Freeranger · M
"Say my name"....came her voice from decades ago.
That Summer before I enlisted.
Tall, intelligent, loyal, an experienced kisser....
sitting next to me once again on the bench seat of my car
the way girlfriends used to do with the boys they loved.
.....And suddenly I awoke, confused...decidely disoriented because
she was so vivid and real.....and so alive, but in color.
Long brown hair cascading over her cream colored sweater
her long legs contained in her button front short shorts.
We had been alone, at the end of the causeway, my dash lights on,
like we once were
listening to the radio, and bathed in the smell of the sea.
She turned to me......."say my name"...just before her face faded...
And I awoke, rolling over in the pre-dwan darkness, raising myself on my elbow.
"I don't know where you are now...", and slowly, reluctantly.
rollin' over on my back, I rubbed my hand over my chest......remembering.
That Summer before I enlisted.
Tall, intelligent, loyal, an experienced kisser....
sitting next to me once again on the bench seat of my car
the way girlfriends used to do with the boys they loved.
.....And suddenly I awoke, confused...decidely disoriented because
she was so vivid and real.....and so alive, but in color.
Long brown hair cascading over her cream colored sweater
her long legs contained in her button front short shorts.
We had been alone, at the end of the causeway, my dash lights on,
like we once were
listening to the radio, and bathed in the smell of the sea.
She turned to me......."say my name"...just before her face faded...
And I awoke, rolling over in the pre-dwan darkness, raising myself on my elbow.
"I don't know where you are now...", and slowly, reluctantly.
rollin' over on my back, I rubbed my hand over my chest......remembering.
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Freeranger · M
@CookieCrumbs Thanks my leetle fren. Writing, I feel, flows more evenly when it comes from real experiences. and certain triggers. The only thing I didn't add was that we were sitting there in the darkness facing the harbor lights across that little bay in my old Ford Galaxie 500. I can still see that evening.......I should go down and take a photo and add it.
I think you could almost write a spin-off piece on being struck in latter life, by the moments with someone you never realized impacted you so much that it would in turn linger pleasantly long after the event----almost like something is left at those places, marked permanently....an aura or something which states in a poetic sense that you'll never get that back. And yet....you do, when it returns in dreams at odd times.
Anyway.
I think you could almost write a spin-off piece on being struck in latter life, by the moments with someone you never realized impacted you so much that it would in turn linger pleasantly long after the event----almost like something is left at those places, marked permanently....an aura or something which states in a poetic sense that you'll never get that back. And yet....you do, when it returns in dreams at odd times.
Anyway.
Freeranger · M
@ChampagneOnIce My pleasure.
CookieCrumbs · F
@Freeranger
This. The words evoke a feeling of .. not sadness, not entirely longing…it is something else that tugs at your heart when you read them… or remember them.
This. The words evoke a feeling of .. not sadness, not entirely longing…it is something else that tugs at your heart when you read them… or remember them.
by the moments with someone you never realized impacted you so much that it would in turn linger pleasantly long after the event----almost like something is left at those places, marked permanently....an aura or something which states in a poetic sense that you'll never get that back.
AlyAngel · F
Paralyzed
It flashed on the screen.
It was just one scene.
It paralyzed me with fear.
I wanted to disappear.
I shut my eyes, but not fast enough.
I wish I am not affected by this stuff.
I wish I could forget what I saw.
I wish this is not my biggest flaw.
I do not want to remember my past.
But sometimes, I am still that abused kid from my past.
I still remember the pain he caused me.
I still remember my mom pretending not to see.
Remembering paralyzes me.
What I want more than anything is to be set free.
I don't want to remember what his breath smelled like.
I do not want to remember what his hands on my body felt like.
I can still remember my screams as I begged him to stop.
I am paralyzed remembering him on top.
Maybe one day, I can see something on the tv and not be brought back to that time of my life.
But right now, this pain has me paralyzed like I have been stabbed by a knife.
It flashed on the screen.
It was just one scene.
It paralyzed me with fear.
I wanted to disappear.
I shut my eyes, but not fast enough.
I wish I am not affected by this stuff.
I wish I could forget what I saw.
I wish this is not my biggest flaw.
I do not want to remember my past.
But sometimes, I am still that abused kid from my past.
I still remember the pain he caused me.
I still remember my mom pretending not to see.
Remembering paralyzes me.
What I want more than anything is to be set free.
I don't want to remember what his breath smelled like.
I do not want to remember what his hands on my body felt like.
I can still remember my screams as I begged him to stop.
I am paralyzed remembering him on top.
Maybe one day, I can see something on the tv and not be brought back to that time of my life.
But right now, this pain has me paralyzed like I have been stabbed by a knife.
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@AlyAngel Expressive writing. I felt it. I am so, so sorry. No one should go through that ever.
AlyAngel · F
@ChampagneOnIce I hope it doesn't upset anyone, I just wanted to get the thoughts out, I was hoping it would help me feel a bit better but I honestly think it just opened up some wounds I thought I had closed. It is gonna be a long night if I don't get control of my emotions now...
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@AlyAngel Writing is helpful to me. I totally understand needing to get the thoughts and emotions out. I hope you’re able to focus on something else, something that brings you joy. I know how hard it is to get control of strong emotions.
basicpoet33 · 80-89, M
@Lyfis2live I totally agree!
@basicpoet33 You have a way with your words & thoughts.
basicpoet33 · 80-89, M
@Lyfis2live Thank you!
Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@Fungirlmmm I know you do. ;)
#3
Uhh! Why? You limping? Any injury of sorts,
Still, since you type, your hands can sure play Dort,
Go out, Breathe aloud, Build imageries & cook stories,
Lyfis2live, Don't just sit/sleep, Try being Aghori.
Trivia is So Very down-market, create Your own glory.
Uhh! Why? You limping? Any injury of sorts,
Still, since you type, your hands can sure play Dort,
Go out, Breathe aloud, Build imageries & cook stories,
Lyfis2live, Don't just sit/sleep, Try being Aghori.
Trivia is So Very down-market, create Your own glory.
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@AlyAngel I understand. I love your writing and hope you find some inspiration again.
basicpoet33 · 80-89, M
AlyAngel · F
Keep away
I will not be responsible for triggering you i cant hurt you it would destroy me so i must put my mask back on and protect you all the way I wished someone protected me. I must keep you away from this part of me its my job to protect my friends from this damaged part of me. Please forgive me and please keep away.
I will not be responsible for triggering you i cant hurt you it would destroy me so i must put my mask back on and protect you all the way I wished someone protected me. I must keep you away from this part of me its my job to protect my friends from this damaged part of me. Please forgive me and please keep away.
No May Writing Prompts on this account?
Then who posted them first?
Then who posted them first?
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@Lyfis2live I get them from writer Jay Long on instagram, but he hasn't posted them for May yet.
@ChampagneOnIce perhaps someone did from past years. Tks.