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Poem / Science Fiction

June 29, 2017

Reads: 36

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Mirror and rain House

A man turns to memory-wipe to rid himself of his addiction. _______________________________ Author's Note: Due to the staccato nature of the writing, I am beginning to think that the poem is too and I could've ended it earlier. Does anyone else agree? I am also rethinking the closing sentence. Read More

Tags: memory, addiction, alcohol, bittersweet, futuristic

Short Story / Other

May 24, 2017

Reads: 200

Comments: 5

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: death, poetry, spirits, bittersweet, waltz

Poem / Romance

April 30, 2017

Reads: 101

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem concerning a bittersweet goodbye. Read More

Tags: rhyme, sorrow, goodbye, farewell, bittersweet

Poem / Romance

April 18, 2017

Reads: 83

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is a song I've written in Japanese. It might be of a poor Japanese literary skills since I'm not Japanese and I might have made, henceforward, a lot (or, should I say, an awful lot) of mistakes. But I enjoyed writing it. To put it in a nutshell, it's… Read More

Tags: japanese, gay, poem, song, bittersweet

Book / Romance

February 12, 2017

Reads: 77

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

“ I want you to know something.” He said, cupping her face lightly in his hand, feeling the soft fair skin against his fingertips. His brown hair spilled out on the pillow in messy ringlets, though hers were practically untouched by the fabric’s fingers. “ I want you to know… Read More

Tags: love, mystery, heartache, reincarnation, bittersweet

Poem / Poetry

October 19, 2016

Reads: 102

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: love, romance, poetry, bittersweet, word-play

when 3 demons meet in a small town, they gain a few new friends, and hit the road Read More

Tags: demons, bittersweet

Poem / Romance

April 05, 2016

Reads: 158

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Romance House

Reminiscing and dealing with heartbreak Read More

Tags: love, dealing, bittersweet, coming-to-terms

Poem / Song Lyrics

September 05, 2015

Reads: 97

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem I wrote for a girl I had a crush on, taking full advantage of flower language. Read More

Tags: love, romance, bittersweet, flowers, word_play, flower_language

A song about a dying man's last words to his girlfriend. Read More

Tags: love, loss, death, relationships, hope, sad, lyrics, forgiveness, moving_on, bittersweet

Book / Young Adult

July 14, 2015

Reads: 649

Comments: 28

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Everyone is imperfect. It's the same for everyone. So how can the world of five imperfect former friends be so different? Read More

Tags: love, young_adult, life, drama, teenagers, differences, realizations, bittersweet, popular, middle_school, imperfections

Poem / Romance

March 24, 2015

Reads: 88

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Just a little heartbreaker to start me off I guess. I'll stop now before I start analysing my own poem :) bye! (Side note: hope it's not too awful) Read More

Tags: love, heartbreak, loneliness, jealousy, emotional, bittersweet

Poem / Poetry

October 22, 2014

Reads: 52

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is a poem about a bittersweet goodbye...The title pretty much speaks for itself Read More

Tags: love, feelings, goodbye, bittersweet

Poem / Poetry

August 07, 2014

Reads: 143

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

What happened in a year. Read More

Tags: poetry, hope, life, poem, disappointment, betrayal, victory, bittersweet, realist

Short Story / Young Adult

July 03, 2014

Reads: 197

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A Bittersweet short story about a suicidal girl's last walk. Read More

Tags: death, depression, lost, sad, suicide, hopeless, bittersweet, young_girl

Short Story / Romance

June 16, 2014

Reads: 192

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A short story about two lovers, who are in constant way of trying to find each other. Read More

Tags: love, eyes, bittersweet, tragic, shortstory

I know it has been awhile, but here I am with a new contest. The title is pretty self-explanatory. (: Read More

Tags: love, romance, short, story, happiness, future, st, fling, bittersweet, contest, photos, summertime, july

Random short pieces of poetry I came up with at 12:30 AM! Read More

Tags: death, hope, life, man, sweet, dreams, fear, coffee, bitter, bittersweet, existence, cruel, existential, optimism, pessimism

Something I wrote at 1am whilst listening to sad Piano music, an old man stands on a roof, thinking about life after his wife dies. Read More

Tags: love, death, depression, life, sad, sadness, suicide, bittersweet, apocolypse, melencholy

Something I wrote whilst listening to Ludo's 'Morning in may', it's a short story told from the point of view of a guy who's girlfriend killed herself, and how he wishes that he could've done something or at least died with her. TW: Suicide. Read More

Tags: depression, poetry, heartbreak, sad, memoir, sadness, suicide, bittersweet, cute, first_person, ludo, im_all_grown_up_now, melencholy, broken_bride, relationshipd

Poem / Memoir

January 12, 2014

Reads: 139

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

For a friend. Read More

Tags: loss, death, sad, memoir, grief, memory, tribute, heaven, funeral, cancer, mourning, bittersweet, eulogy, claudia

Poem / Poetry

January 12, 2014

Reads: 83

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

For Mommom. Read More

Tags: loss, death, pain, sad, grief, mourning, bittersweet

My take on Irish Blessing, you could say. Read More

Tags: loss, death, sad, grief, prayer, goodbye, mourning, farewell, bittersweet, blessing

At what point do you know your marriage is over? At what point do you decide to leave? In this story, a man loves his wife very much, but she seems to no longer love him. Yet he just can't let go. It is a touching story of lasting love,… Read More

Tags: love, death, cutter, ghost, heartache, relationship, spiritual, dysfunctional, cutting, bittersweet, drug_abuse, break-up, afterlife, self-harm

Poem / Poetry

October 24, 2013

Reads: 152

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A poem I wrote to summarize a presentation about the 1961 movie production "Splendor in the Grass." Although it was originally meant to end my PowerPoint with creative flair, it bears concepts applicable to everyday life and can be understood without having seen the movie. Read More

Tags: love, loss, poetry, poem, strength, sad, memories, memory, past, moving_on, bittersweet, optimism, splendor_in_the_grass

This short story is about the last moments of a bittersweet life, my first "out-of-school" short story ever. Please give me back feedback, I'm the lowest of skilled writers and I would love to learn a thing or two. Read More

Tags: dark, depression, fiction, life, happiness, suicide, bittersweet, morals, morality, hypocrite, alexisonfire, outro, moralist

Poem / Poetry

July 04, 2013

Reads: 106

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Reflections from the inside on the ebb and flow Read More

Tags: loss, relationship, mother, distance, couple, bittersweet

A love/coming of age story with students and young teachers in high school. Read More

Tags: love, romance, relationships, teacher, high_school, student, teenager, bittersweet, first_love, coming_of_age, student_teacher

Poem / Poetry

December 30, 2012

Reads: 142

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Hazel eyes and tan skin, You hold me close again. I take you in as you claim my lips Tall and sweet, make my heart do flips. Read More

Tags: tears, eyes, dreams, skin, kiss, cry, bittersweet, tan, hazel, butterflys

Poem / Poetry

December 20, 2012

Reads: 79

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A story of a girl Read More

Tags: short, alone, winter, seasons, bittersweet

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