Haven't been on for almost a week. I have written every day, but not to a prompt. Writer's block is slowly ebbing. Although everything I write still mostly sucks, at least I'm writing at all. If I write anything for the next week it's going to be on foreign policy. Model UN geeks unite! After that I get a few chance days at home (partly taken up by math team) before I go to LA and therefore DISNEYLAND with the band. And life's gotten a little exciting in a good way very recently.
The point is my posts may be a little intermittent for a while here. Bear with me. :)
-Lily
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
say when
Just say when
when my forgiveness is enough.
Just say when
when you've stopped trying to be tough.
Just say when
when you're ready to face me, ready to feel it.
I don't know
where your mind's at in this place.
I don't know
how long it's been since I've seen your face.
I don't know
why you abandoned your own goal for me to chase.
I miss
laughing with you and smiling
I miss
calling you when I'm crying
I miss
telling you anything. I'll tell you everything.
I tried to forget
all the pain you put me through.
I tried to forget
all the hard tears that ensued.
I tried to forget
but you haven't forgotten yet.
I know
you feel bad for causing my sorrow.
I know
all I need's for you to pick up your cell tomorrow.
I know
that some people are busy but please don't try to forget me.
Just say when
when you see that what I crave is a friendship.
just say when
when you see losing this is a hardship.
Just say when
when you want to stop avoiding me,
and start forgiving me
for making you
feel so
guilty.
I'm not really sorry though.
when my forgiveness is enough.
Just say when
when you've stopped trying to be tough.
Just say when
when you're ready to face me, ready to feel it.
I don't know
where your mind's at in this place.
I don't know
how long it's been since I've seen your face.
I don't know
why you abandoned your own goal for me to chase.
I miss
laughing with you and smiling
I miss
calling you when I'm crying
I miss
telling you anything. I'll tell you everything.
I tried to forget
all the pain you put me through.
I tried to forget
all the hard tears that ensued.
I tried to forget
but you haven't forgotten yet.
I know
you feel bad for causing my sorrow.
I know
all I need's for you to pick up your cell tomorrow.
I know
that some people are busy but please don't try to forget me.
Just say when
when you see that what I crave is a friendship.
just say when
when you see losing this is a hardship.
Just say when
when you want to stop avoiding me,
and start forgiving me
for making you
feel so
guilty.
I'm not really sorry though.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Speak
I don’t know what to say,
So speak to me.
Talk until your lips waste away
And your mouth falls off your face.
This conversation isn’t soothing
But I can’t let your words go
Each letter keeps me from drowning.
Speak to me.
I didn’t even call for you.
I only picked your number when she didn’t reply.
But I need you to keep talking because something needs to
Speak to me.
Tug at my heartstrings
‘Cause everything’s numbing.
I want back that feeling.
I want life to speak to me.
10 minutes more…
5 minutes more…
3 minutes more…
Don’t hang up…
*Beeeep*
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Kings, Queens, and Jokers
The kings sits proud on his saddening throne;
doesn't want to believe that he sits alone.
The only company he needs
are the bodies at his feet.
The queen of hearts has forsaken us all.
Ran from the kingdom in the pursuit of the fall
of the plans that never make it
and the people who just can't take it. (the silence)
We call in recruit of the jokers.
We call in recruit of the fallen who got back up.
We call in recruit of those who cite life as a reason to keep on living.
And we call in recruit of those who took death by the hand and told him everything was going to be okay.
The king is in denial of his lonely empty state.
and the queen of hearts is merely sad although she once was bright and great.
So we call in recruit of the jokers--
who are in denial of sadness.
The king moves in small, lumbering steps.
One by one others fall in front of him.
The queen moves predictably, confined to move straight.
She holds the power only to relinquish power at the first sign of trouble.
The jokers knock over the board
and declare that they are not game pieces.
We call in recruit of the jokers,
who may be players but refuse to be played.
We call in recruit of the jokers,
because life is a reason to live.
We call in recruit of the jokers,
to come when they choose and join when they please.
I call in recruit of the jokers,
I who raised the king and loved the queen.
I call in recruit of the jokers,
because in my hour of need--they have never been greater.
doesn't want to believe that he sits alone.
The only company he needs
are the bodies at his feet.
The queen of hearts has forsaken us all.
Ran from the kingdom in the pursuit of the fall
of the plans that never make it
and the people who just can't take it. (the silence)
We call in recruit of the jokers.
