Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash The Book Words crafted together in magical lines to create sentences Sentences strategically woven together to create paragraphs Paragraphs layered upon each other to create chapters Chapters placed side by side each other and bound into books The book is man’s invention A way to leave one’s own world behind An escape … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 5: The Book
Poetry
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 3: A Quiet Lake
Photo by Giammarco Boscaro on Unsplash A Quiet Lake Sitting beside a quiet lake Enjoying nature’s orchestra The birds fly through the air Singing their songs And the leaves add their notes Of crinkle, crack, and rustle Sitting beside a quiet lake Nature’s orchestra plays on A faun passes with her mother Gently drinking the cool, crisp water … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 3: A Quiet Lake
Like a Thief
Like a ThiefJoshua Starks Like a thief in the night you cameSearching for a thing of value.For my most prized possession.To find it, you had to know me.And you did.To hold it, I had to trust you.And I did.I gave it to you for safe keeping.I trusted you to protect it.To cherish it.And you did.In … Continue reading Like a Thief
The Mirror
It's two days away. This weekend, I'm going home, and I plan on telling my parents that I'm gay. I've been living under the stress of two lives for almost two years now, and I hid my true self from everyone long before that. When I started coming out to my close friends and eventually … Continue reading The Mirror
*Trigger Warning* Maze of Broken Dreams
This is something older (way back when in the high school years). Let's just say I used to be a very unhappy teenager, and I hid it well. I'm in a much better place now, and I want to eventually get a 2nd Master's degree in Counseling, so I can better help people that are … Continue reading *Trigger Warning* Maze of Broken Dreams
Joshua's Musings 