Online Poem Writing Novels & Stories

“Oh please no! Do not start reciting that ruddy poem again. I think if I hear it again I’ll just shrivel up from the inside and die!” I laughed at her reaction to what was, the best moment in my school life. We were in our creative writing class and our assignment has been to write a piece about what we wanted to do when we became adults. We were allowed to write in any style we wanted, but had to read, perform, or display our work at the end. I had written a poem. And let’s just say I was no shrinking violet when it came to performing. My classmates were in stitches and gave me a standing ovation for my overly dramatic performance.

About choosing to walk away even when your heart begged you to stay. When she finished the poem, she read it several times. It hurt to see her pain on paper, but it also felt freeing. She created a new anonymous account on a popular online poetry platform and posted it under the title “Dead to Me.” She didn’t expect much. She simply hit publish, closed the notebook, and went downstairs for a glass of water. By evening, everything had changed.