Long Non-Fiction Prose
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Non-poetic writing including diary extracts, journal entries, letters, essays and art
Long poems (300 words or more), most recently posted poems first.
Ramblings Of The Walking Dead
These moments of silence are torture. Im so sick of being alone. I want human interaction. I want someone to talk to and look at me and see me. This lonliness consumes me. I feel alone no matter how many people are around. I dont know what to do anymore. I can't keep feeling like this forever. This darkness that has been with me since my childhood. I want it to end. I set myself up constantly for disappointment by putting my trust and faith in people. They always let me down. Does anyone really care about me. If i died would it have an effect on anyones life? I dont think anyones life would...
#death
#despair
#regret #suicide
#regret #suicide
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A Diary Excerpt
Dear diary,
Im laying in bed and I cant block out the voices. Im tired and i want to sleep. So im going to get them out. I think it is better to just go back to feeling numb. I cant handle these feelings and emotions. They are just so extreme and so unrelenting.
These past couple weeks talking to *redacted* and opening up on a level I never have before has been an absolute roller coaster. I have come face to face with my demons. I have felt a lot of things that I haven't since I was a child. Its caused me to realize a lot about myself but its also made my fears,...
Im laying in bed and I cant block out the voices. Im tired and i want to sleep. So im going to get them out. I think it is better to just go back to feeling numb. I cant handle these feelings and emotions. They are just so extreme and so unrelenting.
These past couple weeks talking to *redacted* and opening up on a level I never have before has been an absolute roller coaster. I have come face to face with my demons. I have felt a lot of things that I haven't since I was a child. Its caused me to realize a lot about myself but its also made my fears,...
#SelfReflection
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Boo hoo Gossips
"Under the False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933, making a false statement under oath in judicial proceedings, including providing false evidence in court, is a criminal offence. This act seeks to ensure the veracity of information presented in court and upholds the sanctity of the legal process. Those found guilty of perjury may face imprisonment for up to five years.
Wasting Police Time
The Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 criminalizes knowingly making false reports that lead to a wasteful employment of the police. This offence aims to prevent the diversion of...
Wasting Police Time
The Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 criminalizes knowingly making false reports that lead to a wasteful employment of the police. This offence aims to prevent the diversion of...
#food
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April 16, 2024
Attempting to journal again for the first time in so very many years…
It just all starts to crumble when my daughter’s fiance comes home from work in the afternoons. They will go into their bedroom to be alone together for the rest of the night, which is clearly understandable and something I want to be able to give them without annoyance or interruption or being a burden…
But then, I am alone.
I have my interests to keep me busy… But I am mentally ill, and when left alone, my thoughts can travel to dark places.
I am 50 now. Still struggling with...
It just all starts to crumble when my daughter’s fiance comes home from work in the afternoons. They will go into their bedroom to be alone together for the rest of the night, which is clearly understandable and something I want to be able to give them without annoyance or interruption or being a burden…
But then, I am alone.
I have my interests to keep me busy… But I am mentally ill, and when left alone, my thoughts can travel to dark places.
I am 50 now. Still struggling with...
#SelfReflection
#nonfiction
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Email to David about My Baby Shower
Hi David,
I hope this email finds you well. First, I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for your ongoing financial support during this time. Your kindness and generosity mean the world to me, and I truly appreciate it.
Regarding your earlier email about Susan, I haven't seen her in several weeks. I’ll check on her and see if we can visit again. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help heal your relationship with her. I understand it might seem absurd after everything we've been through, but if there's a chance to mend things and make both of you happier,...
I hope this email finds you well. First, I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for your ongoing financial support during this time. Your kindness and generosity mean the world to me, and I truly appreciate it.
Regarding your earlier email about Susan, I haven't seen her in several weeks. I’ll check on her and see if we can visit again. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help heal your relationship with her. I understand it might seem absurd after everything we've been through, but if there's a chance to mend things and make both of you happier,...
#happiness
#pregnancy
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First experience at Six Flags Great Adventure
In July this will mark the 40th anniversary of my 1st time at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson New Jersey.
Prior to Great Adventure, I had some experience with Amusement Parks. My parents and grandparents have taken me to Adventureland in Farmingdale Long Island since 1980. My first roller coaster experience was there in 1982. Accompanied by my father, I rode a coaster called the Galaxy. A simplistic, figure 8 coaster that hit speeds of 30 mph. At that time, I thought it was the greatest thing on Earth!
In 1983 my parents took my brother & I to Disney World. That...
Prior to Great Adventure, I had some experience with Amusement Parks. My parents and grandparents have taken me to Adventureland in Farmingdale Long Island since 1980. My first roller coaster experience was there in 1982. Accompanied by my father, I rode a coaster called the Galaxy. A simplistic, figure 8 coaster that hit speeds of 30 mph. At that time, I thought it was the greatest thing on Earth!
