Emily B : Writing

The Dream

The Dream

A Story by Emily B


The sun was shining the day that he came in the wagon to take me away from my father’s house. We rode in the wagon barely saying a word. We were..
rescue

rescue

A Poem by Emily B


I woke up drowning one day too many anchors-- and not enough buoyance. The skies seemed clear-- no clouds on the horizon. The waves as still ..
The Curse

The Curse

A Poem by Emily B


My words don't come in metered, rhyming forms. They come like the rain, sudden and unexpected, falling straight down.
giving credit

giving credit

A Poem by Emily B


I am sick to death of words like symptom and side effect. Tired of being concerned with diagnosis and prognosis. I am lost in a hazy maze of te..
Muddy Toes

Muddy Toes

A Poem by Emily B


My hand thinks that it could paint. Glorious scenesof ethereal beauty spring from my imagination. My mind flashes images-- captures for an ins..
obsessed

obsessed

A Poem by Emily B


Thoughts of her gnaw at his focus too persistently; he finds himself consumed more and more with her smile with her voice. He can't rememb..
Spring

Spring

A Poem by Emily B


I want to be out of doors breathing deep from blue skies. I want to roll in the dew-soaked spring grass like horses do. And puppies. I want ..
going

going

A Poem by Emily B


early yet . . . still growing
before

before

A Poem by Emily B


I find I am taller since I learned to express myself. You doubt me? I could not reach the sky, before I could find no light when m..
re-write

re-write

A Poem by Emily B


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