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OnTheOtherSide
***Heart vs Brain*** Dark and quirky (with a glimpse of light)
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Tell me about an item of food in grossly focused detail
There's something so visceral about food, something so universal. I want to hear about an item of food that means a lot to you as a writer, or to your character. I want this writing to be so detailed it's almost revolting. Bring it to life, make us feel like we're there.
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Autobiography

Now imagine fruit - Peach. It's soft shades of colors catching your eyes, its perfect forms makes your hands reach for it. But even before you set your hands on it you can already taste it with your eyes. It's soft skin makes your mouth water. Mmmm.. It's sweet flavor instantly overwhelmed you but wait.... It still leaves wanting you more ... yes, my dear reader, peach! So innocent, soft and full of sweetness fruit.... Such a treat to indulge in !! However if bite is too strong you will hit a hard shell n brake all u have ... So never assume its just like the rest of the apples... Now, close you mouth, darling, this tree is way out of your reach ...

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Nipped in the Bud
Any Style
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One of a kind

Why are you so quite

“You can’t hear me scream?”

You are so understanding

“You can’t see me bleed?”

Just shut up and be you

Coz you are one of a kind

You are smart and beautiful

Even if you are dead inside

Challenge
The Beast
"Maybe there is a beast...maybe it's only us." (William Golding, Lord of the Flies)
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PTSD

Visions of souls and things that went wrong

Visions of past that eats me to the bone

I am stuck in the world of ghosts and “my fault”

I want to get out but I just dig more

Haunted by demons that rip me to shreds

“Bring on the storm”- I scream in my head

Starved of the sunlight I cling on to my meds

Just hold on tight as I bury myself in bed

Mr green doctor eases the pain

Shrooms seem to take it all away

Ambien keeps the nightmares alive

And here I go again on this crazy ride

Nightmares, monsters

Time to hide

Shakes and jitters

I’m out of my mind

Haunted by past

Can’t live my dreams

Haunted by my mind

Just set me free

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You

Me,me,me ...

What works for me,

what makes me happy and sets me free.

Me,me,me…

Always miserable, just let me be

Stuck in my own head and wanting to flee.

You, you, you...

I care for you BUT

me,me,me…

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Life

Sometimes you feel like giving up,

Stock in the corner with no way out.

Siting on the edge of your life,

Wondering if you will ever be fine.

Banging on the coffin I build in me,

Keeping all my emotions buried deep.

No one shall know or hear:

My screams, my pleads, my fears...

Set yourself free.. no one will hear your plea

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Colorless

Sunset, sunrise, sorrows and good byes

Rain and shine, smiles and good times.

Home, family, enemies and friends

And all who left - good riddance!

I am thankful for life in black and white

Because color is too much and grey is just not right.

I am thankful for you and me and everything in between.

Challenge
Count your blessings
There is a tendency to see only the negative in our lives, especially when there seems to be an overwhelming amount of reasons to be so this year. Take a moment to think about the good in your life, the things for which you are grateful. You may surprise yourself...I hope you surprise yourself. Prose or poetry - nonfiction, please.
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Blessed

I cry, I wine, I say “why,why?”

Why me? Why you? Why this?

I trip, I fall, I stumble and roll

Why is my life so much worse then his?

I breathe, I sit, I close my eyes

I listen to my heart and see fireflies

I smile, I stand up and raise my head

I got everything that he wishes he had.

Challenge
Just Fifteen Words
Wanted: Fifteen words, either a sentence by themselves or randomly chosen and thrown together. Why: Because I want to suffer by creating a story, that preferably makes sense, using those words.
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Morning

Good morning! Coffee ma’am? Oh yes sir, please, without it I would be a beast.

Challenge
Write your love, your pain, your truth
These are things that bind us through life, like a thread through the ages. Write out love, pain, and truth — these can be personal, economic, political, environmental, or anything you choose. 3 entries per writer allowed, so you can always come back if you think of something else!
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Rollercoaster

Spinning till you hit the floor

Shouting till you can’t hear no more

Dreaming till you wake up sore

Breathing till you can’t no more

Hold on tight, we are falling in love...

Challenge
Riddle/Mystery
Just give us something to figure out- but keep the answer a secret, please. Tag me!
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Water

Call me cold and I will freeze.

Call me hot and you will feel my heat.

Call me strong and you will see my power.

Call me weak and I will grow a flower.

Don’t tempt me and don’t play with fire,

It has nothing I desire.

For I am all you need,

So hush my darling and drink the seed.