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I wish I was...

Some days I wish A very simple wish While I'd hate to be someone's next dish Sometimes I wish I was a fish Yes, just a fish, swimming in the sea Dancing through the water ever so gracefully Floating around a reef, nothing important to do Gazing into the nothingness of the deep ocean blue But what kind of fish is the question that rises Some are seen as pests, other treated like prizes So many creatures swim around in the sea It's always so tough to decide just what I would be Some days I'm a starfish, living a true life of slack And should one arm get eaten, it'll just grow right back Others I'm an octopus; those are brainy little suckers

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The Geek's Guide to Lit Groups by PoetryOD, journal

The Geek's Guide to Lit Groups

Aug 22, 2015

The Geek's Guide to Lit Groups Links: :bulletblue: Groups with names beginning with A - H :bulletblue: Groups with names beginning with I - S :bulletblue: Groups with names beginning with S - Z :bulletblue: The Geek's Guide to Inactive Groups OMG it's DONE What's done?! IT'S DONE. I have spent days and days and days collecting a list of all the lit groups I could find (1901 groups to be exact!), then I went through each one and moved all the groups that had no discernible activity in the past 12 months to the Inactive Groups list (see links above). Then with the groups remaining (568 groups :faint:) I looked for evidence of things peopl

The Holy Grail. by Junko-Eno, literature

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The Holy Grail.

The curtains ebb and flow like a tide, pulled first out the open window before being roughly pushed back inside. The wind cannot decide if it is coming or going. The room is tiny, with just enough room for a bed and a crumbling set of drawers. Beside the window is a pile of books, and beside the bed is a man reading from one pulled out of the pile. On the bed a girl lays silent but for her ragged breath, which follows the current of the wind through the window. In, and out. In, and out. Today the old man- for he's aged ten years in this chair and now calls himself old with no hesitation- reads of Arthur, the great king of the Britons. He

'Not a place for us..' by Junko-Eno, literature

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'Not a place for us..'

She wanted things to go back to the way they were. She tried to ignore his closed, flickering eyes, his low whimper. She tried to ignore the voice in her head. She tried to ignore those memories, repressed for so many years. Tried and failed. ‘What are you waiting for, then? A little force, and a twist of the blade. Then all is done.’ Choking back a sob, she pressed her forehead against the wall. Hard. ‘Shut up, Shut up, Shut up!’ She cried, tears freefalling from her eyes to the floor. ‘You’re weak. Do it. Do it..’ She couldn’t do it; but she could. She didn’t want to do it; but

SKAIA CHAPTER 22 by THEIROLIA, literature

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SKAIA CHAPTER 22

Angel was sitting in the navigation room with her chair balancing on its two back legs. The sun was just peaking over the horizon covering the world in soft hues of pink and blue. It was beautiful. Angel couldn’t believe that she was actually going to try to find the Irolia. It was a miracle that the Sinta in London made that speech, even if it was a fluke. There were others now, like her looking for the Irolia, which meant that the world would be following their every move. Silently cursing herself for destroying the Sintas tower she leaned forward and the chair thudded against the floor. Angel got up and sauntered over to the helm, ad

Twisted. by Junko-Eno, literature

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Twisted.

First, we are alone. First, we are naked. Walking is nearly impossible. It will remain difficult. We have problems with our feet, always aching, always sore. Our shoes often have blood in them. I have always been alone. Always scared, confused, afraid. That's okay, though. I don't mind. Not like I get a choice. We are always alone. Unsure on how to find the others, but we do. Then we are still alone, but only in the special way one such as us can be. Maybe I'm sick of being special. Being different. I want to be normal, you know? I want to be.. free. We are given clothes. We learn how to speak, hear, read. We are given jobs, liv

Evening Sky by Malintra-Shadowmoon, literature

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Evening Sky

Your last breath, So cold, So powerless, You lie in my arms! The colour of your life, So red, Runs through my hands, Which gave you so much love, Touched you to give, To feel! My lips tremble, But they remain silent, Boundless failure, The world sinks in pain! In me slowly burns Your paradise to dust! The ashes of your life, The clear crystal of my soul, So gently covered, As the evening sky, Hugs my loneliness! Birds of night, Glide on silent wings, Through the land of my dreams, In which they take my heart And carry it Over the abyss of my life! There they tear it apart, In thousands of pieces so small, Raining down on my life In my

Let Me Wear Your Face by Ellen-Souler, literature

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Let Me Wear Your Face

Let me wear your face and speak through your lips Let me outline and trace your perfect precious lips Let me cover my own scars under someone else's skin Let me escape this shell of liquid tar sew new complexion scorching pins Let me be who I am not so I may dwell in denial Let me inside to reside and rot in your veins I trifle Let me learn to love myself no need to live your life Let me learn to live so well not hide behind those eyes

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The Geek's Guide to Lit Groups by PoetryOD, journal

The Geek's Guide to Lit Groups

The Holy Grail. by Junko-Eno, literature

The Holy Grail.

'Not a place for us..' by Junko-Eno, literature

'Not a place for us..'

Angel of the Blue Jays

SKAIA CHAPTER 22 by THEIROLIA, literature

SKAIA CHAPTER 22

Twisted. by Junko-Eno, literature

Twisted.

Evening Sky by Malintra-Shadowmoon, literature

Evening Sky

Let Me Wear Your Face by Ellen-Souler, literature

Let Me Wear Your Face

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