We call in recruit of the fallen who got back up.
We call in recruit of those who cite life as a reason to keep on living.
And we call in recruit of those who took death by the hand and told him everything was going to be okay.
The king is in denial of his lonely empty state.
and the queen of hearts is merely sad although she once was bright and great.
So we call in recruit of the jokers--
who are in denial of sadness.
The king moves in small, lumbering steps.
One by one others fall in front of him.
The queen moves predictably, confined to move straight.
She holds the power only to relinquish power at the first sign of trouble.
The jokers knock over the board
and declare that they are not game pieces.
We call in recruit of the jokers,
who may be players but refuse to be played.
We call in recruit of the jokers,
because life is a reason to live.
We call in recruit of the jokers,
to come when they choose and join when they please.
I call in recruit of the jokers,
I who raised the king and loved the queen.
I call in recruit of the jokers,
because in my hour of need--they have never been greater.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Birthday
Prompt #23- Birthday
Another year,
Time makes things better.
It's like a new lifetime
so send one last letter.
Time makes things better.
It's like a new lifetime
so send one last letter.
You, brand new--
Left old you a note.
"We had good times together."
Is what new you wrote.
So celebrate!
Create!
Leave bad things to fate;
Yank good things to you from their lazy resting place.
Paint a new year
and use all your creativity to color it.
There's no holding back life;
don’t let weltschmerz* smother it.
"We had good times together."
Is what new you wrote.
So celebrate!
Create!
Leave bad things to fate;
Yank good things to you from their lazy resting place.
Paint a new year
and use all your creativity to color it.
There's no holding back life;
don’t let weltschmerz* smother it.
Life!
That eternal strife.
We're gonna be ourselves tonight.
The darkness that we dance in brings light.
Dance, little girl, dance!
Everything's in front of you.
Now is your chance
to push back what's not true.
That eternal strife.
We're gonna be ourselves tonight.
The darkness that we dance in brings light.
Dance, little girl, dance!
Everything's in front of you.
Now is your chance
to push back what's not true.
Without restraint
comes free fate.
It might be new
But let decisions come later.
Fear doesn't hear laughter
And with love
Laughter comes after.
Make this one day laughterful and fear-free.
Love every moment of it.
comes free fate.
It might be new
But let decisions come later.
Fear doesn't hear laughter
And with love
Laughter comes after.
Make this one day laughterful and fear-free.
Love every moment of it.
*weltsmerz: (welt-schmertz) depression caused by comparing the state of the world to an ideal state
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Would a rose by any other name really smell as sweet?
Prompt #1- Names
A name says a lot about a person, or more likely their parents. There are names like Sally and Richard, indicative of wholesome values and white picket fences (in an age where the name Dick didn’t warrant humiliation). There are names like Rainbow and Sunshine, courtesy of the good ‘ole ‘70s. There are names like Stormy, which give a child a career choice of stripper or weatherwoman. Nigella screams “Whoops, we wanted a boy.”. And you can always count on a Susan to be reliable. Where my dad works, in child services, the names Crystal and Nevaeh are called out by distraught ‘Meth moms’.
Lily, my name, says a bit about my parents. Nature-y, but not too big fans of sticking out. Artistic, inadvertently trend-following, and altogether not that bad. Of course, it doesn't tell you everything. It doesn’t tell you that my artistic mom and dad are now health freaks and baby-snatchers (this name is not usually appreciated in the profession) respectively. It doesn’t tell you that they both have girlfriends, that I feel my dad is more reliable than my mom, or that money is tight in my family. My name doesn't say much at all below the surface.
So what’s in a name? Does it say who you are? No, not really. Does it say who your parents thought you would be? Only slightly. Does it create a first impression for others? No, most people find their final impression of you long before you mouth begins to open to introduce yourself. Why do you like or dislike the name you’ve been given? Truly, I’m curious.
Here we go!
I'm not really writing for anyone but myself, but if my friends or others read this my ego would be stroked just slightly, and I do enjoy a good ego-stroke.
