Is life as an adult really that amazing? Is there any free time as an adult? What do adults do? Do they work and work and work? Then do they just go home and sleep? Do you lose all of your friends? Is all you have your family and co-workers? Is there any fun in life? What do you do for free time? Wh...
I lost both of my parents when I was 13 years old. I had lived with my aunt and uncle until I was 16 but then I decided to move out. I got my driver's license and got a job at a coffee shop across from my new apartment. I was living a decent life. My job did not pay much but the life insurance ...
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “from Song of Myself”
I exist as I am, that is enough.
They call me different,
But that is fine.
They point and laugh,
But that is fine.
They do not accept me,
But that is fine.
They hurt me,
But that is fine.
I exist as I am, that is enough....
You created me.
You enshrouded me in darkness
You made me a monster.
You opened Pandora’s Box.
You left me.
I suffered.
I cried.
I was left alone.
I was overcome by darkness.
No one helped me close the box,
Today I remain a monster....
It was boring another day at school following the same boring routine: I went to my boring classes, did my boring work, and then waited for the boring bell to ring to go to the next boring class. My next boring class I attended began as every other boring class. It was my favorite subject but my lea...
1800, 1828, 1860, 1896, and 1932 were all very important political years. 2008 was as well but for a different reason. The first four dates were critical realignments; meaning that there was a large change in the party system. In 1800 the Democratic Republican Party came into power replacing the Fed...
In a small village off the coast of South Africa there was a small girl who had raised herself. The girl went by the name of Sarah, a name she had given herself at the age of five. She was an orphan. She never met her father and when Sarah was born her mother died in the process. She managed to live...
The next couple of days were really awkward between the two of us. I do not believe I said anything to him. He only said hi or something simple like that. The “he” is my math teacher. A “nice” man with a southern accent, a beard, and is a little short. Every student I have ever talked to sai...
I was really surprised when I did what I did. I have always been the quiet kid in the corner minding his own business. One day I just snapped, and when I did it was not pretty. This happened a couple of years back; I believe I was around 15 years old. I was at summer camp and there was a child in my...
Dear Mr. Teacher, congratulations.
The war is now over and you have won.
My spirits are crushed while yours are the same.
My heart is now gone while yours remains.
My life almost over from constant pain.
My suffering and hate fuels the rage.
You said I was a jerk, and disrespectful too.
That ...
It was boring another day at school following the same boring routine: I went to my boring classes, did my boring work, and then waited for the boring bell to ring to go to the next boring class. My next boring class I attended began as every other boring class. It was my favorite subject but my lea...
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