Wrongfully convicted of murder, Pete Coones spent 12 years behind bars until he was finally exonerated. Lacking quality health-care in prison, he died 108 days later from an undetected disease.

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

booklover_2020

87 reads

Three Yet One

Footprints walked away from her. Tears dropped from her chin to the ground. It took three words to bring them together, yet it took one lie to break them apart.

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

dctezcan

78 reads

Counting

Joyful anticipation

with that first

rapid heart beat

counting

days

picking

names

watching

feet kicking

belly burgeoning

till

small body

is taken,

still,

silent

inducing

a would-be mother's

anguished screams.

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

Raksti

42 reads

The unspoken promise

I will protect you from the demons inside your head

I will destroy every knife you point at yourself

If I fail... When your life fades, mine will be ruined

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

Amal_Z

89 reads

I Love Nothing.

I love nothing. Music makes me dull. Talking to others makes me void ,loving and caring makes me feel useless. And people make me sick and reading makes me bored.

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

StormAtSea

90 reads

Goodbye

I’d always hated farewells.

Until last week when my favourite uncle died of the virus and was laid to rest without any loved ones nearby.

I now crave that farewell.

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

EdenRose

33 reads

Anymore

Graduate in a year, a proposal at our spot, a set of gold rings, a baby bump, tiny onesies.

And then:

"I just don't see a future with you anymore"

Challenge

Break your reader's heart in thirty words

Exclude any swearing and blasphemy and good luck!

JesseEngel

58 reads

Broken hearted

Today, news flash:

Alaskans have voted have divided Alaska into two states! Now, Texas is the third largest state, it is said thousand are broken-hearted in the lone Star State.