How does one reach a star That shines out there in the universe Not begging to be noticed But unable to control its effect On viewers all around it? Does one simply call out to it Hoping above the cacophony of voices Begging for a second of attention, Yours will stand out? Or does one […]
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My science textbook tells me that stars are flaming balls of gas, all but the sun light years away from us, probably dead by the time their light reaches us on Earth. I disagree. They’re not dead. They come alive every night, as I stare out my window and watch them twinkle in the ink-smeared […]
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Sometimes when I lie awake at night, when I grow weary of the electronic hum from my household devices and the symphony of snoring from my parents, I like to pretend I’m a shooting star. Flying miles overhead, away from all the pain and hatred that humans seem to reek of nowadays. I would soar […]
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His mother laughed during labor, breathless, hair plastered to her slick forehead, and blessed his father for the cowl. He grew up in hand-me-down boots. One glance from him was like a gust of wind, knocking you off-balance and blowing your parka wide open. Seven saw him carrying mushrooms, tomatoes, and bread for his mother, […]
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november has gone: thirty days passed by and i’m still striving. my hands no longer shake from the tragedy inside my lungs but it is not any easier to breathe without aching all over. the pain does not only reside in my chest. but yesterday, the stars lit up the sky, and my mother smiled […]
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Sometimes I think I’m okay. But other (most) times I am an enormous mass, a large amount of misery. It eats me up and breaks me down. But when I look at the stars, I remember that there are countless universes and galaxies. And I know that I will be okay. […]
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A fruit is really just a seed and once it grows and seeps with sweet blood they will want to sink carnivorous teeth into its soft flesh. Wait too long and that glowing orb will fade and falter, shrink to skin and spill its insides, trickling through heart and soul into thick syrup; homemade jam. […]
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Would you like to wish someone a Happy Halloween? JibJab is a lovely website that allows you to send Halloween e-cards to people everywhere, using your face as part of the card!
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Try to find some trace of me in the sky. Even after it clouds with lost dreams & divine decks of cards meant for more than just play. Because I’m not sure I can find my way back all alone. Give me an ocean to fall into. Just a sorrowed soul ready to sweep me […]
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