You are quite an actor, staying hidden behind your mask. The world doesn't see the real you drowning in your flask. Hats off to the performance, but now it’s time to go ahead and let out your rage. Uh oh, put it on pause, it’s time to go back on stage. You tell all these stories, you live all these lies, but I know the secrets hidden in your eyes. I know all the stories. You think think you can just hide. Getting everything done for you. Living on a free ride. Wait… Wait.. she did your makeup wrong, but before you begin the brawl. Smile, Smile, the Curtain is about to fall.
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Sydney Essex
19, Author, Mother of one
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I hold you in my pocket where I try to distance you from my head. I push your judgment down along with everything you’ve said. I wish you would leave me alone, I wish I didn’t have to cry, I wish you didn’t follow me around. Nothing will be rid of you no matter how hard I try. I'm never good enough, everything I do is disastrous. That’s what’s imprinted in my brain. It’s not just me, it’s not just me! Anyone would have gone insane. Why can’t you be satisfied? Are you running away from your fears? The fears of seeing who you actually are, hearing your words with your own ears?
By Sydney Essex6 years ago in Poets
Whispering Woods Challenge Winners
Congratulations to Morgan Christy Rickards for their winning Whispering Woods story, Guardian at the Gate. Morgan has been a Vocal creator since February 2021, and this is their first time placing in Challenge — well done, starting with a win! Guardian at the Gate draws evocatively from Welsh tales of the Cantre'r Gwaelod, a lost sunken kingdom between the forest and the sea. Heledd’s dangerous adventure pulls her towards the water but her spirit is anchored in the woods: Morgan’s writing is atmospheric and exciting.
By Vocal Curation Team5 days ago in Resources
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