‘The dolls!’ was Emma’s first conscious thought. She was sure she heard the delicate sounds of pitter-patter across her hardwood floors. With a shaking hand, she grabbed her phone and prayed to God that nothing had touched her. Emma’s fingers slid silent...
Her chances were slim, she was too fat to fit in. On a scale of 1 to 10, she was overweight. She was insecure about herself, and all her flaws, She built an emotional wall, a tower, with so many floors. Each room filled with pictures, of painful memories....
Was I never enough? I know I have given my all I have loved you more than I could ever love myself I have given you all there is to me But still, you have left me Alone, broken and irreparable It’s incomprehensible, You’ve loved someone, but they don’...
I got a letterIn the postFrom one I love the mostBut what does it mean?I don't understand?Did you send it?Or did he to be underhand?I hope it was from youBut there was no noteI want it to be trueAnd not sent by him to gloatAre you reaching out?Should I se...
I stand in my tiny kitchen to get a cool glass of apple juice. I grip the bottle tightly as I pour. I stop pouring, not because the glass is full, but because my hand shakes so violently. The shaking is worse now. I can barely hold anything without shakin...
We all fear somethingBe it the past, love, or acceptanceThere comes a time thoughWhen you have to let goTake the chanceThrow caution to the windOr be conservativeWait for the other shoe to dropLet it control youOr you can take controlFind your balanceOnly...
It’s not just me being afraid of the dark Just so many ghosts that will haunt me and bark It’s not just me trembling that other strange side Just that I am so certain there’s someone behind It’s not that I wake up from dreams that went bad Just that I cou...
They sat on the couch holding each other tightly. They were both so relieved that they felt the fear and stress of the last two days fading away and being replaced by a warm contented feeling in their hearts. Amber pulled away only slightly so she could l...
My princess deserves to be playing with dolls with long purple hair Or chasing rainbows to discover the gold. Not dealing with these issues, She is only a child. Our home is our castle, So she should have been safe. Why did this happen? What did she do? I...
An artificial stillness crept into the air around me, as sets of eyes waited for what was to come. My terror, growing from each stare, fastened its grip, constricting my breath until it was unbearable . I can’t handle playing for my family let alone a cro...
Scream and holdOnto a stomach of coalsHe runs to my sideAnd to my requests, abides.We rush, to the hospital,Through corridors of white,Blood drips between my thighs,Laying down didn't help, not quite.I didn't know I passed out,Not til I woke later that ni...
Tonight I lay in my bed empty and coldI wish that you were here for me to holdWe’ve talked by the hour, how it will beWhen you arrive to finally be here with meThe dreams will come true, I know they willBut deep in my heart, I’m scared stillOf the disappo...
Whispering fears crawl on to me.I never expected they would come so near. Meandering through the evergreen forest, The river could understand my discomfiture. Have all birds migrated to their summer destinations? The crawling, whispering fears are so dif...
