The Best Word Is Weird | Essay

A college essay. Prompt: What is your favorite word? Why? Enjoy! ~ Observing spelling alone, weird itself is a weird word. Its spelling is odd, one of the most inane of the English language. If you say it slow enough, you can hear the “we’re” right before you pop the “duh.” We’re duh. The oddities…

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L8x00ve What is it? Is it a race you join See who can finish? Or is it like… a light? That guides you somewhere safe? Thinking about it brings me in darkness, pulls me out of outer space, and people say it’s a reckless dream to chase. ~ What is it? Is it loud? Can…

Don’t Want a Lonely Life | Poem

I had a dream last night Drew up my fears and closed my blinds I had a dream composed of you Completely, entirely, nothing new But there was a feeling in my chest That you didn’t exist, so we never met And then I realized I had taken this life for granted. – You are…

Elegy | Poem

One day your body will be in the ground and I’ll be there won’t make a sound. A eulogy is not my scene. I’ll be crying in my seat. Just know you’ll always mean everything to me. ~

Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar

An alternate ending to The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, my favorite book that I’ve read in high school. I would highly recommend it if you like introspective, sad stories. This is an old assignment I did two years ago that I found recently. Enjoy! ~ There was a tangible silence. Elbows propped up over…

Thief of Joy | Laws of Life Essay

In nearly every facet of my life, I have been privileged. Privileged to have two comical and creative parents in my life every day. Privileged to have friends to talk, to go to a school filled with friends that I could laugh, vent, and play with until I was sick of it all. But most…

Stuck in Space | Poem

Stuck in space With lips burned in brain Everything will die in flame Hurling towards the sun Eyes locked on fate Time on earth, but this is great And feelings chase after you And you’re not supposed to care But they take over your mind Until nothing else compares I want you to tell me…

Innocentless Youths | Poem

Based on my book, Accursed Red. A conversational poem between two troubled girls, Ismus and Linnasoeta. ~ I’m trying my best to get to you But my life is hard too. You’re not the only with borders. You’re not the only one with orders. Heaven and hell Know them both quite well. It’s funny you…

Sink into the Night | Poem/Song

Sleepless, wrapped in ebony night Clutching the medal of a laptop Bright screen, can’t turn it off. If you are the thing I’ve wanted And to me you have come What’s the difference between how I started And what I’ve become? With you I am peaceful. With you I am strong. With you I am,…

Everlasting Fire | Poem

Buried beneath layers of snow You’d think I’d be wise enough To let this go. But burns the everlasting fire in me So much so that when I stand in this storm I do not freeze. – For a brief second It is only you and I. And all alone together Enjoying the best of…