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"It was the twenty-second of October 1968 and Mr Peter Waters was tired". Mr Peter Waters (52) of Bath, Somerset, England who after teaching History at St Thomas Secondary School for boys for the last eighteen years, has recently discovered that life is not all it's cracked up to be. Read More

Tags: england, bittersweet, pastoral, lit-fic

a few weeks after my first love married i wrote this Read More

Tags: love, rain, happiness, summer, bittersweet

In dark moments in my life, I write poems to help me cope with it, and I find myself in the light once again by the end of the week. I wrote this back in April, and it remains to be one of my best poems yet. I hope… Read More

Tags: bittersweet, deepthoughts, darkdays

Poem / Non-Fiction

June 03, 2018

Reads: 72

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

This is a poem I wrote a while ago to try and sort out my thoughts... and it actually turned out quite good. Any advice or criticism would be appreciated. Read More

Tags: poetry, sad, bittersweet

Poem / True Confessions

January 30, 2018

Reads: 142

Comments: 16

Shelves: 4

The Vintage Publishing House

Do you remember us? (01/23/2018) Read More

Tags: memories, remember, bittersweet

{ "Life but goes on and the world keeps turning..." } Read More

Tags: memories, bittersweet, melancholy, freestyle

Poem / True Confessions

October 11, 2017

Reads: 89

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

The Life is Life House

Tags: time, sorrow, bittersweet

Poem / True Confessions

October 11, 2017

Reads: 100

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Life is Life House

Tags: loss, memory, bittersweet

Poem / Science Fiction

June 29, 2017

Reads: 134

Comments: 2

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: 460

Comments: 6

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: death, poetry, spirits, bittersweet, waltz

A poem concerning a bittersweet goodbye. Read More

Tags: rhyme, sorrow, goodbye, farewell, bittersweet

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

“ 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

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: 243

Comments: 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: 204

Comments: 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: 1024

Comments: 28

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

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

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: 216

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

What happened in a year. Read More

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

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: 312

Comments: 4

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

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: 141

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

For Mommom. Read More

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

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