Think of a time you lost. Whether it be a game, an argument, an object, whatever it is. You lost. How do you wish it went instead? What would you have done instead? What do you wish happened differently? Any format

litterbox

Last Day

If someone had told me that would be my last day outside,

I think I would’ve put my homework aside.

Instead of going home, I’d have gone out to eat. Stood on the table to call for the waiter, asked them to dance with me. Then I’d have my meal. Stand up to leave. Slip them a napkin note with these words, I quote, “check under my seat,” which is where I’d have left them a tip with some sweets. Next, I’d make my way to the arcade, then grow unsure of what to play. Decide it’s too early to leave. Recline on the dashboard of a slot machine. Reach into my backpack, take a book out and read. Can’t focus with blops and beeps floating about and the words get drowned out by kids’ screams and shouts.

Sit there and realize that actually, I like it.

For months I won’t get to breathe air this exciting.

I’d scamper outside once I start to feel tired. Find a spot in the city and build a campfire. Maybe roast dinner. Pitch a tent under a streetlamp as the moon climbs higher. Come rush hour, I’d lie face-down on the sidewalk. See if I’m able to make a snow angel and fail miserably. Get dirt in my teeth. A crowd gathers around me. I flip over and scrape my cheek. Ignore their eyes and tickle their feet. I laugh and laugh at the sky until they leave. Maybe I won’t leave. I’ll just lie here. I’ll lie here and wait for the future to disappear.

A bit carried away.

I guess I just wanted to say that this is how I wish my last day outside went.

Of course, I ended up doing my homework instead.

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How do you wish it went instead?

Think of a time you lost. Whether it be a game, an argument, an object, whatever it is. You lost. How do you wish it went instead? What would you have done instead? What do you wish happened differently? Any format

Nida

A hardcore slap

She was bullying me again.

Then she snatched my glasses and threw on the floor.

It was broken and shattered like my heart

I wish I would have grabbed her wrist and slapped her on her face.

I wish I could change the haunting memory

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Think of a time you lost. Whether it be a game, an argument, an object, whatever it is. You lost. How do you wish it went instead? What would you have done instead? What do you wish happened differently? Any format

malessandra

I should have

I should have kept communicating with them regardless of the situation.

I should have seen that they were the ones who were really worthy of my attention.

I should have found the guts to leave the toxicity in my life when they were still waiting for me to do so.

I should have listened to my heart when they were still here.

I should have hugged them twice as tight as they did.

If only I knew that would be the last time I'd be able to do it.

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Toebeans

I wish-

I wish I had submitted. That would have made them happier, and would have savedothers grief, and me some peace of mind.

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thisisit

Making a stand

I wish I had asked him

To sleep on the couch that night.

After degrading me to my face.

After telling me he thought maybe

I should date somebody else

As boring as me.

When a boy rejects you outright,

Even without breaking up with you

Is that something I wish

I had held onto?

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ArcadiaNoctis

Buried Dreams

Speak to me they whisper

Love me unlike any other

Help me grow beyond the veil

Dark shadows extended their cold embrace

Ice scattered across my body

Freezing beyond movement

Creatures below the surface drag me towards them

Deep

Beyond salvation

Many lost

A sirens call wakes me

Fight she says

Fight

They're here she says

They're here

The emptiness inside drowns her out

A quiet danger lurking within

Lulling me

Bodies fall around me

Helpless

Silent screams unheard

Bottomless pit

Crushing pressure

FIGHT !!! the siren cries

A spark goes out

My heart stops freezing

Bodies continue piling

Time stands still

A blink turns to years

Darkness gathers

Pressurized, condensed beyond recognition

A spark builds

Water evaporates

A forest is filled with life

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How do you wish it went instead?

Think of a time you lost. Whether it be a game, an argument, an object, whatever it is. You lost. How do you wish it went instead? What would you have done instead? What do you wish happened differently? Any format

Rlj

Self-centeredness Killed

Had you taken me seriously,

love had poured, unconditionally,

personified as our new baby,

he would have healed the world. If only.