Due this week

General Writing. Send in your best work – poems, short stories, essays. (Feel free to do it throughout the year, but this gives you a deadline.)
Deadline: Oct. 10.

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Professor_Zoom's picture

Locked In

Submitted by Professor_Zoom on March 9, 2008 - 22:26.

A pale
almost ghostly hand
reaches through the darkness
grabs something shiny
a doorknob.

Polished so well
it could have shown
someone's reflection
had there been
light in the room.

But there was none.
only DARKNESS.

The pale hand tightens
around the doorknob
turns it
to the left.
it doesn't move.

the hand tries again
to the right
this time
but still
it doesn't move.

apples's picture

Forgiveness

Submitted by apples on December 20, 2007 - 10:53.

Forgiveness is the key
That opens the door
To unhappiness
There is no need to
Forgive if they ddin't
Do something wrong
In the first place
If you forgive them
They'll simply hurt you
And then you'll be miserable
All over again
It's up to you
But hear my warning;
Forgiveness only leads
To more unhappiness

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