Damn! The Falcons just lost. To Seatle. I don’t think any of them ate their Wheaties this morning. Well, ok. So its more than a wheaties problem. And now, Michael Vick has a bit of a hamstring thing…
 

I will not pull out the knife
Nor will I cut my skin
I will chase away those thoughts
Not let depression win

I will cuddle with creativity
Type the words of my soul
Swim in the success of others
Let writing make me whole


but then, there are these words:
It’s all a joke, a big façade, a jacket I slip my arms into when reality strikes me cold, rendering me useless. I zip up my hoodie tight. Snuggling in its warmth. Don’t I look good?
 

Struck by a momentary wave of depression, I am writing my way through it.

Stepping over th corpses, I tip toe

And thn, struck by flashes of joyfulness

I grab your wrist and dance

Waves of depression slap my soul as I step over rotting corpses.
Stench overtakes my nostrils

Nausea floods my hope, dreams, fantasies



Shut your silly stupid trap and hand me the hammer.

 

Fascinated by your poetry
Its soft descriptive imagery
Expressions stated lovingly
I squint my eyes and I can see
standing in a desperate plea
My soul who truly wants to be
The object of your destiny.

 

I came by to see you today.
You had already gone
Nothing left but skin and bones
Crumpled under sterilized white sheets
Tubes connecting you to this earth.

For reasons unexplained,
Death is not quite ready for you
Are you fighting it?
Scared and in pain?
Grasping to cling to the last moments of your life.

 

Lost

Encased in the choices I’ve made
Unable to move
Flinch a single muscle
Painful, frustrating, yet comforting

Mournful, tearful, cheeks wet

The thick white plaster covering my body is heavy.
Weighing down my heart, my mind, my spirit.
My lungs work hard to breathe

More than a blunder or oversight – a blatant uncaring error.
Born of selfishness


Yet a necessary gift. Opportunity.

Confused and torn by such an oxymoronic twist of events.
Aren’t my battle scars pretty?
Ugly
Torn and bleeding.

 

having a teenage daughter really keeps me up to date on slang. 'the world' is something she says often. so, i emailed a parent of a teenager, thanking him for a favor he had done for me. However, the entire favor has yet to be completely accomplished, so, i said..."I guess i don't owe you the world....just one hemisphere."
 

Your words sadden me. Especially the last line and the use of 'happily ever after' a concept held dear for a much longer time than Santa Claus or the tooth fairy. It's nonexistent realization often hurts and produces - even if for a moment immobility.

 

"Chronic Pain Awareness" 
"You Want to Write About WHAT?" 

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I'm still struggleing with this as I can't decide where I'm going with this. I jotted down my ideas earlier in anohter journal. But this is where I plan on putting descriptions of enviroment. i.e rooms, towns, parks, stuff like that.

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For the new book I'm writing.

I'm jotting things down here, and will update as needed
i.e, their specs. For now, I'm getting them down.

Male Characters
Davis
Dalton
Steve
Malone

Female Characters
Maggie
Christina
Kim
Aubrey
Dakota

this is an addition
Bradley
Sue
Dalton Loner draws and takes pictures
Katie 15 popular teenage girl
Skyler. 12-year-old Harry Potter nut,


William
Maggie
Juliana 14
15 year old Juliana’s best friend.???
Malone Maggie’s brother spending summer w/ them because he’s getting a divorce from ??

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Unfortunately, restoration of lustful activities meant the people were preoccupied, and weren’t prepared for invasion of their city by the Stated/State who claimed they were making medications of mass ‘preoccupation’

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An In and Out entry I posted, I like the sound of it...Fortunately, for the townsfolk of Whoville, the Grinch’s alliance w/ Santa, meant they could celebrate X-Mas in the traditional way; meaningless commercialism, excessive feasting, and greedy materialism. Cindy Lou Who was happy


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Especially since the store aisles offer candy canes and chocolate Santa Clauses long before we have even thought about our Halloween costumes.