Tag: writing
member name: amanda wallin
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September 09, 2006 08:17 AM EDT --
I, Amanda, bleed to write words. I think of ink as my weapon; an olive branch in regards to the chaotic yet wonderful world we inhabit.
Lightning sparks my imagination. Thunder vibrates, shaking my creative . . .
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March 12, 2007 03:15 PM EDT --
Wrap me in the familiar
Speak to me in the past tense
Don’t stoke the dying embers
Let me shiver in the bitter chill
No need to cushion the walls
Lock me in dogmatic confinement . . .
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September 13, 2006 06:17 PM EDT --
He moistens his lips
Raises his brow
Masters the art
Of seducing the page
Sheds a tear for longing
Wipes his eyes with shame
Gently rubs his temples
Sacred ink stained pain
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March 27, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
Fun house mirrors distorted a wavering image
Bucking carousel horses snapped my neck
Grueling obstacle courses stole bated breath
Turbulent coasters gutted my sickly stomach
Invited . . .
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October 10, 2006 12:16 PM EDT --
Asphalt skinned knees
Wisteria tangled hair
honeysuckle breeze
Bubble gum tongue
Mother whispered lies
Of future gems of promise
Father boasted
Of his diamond in the rough
We can't . . .
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October 14, 2006 05:24 AM EDT --
She gazes loathsome at the girl in the mirror
She glares at her distorted reflection
She blankets her wounded eyes in prickly wool
She suffocates on images of misshaped perception
The choking . . .
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November 18, 2006 11:03 AM EST --
Taurus bullies me into a corner
Lances my spirit with blunt horns
Leo's flame fuels inspiration
Singes my ego with his pride
Scorpio's sting poisons my mind
Raising . . .
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August 08, 2007 06:45 AM EDT --
Dancing to a ghostly echo
Eloping with a memory
Sharing secrets with shadows
Outstanding debts of spirit
Languid, emotional IOUs
Antiques whisper scents of yesteryear
Today’s embers . . .
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August 03, 2007 12:47 PM EDT --
This is one of many quotes from "Letters to a Young Poet" that sums up the essence of the artists soul:
"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than . . .
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