Once, your fingertips traced constellations on my spine, I craved you more, My spine now aching, groaning, Bones cracking, creaking, Like the stained wooden floor. Careful, not too loud, creep, tip-toe… Be compliant, Be reliant, That strong yearning I had for you, Why not anymore? Smoke, again, fills the empty, hollow room, Lighter. On. Off. …
The isolation follows me home, hanging over me like a nightmare. The door to my house, my guardian angel, shelters me from the terrors until tomorrow comes and I have to face them once more. The walk to school seems lonelier, the classes we share no longer bring me joy, the inside jokes now forgotten …
In the heart of a hostile land, Where the air is thick with dread, A tale of survival, a tale of strife, In this place, the living are dead. The sun beats down with a fiery rage, As the winds howl and the sands shift, A landscape of thorns and jagged rocks, Where every step …
He smiles eagerly, yet shyly; round blue eyes from beneath a headful of golden curls. It is an innocent gesture, one which the world returns through bared teeth and a clenched jaw. The boy sees them everywhere: soldiers much like the plastic figures strewn across his bedroom carpet at home. They carry guns that clunk …
The war has begun… My family was gone, and anguish and sadness overwhelmed me… I could have saved them; why didn’t I? Guilt overtook me, and their final words filled my mind. It began to get louder and louder by the minute, and I closed my eyes, desperate for it to stop. How could I live with …
My parents are going to visit my sister, who moved away for work a while ago. She is a flight attendant. She is taking a short break because the plane she is now working on has a loose wheel and the brakes aren’t working. They were flying to Spain, but when they landed, the plane’s …
Harry was fourteen years old and resided in Wisbech. Harry lost both of his parents in a horrible vehicle accident earlier this year, leaving him an orphan with no other living family members. Harry was eventually taken in by social services and placed in foster care, which is when his issues began. His foster parents …
As I packed the last of my clothes and makeup, I felt a rush of excitement run through my body. Picking up my phone to look at the photographs again, I was smitten! This was going to be the nicest holiday I’d ever had. When we arrived at the airport, my heart was racing and …
On January 24th, 1965, I went to the store and purchased camping equipment with my buddies Matthew, Mark, Lucy, and Sarah. I was extremely happy about this camping trip since spending time with my friends was a lot of fun and being away from home for a while will be priceless. No more pestering from my younger …
