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I feel like I'm fading away Life cannot make me stay In my final hours I've lost all my power Its ten seconds to midnight Something just doesn't feel right. My hands on an invisible trigger Fear couldn't get any bigger. I sense the end is near for me The fate that awaits, I long… Continue reading Fading Away
It isn't weak to ask for help, It isn't weak to run away. It isn't weak to know you failed, It isn't weak to hate today. It isn't weak to relapse. It isn't weak to give in. It isn't weak to not say no, It isn't weak to sin. It's only weak to give up,… Continue reading Weak
Going through the pictures Of what used to be, I stumbled on the feelings Of what I used to see. I hid what I couldnt say, Afraid of what I'd hear. Now I'm filled with regrets That I could have held you near. I don't think you'd remember We almost had something there, Long forgotten… Continue reading P.S. I Love You – A Poem
Everytime I see you I see so much more. I get these feelings deep inside Urging me to explore. I keep my feelings hidden So no one else will know. I'm not supposed to love you So I can't let it show. Yet Everytime I start to think My thoughts drift to your face. I… Continue reading Untitled Poetry
She woke to the aroma of pancakes and fresh coffee. Immediately, she started crying. She had to be imagining it, but it felt so real she could almost taste the buttery pancakes. She lived alone. There wasn't anyone in the house who could be making pancakes and coffee. And yet, she smelled it as clearly… Continue reading Pancakes and coffee…..Writing Prompt Free Writing
It's officially November and I am participating in NaNoWriMo for the first time! Below is a few paragraphs from the first chapter of the novel I am writing for the project. It's rough and needs some revisions, but I am eager to share with you guys. I plan to share more highlights throughout the month… Continue reading 2020: The End of Humanity – A NaNoWriMo Novel Exerpt
Something drew me to you, right from the beginning. Everyone around me told me not to fall for you. I wondered why they made me keep my distance from you. When we finally got together, everything was so perfect, but my friends kept telling me to stay away, you're trouble! I just couldn't bare to… Continue reading Confused – A Poem
I'm at the end of my rope and it's about to break. I stand there wondering how much more I can take. The feelings deep within me now, my chest aches as it tightens. My body hurts, my head pounds, The stress within me heightens. All my life has been this way One step ahead… Continue reading Weak – A Poem
Watching the stars fly by through the glass bubble of a window, I couldn't help but feel nostalgic for what I was leaving behind. Never again would I soar over the azure blue craters near my home while chasing my friends. I would never swim in the caves of Neptune, safely nestled a hundred miles below the surface of our beautiful hostile planet.
As I was going through my writing folders today, I found this poem from 1998, when I was 14 years old. We had days of rain due to an El Nino storm. I'd never heard of such a thing before. Also, I was deep in a Shel Silverstein fueled haze, hence the comical and playful… Continue reading Blame It On El Nino – A Playful Poem
Cathy Marie Bown 