[Firkash]

Originally Posted by Lawtan

*Gives 10 lanterns for the effort*

10 would actually help me out greatly.
Then I'd have 13 and I need 25.
Haha.

And I'm glad that it was a good effort.

[Azaranth]

I made this little boat out of paper for you.
It's as fragile as you once were.
Looking at it float aimlessly on the water now makes me think of how we drifted though life.
We were so carefree weren't we?
Thinking there would be plenty more tomorrows to turn into yesterdays?
We were wrong though weren't we?
I don't think you would have regretted any moment.
Even if you were cut down before your time, you lived more than those still alive.

-My poem for today.

[Firkash]

I like that poem.

[Lawtan]

It is sad...
*tears up*

[Firkash]

Yes it is.
But that is what I liked about it.

[Azaranth]

My poem? *blushes* Why thank you.

[Lawtan]

I know - it is very good.

[Firkash]

You're welcome, love.

[Azaranth]

*blushes* This is why I like writing. You can truly touch people and make them feel things in response to just your words.

[Firkash]

I like doing that also.

[Ashy]

You guys are so cute.
You put my haikus to shame,
yet still no prizes.

[Firkash]

I was not expecting a prize.
I just did it for fun.

[Azaranth]

I'm glad there are like minded people on these boards. :3

[Espy]

(Trigger warning -- suicide. Taken from real-life experiences.)

there's one place
that isn't even dark
or cramped
not really, anyways.
but i'm scared of it.

there was once a brilliant kid
who had a brilliant mind
and a brilliant personality.
he was well-liked.

but hours and hours
spent bent over glowing screens
spent typing lines upon lines of code
spent laboring over an endless flow of errors
had left his mind shattered
and the brilliance in pieces.

so he found the tallest place
on a campus of hills
and threw himself over the railing.

it still scares me.
but sometimes i go there
and just sit
and think
and talk silently.
i don't know if he listens.
i never knew him anyhow.
but it helps me
and i hope it helps him.

[Virgil Marks]

Congratulations Firkash on today's win! Your prize will be granted shortly.

Remember to get your poems in, everyone!

[Firkash]

Yes there is.
/smiles

And yeah.
Feelings from writings come from experiences.

Edit:
Oh my I won.
Yay.
/smiles big