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i don't want to write

December 17, 2008
By tragicxharmony SILVER, Vicksburg, Michigan
tragicxharmony SILVER, Vicksburg, Michigan
9 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am waiting; I am wanting; no more fighting; no more bleeding. <3


They tell me to write
But I don’t want to,
I won’t.
Writing is like a shell,
Supposed to be meaningful
But empty.
I want to spin words
Into a story,
I want to weave
Phrases together,
I want to stitch
Sentences into
Something magical.
I want to make
A story into a fabric,
Strands twisted together
Then woven
Into a book.
I want to create
Something beautiful.
But I don’t want to write
And I won’t.


The author's comments:
i wrote this piece last year when my english teacher told us to write about a prompt she had given us. i didn't want to. prompts like that suck the magic out of writing and erases the joy it naturally brings. i'd much rather write real writing--meaningful, fun writing.

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Lonleydandy said...
on Dec. 21 2009 at 3:17 pm
you're welcome

on Dec. 21 2009 at 3:12 pm
tragicxharmony SILVER, Vicksburg, Michigan
9 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am waiting; I am wanting; no more fighting; no more bleeding. <3

ha! basically everything i've put on here totally sucks. i've submitted better, more recent stuff, but nothing's been posted yet. thanks though!

Lonleydandy said...
on Dec. 19 2009 at 7:55 pm
I really like this one. I hate writing for assignments at school.....mainly because I can't write from the heart....all my poems took heart to write, and with school poems, I can't reveal myself like that..haha. Anyway, I really like a lot of your writing!

Jennax3 SILVER said...
on Aug. 18 2009 at 8:11 pm
Jennax3 SILVER, Palos Verdes Estates, California
6 articles 0 photos 113 comments
very clever!

I like when people write about writing :)

on Apr. 10 2009 at 5:08 pm
christina, that was a great poem and i think it should get 5 stars for a rating if thats wat it goes up to, or 10 if it goes up to that!

CrazyBaby GOLD said...
on Feb. 21 2009 at 5:26 pm
CrazyBaby GOLD, Portage, Michigan
17 articles 2 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"a persons a person no matter how small" - doctor suess

i agree christina

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