In 1983 my parents took my brother & I to Disney World. That...
#family
#anniversary
#memories
#nostalgia
#ThrillSeeking
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Sea Breeze Cafe
In the tourist town of 10B, in the sea breeze cafe, I popped in for a bacon bap and a nice hot latte.
A short dumpy gremlin, whose name was Jolene, was being rude to the customers, tho she was quite pretty.
But only on the face, her greasy hair was tied back in a bun, I'm sure she just like being a b*tch and did it all for fun.
She should work at Karen's cafe, then she would be good at her job, instead of flobbing into people's cups of tea and acting like a yob.
With a screw face on and her arms folded up, she chucked the menu to the customers like...
A short dumpy gremlin, whose name was Jolene, was being rude to the customers, tho she was quite pretty.
But only on the face, her greasy hair was tied back in a bun, I'm sure she just like being a b*tch and did it all for fun.
She should work at Karen's cafe, then she would be good at her job, instead of flobbing into people's cups of tea and acting like a yob.
With a screw face on and her arms folded up, she chucked the menu to the customers like...
#birds
#beach
#holiday
#food
#travel
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Confession
#wife
#murder
#confessional
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14 Comments
Chocolate Bunnies
To me Easter is very similar to Thanksgiving. Lots of amazing food, desserts and family who I enjoy to be around. I am NOT a religious person at all. My immediate family aren't either. Just like Xmas, there is no true celebration in the deep meaning of what these holidays are about. It's more of a food orgy and welcoming family I don't see to often.
When I was a little kid, the house was decorated with plastic eggs, Easter bunnies, ornate, colorful, flowery decor's (purples, light greens, pink) for spring and other nick-knacks. My mother would try & encourage my...
When I was a little kid, the house was decorated with plastic eggs, Easter bunnies, ornate, colorful, flowery decor's (purples, light greens, pink) for spring and other nick-knacks. My mother would try & encourage my...
#family
#Easter
#food
#memories
#nostalgia
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Starting Point
I was basically mute for the first year of school.
I still remember the look on my teacher's face when I said the ONLY thing I ever said to her.
I said her name, "Mrs. Lyte", her face lit up because she was excited, but I got scared and went back to not talking.
I was an obedient and scared child.
I was terrified to get answers wrong because I wanted teachers to like me.
I was terrified if they were ever mad, even if not at me.
My mom and her boyfriend kept us (my brother and me) locked in our small room until I was...
I still remember the look on my teacher's face when I said the ONLY thing I ever said to her.
I said her name, "Mrs. Lyte", her face lit up because she was excited, but I got scared and went back to not talking.
I was an obedient and scared child.
I was terrified to get answers wrong because I wanted teachers to like me.
I was terrified if they were ever mad, even if not at me.
My mom and her boyfriend kept us (my brother and me) locked in our small room until I was...
#LifeStruggles
#TruthOfLife
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Camp Counselor Crush
Camp Counselor Crush
Summer in New Orleans was artichokes dipped in sour cream, plantains ripening in the backyard, and ready to be fried by Mom in a skillet to sweeten my boyish tongue with tropical flavors that summoned the Tarzan in my heart. When Mom baked baklava in the oven the scent was as sweet as the smile of the ladies who strolled the streets of the neighborhood on their evening walks wearing scarves like the Turkish maidens in the pictures from the village of Yalova on the shores of the Sea of Marmara that I only saw in slides from my Dad’s projector.
...
Summer in New Orleans was artichokes dipped in sour cream, plantains ripening in the backyard, and ready to be fried by Mom in a skillet to sweeten my boyish tongue with tropical flavors that summoned the Tarzan in my heart. When Mom baked baklava in the oven the scent was as sweet as the smile of the ladies who strolled the streets of the neighborhood on their evening walks wearing scarves like the Turkish maidens in the pictures from the village of Yalova on the shores of the Sea of Marmara that I only saw in slides from my Dad’s projector.
...
#mother
#women
#childhood
#crush
#son
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Its been fun...
So the idea was to get me sectioned.
The idea was to get me car-less therefore house bound.
The idea was to socially isolate me.
The idea was to see me in court.
The idea was to get me fined for 14 counts of breach of the peace or incarcerated.
The idea was to prosecute me for;
“Perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation are serious offences that undermine the administration of justice by falsely accusing people or withholding crucial evidence thus potentially damaging police investigations and wasting courts'...
The idea was to get me car-less therefore house bound.
The idea was to socially isolate me.
The idea was to see me in court.
The idea was to get me fined for 14 counts of breach of the peace or incarcerated.
The idea was to prosecute me for;
“Perverting the course of justice and witness intimidation are serious offences that undermine the administration of justice by falsely accusing people or withholding crucial evidence thus potentially damaging police investigations and wasting courts'...
#ThrillSeeking
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DU Poetry : Long Non-Fiction Prose: Short Stories, Diary Entries and Letters