Important to some, the mystical realm opening conversations, shutting down rejections.
What's in a name?
Shakespeare wasn't worried, didn't want to know, besides a rose by any other name would smell
Just as sweet
We take control by a name, give power to government, give love to hate, offer stones to build pyramids of friendships,
All this within a name
Taken away we are lost, some wishing to have another, others content with the special tag given them from birth.
Inspiration comes to a name, rising up from the ashes like the Phoenix,
Spreading wings of glory...
All...
In a Name.
About the Creator
Treva Carter
33 years young! Trying to restore back to myself the gift that I thought was lost! Writing is who I am, it is my time to claim it.
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Website: www.marysdaughter.org
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Clinging to Childhood
The playground is empty, as it should be past sundown. There is a warm breeze, and I can see everything despite the late hour. What time is it, anyway? It could very well be past midnight. I can never keep track of time, especially in the summer. A prickly piece of popcorn hides like a stowaway in the left cup of my padded training bra. I stuffed the tissue in last minute— a decision I’m beginning to regret, based on the events that are unfolding rapidly before me. To my left, laying non-chalantly on his back, is my date for the evening. He is two years older, could probably grow facial hair if he wanted to, and drives a secondhand Honda. He may as well be a Man. I, on the other hand, feel like a fraud with my too-short short-shorts, sparkly lip gloss, and makeshift push-up bra. I keep my arms pinned to my sides as I feel the dreaded circles of sweat beginning to manifest on my brand new Abercrombie top. I cup my elbows with my hands and stare down at my hint of cleavage, praying that the tissue doesn’t pop out like a white flag surrendouring my lack of womanhood.
By Marti Maley6 days ago in Fiction
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