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Midnight River

April 10, 2021
By CrystalMelody GOLD, X, Other
CrystalMelody GOLD, X, Other
11 articles 1 photo 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"um?"-me ;9


black ripples in the endless flow

screaming symphony of wordless water

moonlight gleaming on crests 

moonlights shadows dancing on troughs

running eternally screaming forever

running from what?

screaming for what?

trying to snatch you

trying to drag you into its choking black depths

trying to steal your screams for its own

trying to take your life to hasten its run

trying to lure you into the calm cacophony

trying to lie to you with its glow

trying to tear away the quiet island 

trying to end the shores that give you sanctuary

trying to be beautiful and quiet while trying to wail in deadly agony

river of lies to trap you away

the Midnight River



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on Sep. 16 2021 at 2:16 pm
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

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"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

ow i hate looking at my old stuff...

on May. 5 2021 at 9:20 am
WolvesRain ELITE, Walton, Kentucky
117 articles 1 photo 190 comments

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"Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works." Virginia Wolf

This is brilliant! Could you look at my work and give me some advice?

on May. 3 2021 at 9:07 am
CrystalMelody GOLD, X, Other
11 articles 1 photo 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"um?"-me ;9

thanks! it's not obviously terrifying so i was able to show it to a 9-year-old.

Lydiaq ELITE said...
on May. 1 2021 at 8:39 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

Wowww! I do love this one!