Challenge
Pen to the Paper 20
Write without any plan whatsoever. Sit down--or stand, I won't judge!--and write whatever first comes to mind. The only rule is that you can't plan it. Have fun! Second, third, etc. drafts are allowed, and I am sorry that this is so late.
Youth Behind Us
Once I thought monsters did lurk under my bed and in my closet,
Once I thought that if I missed behaved it would grab me,
Once I thought that my best friend would be my bestie forever,
Once I thought that pretty dresses and lady bugs were all that hope was,
Once I thought that the world was no bigger than the yard out back,
Once I thought that the world was not cruel,
That it was a safe place,
One with kind people everywhere,
Once I was rude,
Thinking that it wouldn't be hurtful,
Wouldn't destroy us all.
Once I was young,
And,
Once I was no one else.