Askew : Writing

Hard to Love

Hard to Love

A Poem by Askew


Love is hard to acceptWhen you have been beaten.Love is hard to returnWhen you have been bruised.Love is hard to giveWhen you have been broken.
The Legend of Mistletoe

The Legend of Mistletoe

A Poem by Askew


The reason we kiss under mistletoe comes from Norse mythology and I really liked the story, so I wrote a poem on it for Creative Writing class
The Everyday Thoughts of a Teenage Girl

The Everyday Thoughts of a Teenage Girl

A Poem by Askew


I'm dreading the buzzingAnd listening to the droningMy eyes are rollingAnd my head is poundingThe clock slowly tickingTheir lecturesnever-endingI stop..
The Death of Imagination

The Death of Imagination

A Poem by Askew


Without the lyrics on my lipsMy soul is a silent song.Without the pictures in my mindMy life is a blank canvas.Without the words in my heartMy world i..
A Child's Wish for the World

A Child's Wish for the World

A Poem by Askew


My addition to the Cafe’s 11th Annual Holiday Collaboration
Alternate Ending to Bone Gap

Alternate Ending to Bone Gap

A Story by Askew


I created an alternate ending to one of my favourite books as a project in English class, and I thought I'd leave it here
Loving Words

Loving Words

A Story by Askew


The letters were piled up on Alice Daley’s bed, each one made of stained and yellowed paper. They were thin and delicate, so she handled them wi..
How To Graduate

How To Graduate

A Poem by Askew


Hours spent memorizing linesAnd workingIn desperate need of moneyHours spent memorizing factsAnd workingIn desperate need of timeA playA jobA schoolNo..
English Class Was Ruined

English Class Was Ruined

A Story by Askew


Written to keep myself calm throughout an in-class panic attack after my teacher screamed and triggered a flashback of my abuser
Cravings

Cravings

A Poem by Askew


Written months and months ago about a toxic relationship that I had to end