Written works prompted from creative writing assignments
The mind does not always wait For pen and paper Nor computer Nor phone Nor wall The words come and go Flitting through brain matter Sparking into words Need to write it down Need to get it out Let the words pour out Over the hands Onto the page Or the digital screen Or the…
You win without trying The test ended When you strut but don’t stumble Still you tremble When you meet the one Love of your life When you fly over trouble Never touching the ground When you succeed on your own merit Trust in yourself When you’re true to yourself Forever you must be When nothing…
Limbs heavy Head stuffy Vision blurry Thoughts sluggish Yet racing Can’t move Can’t act Can’t respond Trapped inside my own body Invisible weight Crushing me down Just light twitching Can’t move further Need to snap out of it Need something to ground Something to startle Something to change Pull me out of the haze
Have thoughts Dreams of the future Regrets from the past Fond memories I laugh at Sad memories that make me cry Nowhere to go, nothing to do Just me and my thoughts Thinking of you Imagine your handsome face Your pretty eyes That look on your face I’d happily die Just to keep your smile…
Coat of colors, Joseph can find The answer to every dream Today, so can we One such dream, From days past I can still recount A meaning I have deduced without doubt: Afraid of silence, of being left behind,Longing for arms that promise shelter.The tender ache of children so open, so fragileSoft hearts mirror the…
She was ninety-eight Gray-white hair Pale and stiff She was lowered down Far below Only three memories of her remain She was in bed, Her daughter-in-law feeding her Still in bed, Being cleaned up Her in the coffin, No life left. Now here lies her son His body is not here for viewing He’s a…
Grandpa loved to tell usthe story of his childhood,a boy in Britain,always in troublewith the nuns who scolded,Grow up, they’d snap.No, he’d grin, not yet. The boys’ bathroom stoodhalf-destroyed,renovations underwayso off to the girls’ he went,and there he sawwhat the boys never had:doors on the stalls. Why no doors for us?he asked the nun.Boys don’t…
Syllables Count them all What to do What to say No one knows Skip a line No luck there Endless words No meaning Just stay here Words on page Fill it up Go away
It was white and blue when we bought it. A large oak tree out front. A pecan out back. A jungle of weeds on the side by the fence. The metal wire gate for the backyard. A tall rusty black box meant for barbecue leaned against the back porch. A green metal swing-set with faded…
She’s pawing at the door again I can hear the whining The sun’s not yet up She doesn’t care Nothing new Dragging myself out of bed Her whines increase at the sound The door barely opened, She jumps up at me So excited to be held Ready for food I prepare her meal mechanically Yet…
The red light blinks on. Engine overheating. Check AC temperature and raise it. Baking myself inside. Engine still overheating. It’s not going down. Black smoke rises from the hood. I don’t smell it yet. Just the gas. Pull over to the shoulder, hazards on. Turn the engine off. The smoke stops rising. The fan is…
Stuck inside but From the window I see Across the field An orchard, perhaps Green leaves rustle Branches sway Something red amidst the green Cherry or apple? Too far away to tell Just small flickers of color Some fall Saplings sprout around Cherry or apple? Unclear Still just specks of red Always will be red…
Four women stand in a row Each, the same woman Just a different moment In time Some acne Some wrinkles Some dark hair Some gray hair Each have questions Wanting to know What has happened Where are you now? What have we accomplished What are we still waiting for One is in college Finishing another…
Ethnicity is a person’s roots It usually gets confused by race Ethnicity is about community, culture, and background Race deals with appearance The government considers ethnicity and race Put us in boxes and file us away People do the same on the street Take one look and opinion is made before we even meet Some…
Who would I be? I wouldn’t change who I am No, I would not I like who I am and proud to be me There are those who inspire me There are characters I strive to be like I want to be like Luffy Be simplistic and know what I want I don’t have to…
Representation matters Of course it does It always has But that does not mean you should take Taking from those who are already represented That just causes problems You should instead make Make new characters Make new adventures Make new stories with characteristics meant to represent That is how we heal That is how we…
I am human Your opinion does not change that I am human My skin tone does not change that I am human Torture does not change that I am human History does not change that I am human Our ancestors could not change that I am human So shut up and leave me alone
Not white enough for you Not black enough for you Flipping Othello pieces in attempt to win They are not allowed to enjoy this We are not allowed to enjoy that Should we not be sharing our cultures with others? Are we not dividing ourselves further? I am so tired of the hate and hypocrisy…
There are those who suffer more than you know The color of their skin is what makes it so There are those who weep from pain of labor They are denied medication to relieve them by their neighbor There are those who are hated without remorse Sadly, some only make it worse There are those…
Never the same for everyone Better for some, worse for others Race or gender, same result They always let you know who dominates the field Have to prove yourself Have to fight to prove them wrong Reach for the moon no matter the distance Failing still lands you among the stars Be an oak tree…