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• Nonfiction > Sports
  Accomplishment

  By Melissa M., Tenafly, NJ

  I press my heels far into my stirrups and tighten my fingers around the reins. A brick wall stands in front of me. Towering over me, mocking me, knowing that once I get close I'll just pull on my reins and turn my horse in the other direction. Wanting to prove it wrong I trans...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Waiting

  By Melissa M., Tenafly, NJ

  Drip, Drop Drip, Drop I sit on the cold, colorless ground waiting, just as I've always waited. I wait, for the sky to return to its swirls of orange and pink that were cast over the ocean during each sunset. I wait, for the waves of the sea to take back their shades o...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Daydreaming

  By Melissa M., Tenafly, NJ

  Staring at the jumble of nail polish that lay on my desk beside a pile of books, My thoughts, slowly drift to the beaches so far away. The sound of waves echoes through my head. The warmth of the sun burns my skin. The smell of salt lurks in my hair. Slowly, snow begins to fal...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Escaping

  By Melissa M., Tenafly, NJ

  I clutch a pair of my favorite heels as I run through the puddles who lay beneath my feet. Tears streak my face, leaving smudges of mascara on my flushed cheeks. My dress is torn and my hair is tangled, but I keep on running. I don't know where I am or where I'm going, al...