So I decided to go with a 100-theme challenge! This writer's block has been a stitch in my side all year and I want it GONE. That's where this idea comes in! Write on a theme a day, for 100 days. I don't know yet whether I'm going in order or skipping around. Without further ado, here are my themes:
1. Names
2. Hardship
3. School
4. Opinion
5. Break Up
6. New Love
7. Alley
8. Riddle
9. You and Me
10. I Do
11. Secret
12. DO NOT ENTER
13. Colors
14. Cruel
15. Kings, Queens, and Jokers
16. Run Free
17. Where are the Crackers?
18. Life
19. R is for Revenge
20. Burning
21. Do You Want To Know?
22. Discovery
23. Birthday
24. Rocks Aren't the Same
25. Shadow
26. Fate
27. Freedom Isn't Free
28. Wildflowers
29. Energy
30. Notes
31. Numbers
32. Dying Fire
33. Breaking Point
34. Fish
35. Trapped
36. Dancing
37. Don't Go
38. Alone
39. Betrayal
40. Due Date
41. Sealed in Blood
42. Impossible
43. Party
44. Sparkle
45. Be a Man
46. Go For a Swim
47. Am I Dreaming?
48. Too Good To Be True
49. BAD
50. 50%
51. Elemental Tempest
52. Too Late
53. But I DIDN'T Do It
54. Hot
55. Optimism
56. Lucky 13
57. I'm In
58. Slightly Disturbed
59. Loathing
60. Worse
61. Speak
62. Toys
63. Ocean
64. Deceived
65. Black and White
66. Whatever
67. Death
68. Jump
69. Broken Promise
70. All the Little Things
71. Six Feet Underground
72. Bug
73. Alibi
74. On Holiday
75. No News
76. Under the Stars
77. Running Away
78. Window
79. Make Me Happy
80. Villain
81. Masquerade
82. Don't Make a Sound
83. Cold
84. Umbrella
85. Please
86. To and From
87. Say When
89. Forgiveness
90. Mr. Mom
91. Doomsday Clock
92. Gold
93. Unstoppable
94. Race
95. Time is Running Short
96. Not Over Yet
97. This is Home
98. Almost
99. Tranquil
100. Peace at Last
These themes are courtesy of the amazing *Sora-Horsey on deviantART.com and I'm obliged to confess I'm bending a rule. Not every post will be related. I will write where the prompt takes me, however weird that is and whether or not it's complete crap. Wish me loads and loads of luck (I'll need it)!
So I decided to go with a 100-theme challenge! This writer's block has been a stitch in my side all year and I want it GONE. That's where this idea comes in! Write on a theme a day, for 100 days. I don't know yet whether I'm going in order or skipping around. Without further ado, here are my themes:
2. Hardship
3. School
4. Opinion
5. Break Up
6. New Love
7. Alley
8. Riddle
9. You and Me
10. I Do
11. Secret
12. DO NOT ENTER
13. Colors
14. Cruel
16. Run Free
17. Where are the Crackers?
18. Life
19. R is for Revenge
20. Burning
21. Do You Want To Know?
22. Discovery
24. Rocks Aren't the Same
25. Shadow
26. Fate
27. Freedom Isn't Free
28. Wildflowers
29. Energy
30. Notes
31. Numbers
32. Dying Fire
33. Breaking Point
34. Fish
35. Trapped
36. Dancing
37. Don't Go
38. Alone
39. Betrayal
40. Due Date
41. Sealed in Blood
42. Impossible
43. Party
44. Sparkle
45. Be a Man
46. Go For a Swim
47. Am I Dreaming?
48. Too Good To Be True
49. BAD
50. 50%
51. Elemental Tempest
52. Too Late
53. But I DIDN'T Do It
54. Hot
55. Optimism
56. Lucky 13
57. I'm In
58. Slightly Disturbed
59. Loathing
60. Worse
62. Toys
63. Ocean
64. Deceived
65. Black and White
66. Whatever
67. Death
68. Jump
69. Broken Promise
70. All the Little Things
71. Six Feet Underground
72. Bug
73. Alibi
74. On Holiday
75. No News
76. Under the Stars
77. Running Away
78. Window
79. Make Me Happy
80. Villain
81. Masquerade
82. Don't Make a Sound
83. Cold
84. Umbrella
85. Please
86. To and From
89. Forgiveness
90. Mr. Mom
91. Doomsday Clock
92. Gold
93. Unstoppable
94. Race
95. Time is Running Short
96. Not Over Yet
97. This is Home
98. Almost
99. Tranquil
100. Peace at Last
These themes are courtesy of the amazing *Sora-Horsey on deviantART.com and I'm obliged to confess I'm bending a rule. Not every post will be related. I will write where the prompt takes me, however weird that is and whether or not it's complete crap. Wish me loads and loads of luck (I'll need it)!
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