I was thrown in this cage and left for dead
To make this metal hell my bed.

I scream and cry and beg for mercy,
But no one in this void can hear me.

I  wander this land in search of light,
But all around is black as night.

I hear distant voices and far-off wails
Of people trying to escape this jail.

I pray to every god of fate,
But none of them will help my sake.

It's been...

I make pancakes on a greasy griddle 
by moonlight. I kiss teeth. Wear pink
- only ironically. You ask me to write 
you a poem; and who am I to oblige? 
Eat peanut butter off the spoon - chunky above all, 
including God herself, processed to Hell 
and back. This is not for you. Life’s simple 
pleasures are these: a kiss on the eyelids / 
hot summer rains / cryptid sightings in your hometown.
I do not create for you...

Shoutout to amohn04 and her beautiful piece Pulling Back the Arrow. 
This wonderful story has vivid emotion, great imagery, and a stunning lack of views/likes/comments. 

Please do yourselves a favor and read this! You will not be disappointed!

Keep on! God bless!

 Bristol PD - Interrogation Room 4 - Midnight

Enter Scene

(A swath of black houseflies have encircled a LITHIONIAN LIGHT FIXTURE that is grey, cracked and dirty. They buzz around it angrily, as flies are apt to do. One of the flies accidentally bumps into the bulb. {In slow motion and up close} The fly begins to fall. His right wing and face has been singed grotesquely. Greasy yellow puss starts oozing out of it, and blood beads in the...

Hello, darlings! I’m hoping to get a good amount of entries for this one, so please read! I’ll be a bit more informal than my usual style because I feel like it. 

The deets -
— Prompt: write a piece inspired by a song. It can be any song, but please note which song in the footnotes!

- Limit of 501 words to avoid taking too long with results (a total of 2 exceptions will be made)

- Tag your...

Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Everyone, deep down inside, has good in them
I truly believe that!

Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Because the swirling, tumbling galaxies don't pick favorites
They don't choose who lives, who dies
They just facilitate it
Sitting, watching, waiting for our eventual downfall
But why does a fall have to be a bad thing?

Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Like in the fairy tales
Kids movies
Cartoon TV shows-
There is always...

​​Her narrow, dry lips turn into a weak smile and then part slightly letting a childish giggle escape. Laughter is being reflected in her voice but not in the eyes. Anyone paying attention to it can realise that it is fake. Fake like the friendly punches she give others neglecting the tension in her muscles that wants to escape. Hidden deep under the layers of her lovely gestures is the feeling that's too bitter to taste.
She continues laughing as...

Human Connection
Human connection comes in different forms based on the relationship the two people have formed. The connections people form can be based off of the way their body, mind, heart, and spirit connect. Human connections can form in different kinds of ways, a connection can happen right off the bat or it can form after a period of time with that person. “Love at first sight” is an example of a well known specific connection two people experience.....

So this is my first ever contest and I am very excited. I live in India and its festival season here right now- Durga Puja, Navratri, Dusshera, Diwali, and so many more to come! Also, Halloween and Christmas are coming up, so I thought what better prompt than festivals. So here goes...
PROMPT- Write about any festival you like or you have a special connection to. Anything you like about it, an incident that is close to your heart, anything....

Frederick Bulsara, Smile, or Queen whatever you recognize them as they have always been unarguably one of the most iconic rock bands from the 70s to the 90s and perhaps still one of the best rock bands that have ever been around. 
In Queen's final album released in 1991, Innuendo, Brian May rushed together a few lyrics for Freddie Mercury before his illness engrossed in him, and thus was created, “The Show Must Go On”. The awe-inspiring vocals and lyrics...

I was thrown in this cage and left for dead
To make this metal hell my bed.

I scream and cry and beg for mercy,
But no one in this void can hear me.

I  wander this land in search of light,
But all around is black as night.

I hear distant voices and far-off wails
Of people trying to escape this jail.

I pray to every god of fate,
But none of them will help my sake.

It's been...

I make pancakes on a greasy griddle 
by moonlight. I kiss teeth. Wear pink
- only ironically. You ask me to write 
you a poem; and who am I to oblige? 
Eat peanut butter off the spoon - chunky above all, 
including God herself, processed to Hell 
and back. This is not for you. Life’s simple 
pleasures are these: a kiss on the eyelids / 
hot summer rains / cryptid sightings in your hometown.
I do not create for you...

Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Everyone, deep down inside, has good in them
I truly believe that!

Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Because the swirling, tumbling galaxies don't pick favorites
They don't choose who lives, who dies
They just facilitate it
Sitting, watching, waiting for our eventual downfall
But why does a fall have to be a bad thing?

Everyone deserves a happily ever after
Like in the fairy tales
Kids movies
Cartoon TV shows-
There is always...

​​Her narrow, dry lips turn into a weak smile and then part slightly letting a childish giggle escape. Laughter is being reflected in her voice but not in the eyes. Anyone paying attention to it can realise that it is fake. Fake like the friendly punches she give others neglecting the tension in her muscles that wants to escape. Hidden deep under the layers of her lovely gestures is the feeling that's too bitter to taste.
She continues laughing as...

So this is my first ever contest and I am very excited. I live in India and its festival season here right now- Durga Puja, Navratri, Dusshera, Diwali, and so many more to come! Also, Halloween and Christmas are coming up, so I thought what better prompt than festivals. So here goes...
PROMPT- Write about any festival you like or you have a special connection to. Anything you like about it, an incident that is close to your heart, anything....

Frederick Bulsara, Smile, or Queen whatever you recognize them as they have always been unarguably one of the most iconic rock bands from the 70s to the 90s and perhaps still one of the best rock bands that have ever been around. 
In Queen's final album released in 1991, Innuendo, Brian May rushed together a few lyrics for Freddie Mercury before his illness engrossed in him, and thus was created, “The Show Must Go On”. The awe-inspiring vocals and lyrics...

    I could hardly breathe as I heard the creak of the stairs. Daddy was coming up again. I knew he’d have his choice of torture with him. It’s leather worn down after its many uses. His brutal mood plastered to his ugly face. Just as it always was. I never managed to come upstairs unnoticed. No matter how hard I tried, he’d always hear me. 
    “I know you’re here Calli,” Daddy spit as he walked into my room. I...

Oh fall so beautiful and calm, it is a time of change where all the leaves fall of the trees, maybe, that is why it is called fall. For all the trees become naked and bare. It becomes cold and the people begin to wear clothes. Well at least in the morning
in the afternoon well it is a bit warn maybe a little hot. THe mornings are just so pretty ant the sunset takes your breath away. Oh fall...

    "Hey mom..." I whisper, kneeling down in the dew-smudged, moon-tinted bed of grass. I lay a gentle rose on the grave's edge, pleased at how the musky gray contrasts so highly with the pastel pink of the rose. The image lasts for about a second, then the rose droops. 
    I try to speak but choke on my words before they can find their way out.
    "I need some help..." I say, even though I know...

i had cancer once too, i tell you
remember?
i was fine
i made it through
and look at me now

no, i say
maybe you made it out but i won't
i'm not as strong as you were...
you are
just accept it
please

no, i won't allow that!
at least one of us has to stay positive
remember, what you put out there comes back to you
if you think on the bright side
then you will survive!
...