LKM71

22 reads

Fear

Staying, when I should have left.

Making it work, when I should have let go.

The unknown life that could have been, that should have been.

Lost now, in a sigh of regret.

Challenge

The Greatest Gift

Your interpretation, your format.

LKM71 in Stream of Consciousness

37 reads

Toys R Us

I was driving to Starbucks by the mall the other day. You know, the one with the confusing parking lot that has the exit I miss every single time. I glanced out of the window and saw the old boarded up building that used to be your favorite Toys R Us.

I remembered taking you there each week so you could spend your allowance on a new $10 or under treasure. We would stroll through the aisles . . . taking our time to explore all the options. We would eventually find the toy that you liked best. You would proudly hand the cashier your money, excited for your new found adventure.

Sometimes we would drive across the parking lot to get a a root beer float afterward. You didn’t drink coffee back then. We would spend the day enjoying each other’s company. Laughing and making up stories about people and places we saw on the way home.

I think about how proud I am of the man you are now. How you amaze me with your creativity and fearlessness. Chasing your dreams on your own in the big city. Searching for your next treasure.

Sometimes I wish we could go back just for a day. When you were still “Mattie” and I was still “Mommy” on any given Saturday.

Challenge

Write for three minutes. Don't think about it. Just write.

LKM71 in Stream of Consciousness

24 reads

prison

Loving someone who has stopped loving you is true pain. Down and dirty shit you don’t want to feel kind of pain.

You see yourself through their eyes. Pathetic, needy, sad.

Trapped. Trapped in love. Trapped in a past that may never be again.

Is it more painful to hold on or to let go? You can’t know unless you let go. Your own prison.

Challenge

$50 Challenge of the Month XXVII

Longest alliteration wins.

LKM71

168 reads

Supernatural

Sometimes she sees something surprisingly special.

Surreal surroundings silently seducing.

Something sensationally sad still stirring.

Sorrow surfacing, strangely spellbinding.

Standing steady, stupidly smiling.

Seeking solace.

Somehow sufficiently serendipitous.

Challenge

what does the sky look like right now?

night or day? happy, or sad? tag me please!

LKM71

13 reads

Sky

The sky looks like my heart. Dark and heavy and twisted. Frozen. As if it might break any minute into something bleak or something beautiful.

Challenge

The Metaphor Challenge

Give me your twist on one of the following expressions: 1) "flirting with time"; 2) "beating a dead horse"; 3) "just us chickens"; 4) "tip of the iceberg"; 5) "once in a blue moon". Write anything you want-- prose, poetry, dissertation, etc. Winner is whoever's got the most likes at the end. Tag me when you're done!

LKM71

10 reads

Myself

Every once in a blue moon I feel like myself again. A dancing flicker of me before you.

LKM71

9 reads

Alone

being in a relationship past its prime is truly the loneliest place to dwell

Challenge

Opening Sentence

You know how they say the first few lines of a novel or short story are the most important ones, as they should grab the reader's attention? Well, here is a challenge for you: share with us no more than 3 sentences of your either already existing or soon to be written novel/short story, and let us guess the plot. The most impactful one will be crowned the winner. (Please no more than 3 sentences & remember to have fun!)

LKM71 in Fiction

26 reads

Invisible

She rushes in and collapses into the well worn seat. The springs creak against the sudden weight of her. She exhales a long breath and closes her eyes.