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• Nothing To Lose On a Prohibited Love

  by lovinglife307 10 days ago

  I swirled along to the music of the world, my body moving itself back and forth, swirling around the cool waters.

  I shook my…

• Reflections On A Lost World

  by lovinglife307 11 days ago

  I stared up, up, up, to the world above me. Even if I couldn’t go up there, I could at least imagine.

  I let my forehead brea…

• The Night-Wind (or a very, very awful "Raven" imitation)

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 20 days ago

  Once upon a midnight dreary
  Whilst I sat there, very bleary
  Over a huge, thick and heavy book of a Beethoven score.
  Eagerly I…

• Darker

  by Music-Hearted about 1 month ago

  It’s a sickness of the spirit, an inevitable evil. Taking over, clawing at my insides. Climbing out.

  I’ve fought it for so …

• Vacant Personalities

  by Dreamt of Turquoise about 1 month ago

  Adelina LaRosa.. That was it! Her name, the key to her future and past. It held every tear shed and every loving smile. It wa…

• Jesus is coming, look busy.

  by constructofamind 3 months ago

  “He’s coming,” said the voice.
  “Who?” I asked.
  “Jesus is coming,” said the voice. I chuckled.
  “I should look busy, then?”...

• What Else Do You Need?

  by More Ways Than One 4 months ago

  I feel so small around you. So tall and grand, you make me feel powerless. Any second you’ll squash me like a bug.

  Up in the…

• Li's Hope

  by Ana Cristina 5 months ago

  Li always wondered what became of his daughter, the little unwanted dove with the pearl-drop face and cursed life. In his mem…

• Parallel Kingdoms: Charlie's Story

  by uselessness 7 months ago

  Long ago I had learned to revere Charlie’s insight. His granite lips spoke truths beyond the vision of mortals, with a kindne…