It is still up the moon is now How to be free I’ll show you how Never again to linger or wait But to sing a song, a song so great Pleased to be in the presence of thee I now bow on bended knee For you I sing so high so low So happy…
Author: Emily
I am a graduate student from Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas, pursuing my MA in Literature, Creative Writing, and Social Justice. I was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas but am currently residing in San Antonio for school.
I am a published author, student scholar, poet, song writer, actress, director, and more.
Ultimate Love Triangle
A job to do with no way out My target is in sight Cupid’s arrow pierced my heart My love’s roommate must take his last breath Adrenaline rushes through my prey Not knowing his attacker is me, he stabs the closest victim My love bleeding out as my victim drops dead With my heart broken…
Tingling Waves in my Head
Medical condition or phenomenon? Waiting on the results
Ashes to ashes
Ashes to ashes Spring to sea Here in this moment of chances Come weary traveler Rest your feet Take a moment to breathe Silence passes through the night Trust is given not to fight Glowing embers of fire rise Lighting up the dark Shadows dancing with the light Voices whisperin’ not to fright Tangled limbs…
All I Want
All I want is for the axe to fall to release the weight forcing me to stand tall All I want is to breathe to enjoy, to be free All I want is to break as I have before All I want is to let it fade away to give these thoughts another day to…
The Story Collector
The love of stories started when she was a toddler. Grandpa George would stay at the house to watch Angela while her parents were at work, and he would read to her. Once she could walk, she would toddle over to the bookshelf, pull out a book, toddle back to her grandpa, plop down on…
Locked Out
Just until a spot opens, I reminded myself, she is only here until a spot opens and then she will move out. I took a deep breath, set down my phone on the charger, and cracked my bedroom door open. I did not see her there, so I opened the door further and looked around,…
Toilet Stall Doors
The grandchildren had just walked back into the house from the neighbor’s pool. Bundled in fluffy towels, the grandchildren wandered around the house, grabbing clothes, and taking turns dressing in the bathroom. Damp hair and mismatched outfits clothed the grandchildren as they gathered back in the living room. The television was turned on as the…
Emergency Dentist Appointment
He was not sure how it happened. The pain began two or three days after the dentist appointment. His teeth had to somehow have been sharpened like knives that were shredding the inside of his cheeks. He had only gotten a tooth filled on the top and one on the bottom on opposite sides of…
Lifeguard No More
I was a lifeguard for a water park during the summer of 2019 and will never take a job as a lifeguard again. I took the job after having been on my school’s swim team for the past two years after being injured in wrestling the year before. I was a strong swimmer and had…
Medication
The medication was supposed to make things better not worse. The first prescription was an antidepressant that made the level of anxiety disappear. The anxiety remained but I could not tell at what level my anxiety was. Normally I was able to tell what level I was at any time I checked in with myself….
Party Prepping
The party was fast approaching. The food trays had already been preordered and she would pay for them at pickup the day of. She had ordered large trays of sandwiches, wraps, and a veggie tray. She had just picked up the drinks, consisting of sprite, rootbeer, water, and ingredients to make Shirly Temples. The two…
Making Gumbo
I tend to be known as the tea queen in my family. My specialty is drinks, especially sweet tea. I do not cook very often but I do occasionally. I am not the best cook in the kitchen but there are a few recipes that I know and can cook well. One recipe is my…
Parenthood Exhaustion
All he wanted to do was lie down. He had been working almost nonstop with brief breaks for food and passed out as soon as his head hit the pillow. His wife had been in the same boat ever since the baby was born and the two had decided on a shift schedule to make…
Web of Coincidences
Charlotte loved spiders so long as they did not touch her. The spiders ate other bugs that would otherwise pester her. The webs could be creepy at times, but they would also be beautiful in the right lighting and weather. The intricacy of each web and the designs fascinated her to no end. The only…
Love Life of a Book Girl
Anyone who knew her well knew to not trust her with any form of money in a bookstore. Given the chance, Angela would spend everything she had and would walk out with her arms overflowing with books. This had been the case since she was little. She was always getting in trouble for reading during…
Just Keep Writing
Writing is just like a muscle; one must use it or lose it. Write or get rusty when writing once more. Stop using a muscle and the muscle grows weak. The first draft is never the final draft; pieces will be tossed aside, and more superior words will be used. To build muscle one must…
Running Out of Time
Time was running out as the clock counted down. Only an hour left before the deadline. Only forty-five minutes left until she had to leave. Only thirty minutes left to eat. She had most of the paper done but was rushing to finish it before turning it in. She would have asked for more time,…
Fell For the Villain
He knew about it all. Her pride, her joy, her fear, her regret. He had seen her at her worst and treated her no differently than he had at her best. No one else had done that before. He knew her doubts and hesitations from previous experiences and continued to reassure her that not only…
Always Comes Back to Blood
It always came back to blood. One needed blood to live. Lose too much blood and die. Statistically, the average human being has five liters of blood in his or her body, the amount varying depending on the health and physical size of the person. Losing half or a full liter of blood will not…