Head pounding

Heart aching

Inside me

Heart breaking

I acted

Too slowly

Lover reacted

With hate

Wish I had

One more chance

To ask her

To dance

December twenty-fourth

It's late at night

The city is buzzing with activity

Bright lights flashing as the city pumps out a cacophony of Christmas cheer

Outside fluffy snow starts to blanket the earth

And here I am taking a shower

I should be out celebrating with family and friends

But how can I go out knowing you won't be there?

You made the holiday season mean something for me

Now it just reminds me you're gone

I really miss you

Especially now

Say, won't you come back?

I stand here lonely in the shower

My tears blended in with the falling water

I try fooling myself

By replacing the warmth of your body

With the hot water

But there really is no replacement

I had you, but I lost you

Please come back

Sincerely,

Me

355 days since you died

My friend was going through a rough time, so I put this on her phone case.

When the sky turns grey,

Smile.

When the lightning strikes,

Laugh.

When the thunder claps,

Cheer.

When the rain falls,

Applaud.

Because you know,

That eventually,

The sky will turn blue, 

The lightning will stop,

The thunder will silent,

The rain will disappear,

The storm will pass,

And you will have a headstart.

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Reviews are sometimes welcomed, but often they are dreaded.

Originality is key, or so every writer says.

Short stories are the truest art, though Tolstoy may disagree.

Evading rules is the only rule that's ever worked for me.