together. If you can’t speak and you can’t explain. Just turn to the one thing to help you maintain A calm and maturityContinue reading “Trusty, Old, Page”
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