NO 1. PROMPT: “old times” Maybe new times Are just old times in disguise NO 2. PROMPT: “feelings” How deep is the well of my feelings take a bucket and drain me dry don’t worry how i collapse into dust NO 3. PROMPT: “tragedy” Life took me one tragedy at a time until i wasContinue reading “my latest moody poems”
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We Are All Characters
Being a writer can be pretty deep sometimes. I was just watching a video on writing, and the YouTuber said stories are driven by characters, and characters are driven by a couple things. Characters start out with a lie. This is why the book exists! A character believes a lie and operates based on thatContinue reading “We Are All Characters”
it wasn’t supposed to be like this
I cant stop thinking It wasn’t supposed to be like this But I have to keep remembering This is a lie Bc I have a savior Who promises that Because I’m his I’m always where I’m meant to be Whether in a valley Or the sunniest of mountaintops It All Has Reason It All HasContinue reading “it wasn’t supposed to be like this”
i think i live a different life
I think I live a different life— I watch as each of my friends Inherit yards of white tulle And promise themselves To men who build homes Around them. They giggle about rings And love And children And I can’t help it They just seem so fickle. / I think I live a different life—Continue reading “i think i live a different life”
c word
I was standing in the kitchen when my dad gave me the news it was slow motion his words went into my ears to my brain my brain chewed on the information spat out things i’d seen in movies, read in books except in those i was always the viewer it seemed like i wereContinue reading “c word”
walls
this is the story of any given wall, but especially those of the colleges we’ve been to, will go to, or will send our kids to. What if these walls could talk. What stories would they tell? They’re witness to the cleft of adulthood; Jury to broken hearts, broken dreams. They testify of the scoresContinue reading “walls”
laundry
the tag says dry-clean only. i take all my laundry to a person who takes my money and promises it’ll all be over in 3 days. the tag says hand wash only. these fabrics, so dirty yet fragile. i take my time with each, give it the utmost care, just waiting for it to be ruined.Continue reading “laundry”
actions
It’s so weird to me that one day, no one will ever know Amanda Brown ever lived and breathed. I’ll be lost in the pages of time, my story dusty and forgotten. But maybe that doesn’t really matter. Because maybe, if I can make an impact, I can still live on in a better way.Continue reading “actions”
SENTENCES
The ants always carry The sweet things Away. — The church parking lot Was now A sanctuary For u-turns. Short and sweet; these simple sentences provide images that have deeper meanings behind them. What do they mean to you?
March to the Mailbox
A walk to the mailbox A quick 15 steps to the brick building Holding bills and a birthday card The young man opens the door Without a knock Another year has gone by – A journey to the mailbox Joints aren’t working like they used to Tears in his eyes Doctor’s bills in hand FiveContinue reading “March to the Mailbox”
Amanda Michelle Brown 