Poison fills her with each pull Yet she embraces it Her lungs–as black as her heart The smoke hangs heavily on her clothes and Lingers on the tips of her fingers. Her nostrils–immune to the scent. The fire keeps her warm but slowly kills her. Death lays between those lips…

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It whispers, “You’re not good enough” Then it says, “You don’t belong” Then, as the years add up, its voice becomes stronger and it screams “Your existence is illicit” Listening to this brings no solace. The uncertainty and fear controls how I see love, the future. I feel frozen in…

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Sprinkled with bright stars, the once dark canvass above lit up on the coldest of nights. The wind whistled tunes of lost love and loneliness into my ears as I sailed through the unforgiving waves of the ocean. Miles away from shore, I could still hear her heart beating in…

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*BUZZZZ BUZZZZZ* I rushed out the room still in my pajamas and a white vest. My eyes were not fully awake yet but I managed to find the door and as I opened it, I shouted “Will you please stop the dam ringing” “Wow, that’s really interesting” she said, completely…

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Hanging on Pa’s cabin door is a sign that reads: No Shoes. It’s important for him that the floor is kept clean and shoes that tread the muddy outdoors need to be taken off before entering the front door and then put on a shoe rack inside. There are no…

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The first time I stepped onto a ship was in Guyana with my Father. He would often take me to his job on Saturdays when I was a child and I would play with my toys in his office or explore the big building he worked in. During his lunch…

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As I was sitting on the steps of my husband’s shack, A black swan slowly swam by. It swam boundlessly and never looked back. Then with forthwith flaps I saw it fly. Its wings were whirling as it flew. While I stayed stranded on the ground. My eyes bleeding black…

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“Do not leave your seats” The headmaster said sternly. The entire second floor of Providence Primary School was rearranged for a mass exam. The blackboards were moved to the side and the benches and desks were lined up behind each other in rows. I was an obedient student. I knew…

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In terms of security, the coalition government needs to do a whole lot more than they are currently doing–there, I’ve said it, and I genuinely mean it as well. Being able to criticize a government I supported is only possible because I’m not a die-hard supporter who sees everything they…

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“What time does the 8pm meeting start?” Said the man sitting beside me as everyone chuckled. This was the cue that it was time to officially begin. An older gentleman welcomed everyone. We all sat around a table in a brightly lit room. They all knew each other well. I…

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Come with me and we shall move in harmony I’ll serenade you in this blind room My left arm around your neck My right arm around your waist My fingers can caress your tight strings Sweetness would fill the air And my lashes would descend Kissing the shadows that escort…

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Nay! we shall move in dissonance And what a sad serenade it would be How like a captor you sound Those arms would be my prison I would bruise those fingers with my six swords Sweet Poison would fill the air And when those lashes descend I would wound you…

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I sat silently on the rail of the ship, absorbed by the full moon that reflected off the murky sea. I knew my brother was approaching—I could faintly hear footsteps and I could smell the scent of cigarettes in the air. I’ve told him before that smoking would slowly kill…

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Winter creeps through the crease of my door, Walks into my bedroom and sits On my bed with her right leg resting upon her left. The radiator hisses at her. She overcomes him with her bleak breath. She stares icily at me; I dare not gaze into her ominous eyes.…

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The guitar that hangs on my wall has hung there for years now, gathering dust. Its strings are rusty. Its body dented at several places from the impact of a cold concrete floor. And a weak crack, that can only be seen from behind, runs down its neck. It lays…

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I found this line, “Perhaps because academia doesn’t do a good job of hyping its achievements.” to be very important in identifying one of the main differences between the Tec industry and the Ed Tec industry. I immediately thought of the company, Apple, which spends almost 1 billion dollars every year advertising and hyping their products. … Continue reading "“A Domain of One’s Own”"

This assignment http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/multiply-yourself/ where you multiply yourself in a photograph seems really cool. As someone who enjoys photography, it’s a technique I’d like to learn and experiment with.   I imagine that a photography editor/ software programme is needed to add this ‘clone’ effect and multiple photographs must first be taken. I would like to know what … Continue reading "2nd Post: Assignment I’d like to do"

I choose this exercise http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/welcome-to-paradise/ because I enjoy writing and I thought it would be challenging to think about where my dream vacation would be and why it would be there.   My dream Vacation would be in Paris. It has always been referred to as the city of love and the Eiffel Tower is one … Continue reading "Assignment Bank: Dream Vacation"

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A friend recently introduced me to this website, https://www.quora.com, which serves as a platform to ask and answer questions ranging from various topics. The website has a voting system which allows the best responses to questions to be seen first. I like this website, because I enjoy reading, and I find both the questions and answer … Continue reading "Question/Answer Website (1st post)"