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Literarylover
Writing is the one place where I can truly be myself, flawed and unjudged.
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Thinking back...
Is there anything, when you look back, you may not entirely regret, but it still hurts knowing it happened?
Thoughts by Shadows
Chapter 13 of 18
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Dani_is_not_ok

Yes

I was 11.

I didn't know any better.

But I said yes... I allowed it to happen.

It's all my fault, I should've said no.

Now I am scarred and so are my relationships.

I was 12.

I tried to say no.

You seemed angry so I let it go.

I allowed you to do it, instead of taking control.

And now I'm stuck saying the fault is my own...

I was 13.

Terrified to say no, but too uncomfortable to say yes.

I did what I was told, I let myself stay in that mess...

You were pleased and I was scarred.

Now I'm wondering, if I should have told them all.

I was 14.

I finally got my own voice.

I told you know, knowing it was my choice.

I saw the anger in your eyes and my body shook, and I prepared to cry.

You left me alone after that for awhile.

I was 15.

You tried again.

I said no, never again.

You went silent and I still feared.

And on that day, I told someone of what happened.

And now I cannot bring myself to forgive the little 11 year old.

Even though I know, they didn't know better.

I trusted you and you betrayed that trust,

Now that iron trust has turned to dust.

Now, there is nothingk left to say that can repair the brokeness in me.

You knew better, you knew I wouldn't know it was wrong.

You knew it was against the law, and you did it anyway.

You knew it may scar me, and you didn't care.

You knew, and you knew, and you never thought twice...

And now I'm stuck living on a prayer, hoping God will forgive me.

And now I'm stuck, never able to fully trust.

Now I'm stuck carrying the weight of the past.

Now I'm stuck hating the 11 year old who was innocent.

Now I'm stuck, hurting all the time...

Now I'm stuck wishing I had never been born...

Because if I'd never been born, I couldn't have said yes...

Challenge
do you wish we were strangers?
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alex6

sometimes I wish we were strangers

I want to forget the good times

because it wouldn't hurt so much now that they're over.

I wouldn't know how much better life could be.

We could meet for the first time later on,

and maybe it would all work out.

We would last this time.

Challenge
What does your Hell look like?
Is it a dead end job? A relationship that doesn’t feel right? Death all around? What is the thing that keeps you moving toward a better you? Any format is acceptable
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alex6 in Poetry & Free Verse

living hell

I'm trapped in this life

I don't want to live,

knowing it won't ever

get any better.

Challenge
we´re gonna be alright
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TeaRise

Somehow I’m Alright

People ask me how...

How I am so happy

so caring

so open

When I’ve had my heart

murdered

by abusers

who took advantage

of my willingness to

forgive and forget?

How can I smile

when my lips have been

sewn shut

by trauma?

How can I give

when I have nothing left

But the bruises

from his

punches?

How can I be

So held together

when my life

is a shattered

wreck?

Well my answer is:

I have no fucking clue how.

Challenge
Write the truest sentence you know
"All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know." -Ernest Hemingway. I don't know about anyone else but this quote really got me thinking so I want to know what your truest sentence is! The rules are simple: One sentence only, and seeing as this is a creative exercise no facts allowed. For example, the Earth goes around the Sun or humans need oxygen to survive are factually correct but will not be allowed. Get the gist? Good! Now let's see what you guys can come up with! The winner will be chosen by me and praised!
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AleksJovovic in Stream of Consciousness

To: Everyone

We feel the truth within even though we all know that the real truth is that we just lie.

Challenge
Write the truest sentence you know
"All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know." -Ernest Hemingway. I don't know about anyone else but this quote really got me thinking so I want to know what your truest sentence is! The rules are simple: One sentence only, and seeing as this is a creative exercise no facts allowed. For example, the Earth goes around the Sun or humans need oxygen to survive are factually correct but will not be allowed. Get the gist? Good! Now let's see what you guys can come up with! The winner will be chosen by me and praised!
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d1ss0c14te in Stream of Consciousness

Fear

The best way to deal with fear is to stare it in the eyes and tell it it won't control you any longer.

I am 21 years or older.