The first draft is just you telling yourself the story ― Terry Pratchett What I’m struggling with is uncertainty on where my characters are going to go next. The experts say just write and what happens next will come to you. They also say write an outline or at least know your ending. I haveContinue reading “On Writing”
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Drinks
Whiskey isn’t the right drunk I know I know It runs to my brain And the talking and the mess And the freedom from social restraint It loosens Words pour Then they make no sense But the escape Oh, the escape It’s temporary, right? But it’s nice It’s nice to get away -Sasch
For Now
The path has forked Choices must be made but beforehand let’s enjoy this cloudless night Let’s count the stars And make love in the wild No need to rush We’re gunna die either way Let’s enjoy our time together -Sasch
Freedom
I wriggled out of my skin And danced under the sunlight I let the world fall away To embrace the woman I’ve worked so hard to become The floodgates opened And washed away all my worries In that moment I was free ♡Saschia
Scared
My field of vision shrinks and grows The distance changes shape as I go Colors blend and blur into grays It’s much scarier to live this way I’m not sure what’s gunna happen ♡Saschia
Joy
The laughter has returned and pangs of hunger dance in the pit my belly She found me And made herself comfortable We spoke of motherhood And Birthday cake She pressed their cheeks into smiles And twirled them on her finger Maybe she will stay My heart really needs her to stay -Sasch (But we allContinue reading “Joy”
The Good Fight
My heart beats stronger with threat It brings the life out of me The rage redirected to art To rebuilding myself I will not be a machine tears and snot drip down my face I will not stop I will only grow larger and larger And my dreams will be closer and closer With anContinue reading “The Good Fight”
Be Like Noah
You have to deal with it Real life You can’t push it down Or sideways You gotta simmer in it Let it boil your blood Be emotional Be strong Fall apart Do all those things But don’t try to avoid the pain We’re all in pain That’s how we know we’re alive Use it asContinue reading “Be Like Noah”
Island Man
“I don’t know if I’m found.” “What do you mean seems like you have everything you need” “I don’t know if I’m found?v “Ok, that is something you have to figure out on your own. Let me know though, I’m interested.” -Saschia
Adventure Awaits
The bells are ringing I don’t know what that means though The crows are knocking And bunnies are mumbling So many meanings So much reading So much untaught history to be found To be searched for And 4am is the perfect time If there really is a perfect time ♡Saschia