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jrebel7 · Oct 24, 2007, 11:27 PM

Must be a busy week for eveyrone. I was trying to get to bed a little early tonight but to no avail. Sounds like you are busy with other things so to everyone, I wish you a good night and hope you get lots accomplished!

I am on DSL and sometimes forget to sign out so it appears I am on the thread when I'm not. I look forward to later art discussions. Good night.

Clough · Oct 24, 2007, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by BiWiccanAndProud

I really like it I'm glad you guys invited me ^.^

I hope that you are feeling somewhat better about your situation and the things in your life, now! :)

Clough · Oct 24, 2007, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by jrebel7

Must be a busy week for eveyrone. I was trying to get to bed a little early tonight but to no avail. Sounds like you are busy with other things so to everyone, I wish you a good night and hope you get lots accomplished!

I am on DSL and sometimes forget to sign out so it appears I am on the thread when I'm not. I look forward to later art discussions. Good night.

Good night and sweet dreams! We will be in touch, soon! :)

cal823 · Oct 25, 2007, 01:48 AM

I'm really not sure if I should post the picture... im okay with sharing it, just I'm not sure its appropriate to share, its related to this

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/child-...ol-143883.html

So I really not sure if I should show it to you guys... soon I will show you some of my other stuff anyway :)

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 02:14 AM

Whatever you decide to do is okay. Remember the little picture that I posted that had me in it?

cal823 · Oct 25, 2007, 02:15 AM

Kind of, you that short looking person? (no offense intended! Everyone looks short to me lolz, I'm almost 6 foot and still growing :s)

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 02:33 AM

Well, I'm "almost" six foot, also. 5'9", to be exact! :p

Maybe, if I use the "rack" in the dungeon of an old castle, I will get to six feet! :D I should be easy enough to stretch out at my age!

BiWiccanAndProud · Oct 25, 2007, 09:30 AM

Hey guys how's yer day going?

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by BiWiccanAndProud

Hey guys how's yer day going?

Okay, so far. How has yours been? :)

BiWiccanAndProud · Oct 25, 2007, 05:54 PM

Pretty good!

BiWiccanAndProud · Oct 25, 2007, 08:48 PM

Hey everyone I wanted to show another poem. This one's a bit dark as it's about child abuse but it is one I'm very proud of cause a published poet told me she loved my work when I read it at a poetry read against domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Darkness

She's alone again
Waiting for him
She wishes for light
Her safe haven
She wishes her mother
Would hear her words
But she just says
To stop her lies
Regardless the bruises on her skin and soul
Say other wise
She hears the creaks on the wooden floor
And his footsteps as he reaches her door
She curls into a tighter ball
As she hears him waiting in the hall
Now he comes in
Wearing a grin
Soon she smells his rancid breath
Her nose curls up at the smell
She trembles as she feels his hands
And hears his drunken laughter
She lets out screams that are not heard
As she tries to escape… but is just hurt
She feels his fists
On her delicate skin
Her body she tries to defend
But finds she just wishes it would all end
He grants her wish
By the end of the night
He puts an end
To her six year old life
And the darkness consumes her

What do you guys think?

jrebel7 · Oct 25, 2007, 09:03 PM

It is dark but sometimes life is dark. I worked for Department of Human Services for a few years and know these stories happen more often than most people realize. Anytime you put this much thought into your writing, you have the right to be proud of it. Was this written in free style?

Have any of your poems been published? Is your passion more about writing or painting?

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by BiWiccanAndProud

Hey everyone I wanted to show another poem. This one's a bit dark as it's about child abuse but it is one I'm very proud of cause a published poet told me she loved my work when I read it at a poetry read against domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Darkness

She's alone again
Waiting for him
She wishes for light
Her safe haven
She wishes her mother
Would hear her words
But she just says
To stop her lies
Regardless the bruises on her skin and soul
Say other wise
She hears the creaks on the wooden floor
And his footsteps as he reaches her door
She curls into a tighter ball
As she hears him waiting in the hall
Now he comes in
Wearing a grin
Soon she smells his rancid breath
Her nose curls up at the smell
She trembles as she feels his hands
And hears his drunken laughter
She lets out screams that are not heard
As she tries to escape… but is just hurt
She feels his fists
On her delicate skin
Her body she tries to defend
But finds she just wishes it would all end
He grants her wish
By the end of the night
He puts an end
To her six year old life
And the darkness consumes her

What do you guys think?

It is a touch of reality. I am sure that many people can identify with it. Child abuse is often something that is dark and held-in secret that can lead to horrible endings.

I would like to see what you might write in a poem about light and hope in a similar situation.

BiWiccanAndProud · Oct 25, 2007, 09:15 PM

It was free style but I did my best to give it rhythm. I've never had a poem publish but I have won poetry contests and have been to a lot of readings, as I've said before though I plan to publish a book of all my poems. As for my passion... it's writing ^.^. I've wanted to write since I was a little girl in kidnergarten... I decided that after we had to write a little book about pumpkins.

When I was between ages of 9-12 I would write just short stories (every halloween I would have a new story to tell the other kids in my trailer park, the only one they wanted to hear every year was werewolf prince). Now I'm a lover of poetry and novels, I even have my own mini library of 576 books ^.^

I actually haven't written any light poems accept in love. Most of my poems can be summed up in the three catigories I have in my book; society, love, and dark. (truth be told there are more love then anything else and I mean the bad sides of love and good, broken hearts and mended ones)

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 09:20 PM

Would you mind putting one or more of your short Halloween stories on here?

BiWiccanAndProud · Oct 25, 2007, 09:23 PM

Well I can't remember any except werewolf prince... cause it was a popular one. It's kind of corny though cause I wrote it when I was 9 *blush* it's half horror and half romance

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by BiWiccanAndProud

Well I can't remember any except werewolf prince... cause it was a popular one. It's kind of corny though cause I wrote it when I was 9 *blush* it's half horror and half romance

That's okay! Please just do it! It would help to expand this thread out more and maybe attract others to it who think this thread is only for the visual arts!

BiWiccanAndProud · Oct 25, 2007, 09:34 PM

Uh well ^.^ okay... it's at least three pages long on Microsoft though... is it okay to post that long?

jrebel7 · Oct 25, 2007, 09:35 PM

Hi Craig!

Hi BiWi!
I said the other day I would try to post some skulls I had done. They were required in a class - a study in analogous colors. They were done fairly quickly so not much depth to them. Just different.

Clough · Oct 25, 2007, 09:36 PM

You know, I just had another idea! (Perish the thought! It's just not possible! ) Maybe now would be a good time to start a new thread about favorite short Halloween stories.

What does anyone think?

It's not that they couldn't also be posted on this thread in keeping with the integrity of the thread. But, maybe such a thread would also attract others who are writers.