Stories tagged “Need”
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Event Zero
Screams from the rear duet as they lock, laying down molten rubber. The straps hug my chest. I am a black belt, exhibiting my moves. Clutch pedal in E-brake down heel to brake pedal 3rd to neutral toe to gas steering to right 110 degrees Tinkling noise...
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I'll Be Missing You
When the songs we fell in love with together come on, I’ll be missing you. When I see new or old pictures of you or when someone says your name, I’ll be missing you. If your favorite movie is playing, I’ll be sitting on the couch with...
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CLICK
Dialing the phone. “Hello. You have reached the answering machine for Tom. Please leave him a message after the beep.” B—E—E—P “Hi , uh, yeah, Tom? This is Becky. I wanted to talk to you about, well, about some stuff...
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There was sun
I remember there was a breeze. I’m not sure if it was warm breeze on a cool day or a cool breeze on a warm day, but it was refreshing. It was nice. There was sun too. And clouds. The fluffy white clouds with the grey bottoms, just so you knew th...
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You tell me
I’m rattling my brain for something to write. I need to write. Need to get it out my system. It’s driving me crazy just sitting here reading all these stories by all these people, having a yearning to let my creativity flow through my finge...
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Want vs Need [poem]
I want to write. I need to write. It’s a desire that goes down deep into my core, a desire that cannot be topped by anything else in this world. I want to write. I want to feel the pen under my hand, moving in its rhythm with the world. I need to...
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There within
I look to the child held in her mother’s arms, awash in the surfeit of love so vast there is no moment without laughter, no moment of lack or want. She is there, within. I listen to her heart, beating unquestioning. Its steady, faithful pulse ask...
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Lovely
You look so lovely sitting here inside my head It’s so tempting to just run back to you, jump into your arms, stay there forever. Until I remember that you can’t hold me. You don’t care enough to protect me. How could you protect ...
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Without
At first it’s just a flicker. She blinks to make sure she saw correctly, but her mouth is there in the mirror and she gives herself a preparatory smile. It looks good. She walks through the day on the safe road that she has paved for herself with...
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The Man of Few Faces
He was only strong enough to scatter few rocks as the bag settled. Cursing, he kicked them, clenched his fist and jaw, and stomped off to release the fifth bag. He did so with a rapid draw back of his hand. He looked at it on the ground with a wrinkle ...
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Logic, Emotion, and Mathematics
Gravity was my Key I pushed myself up off the cold ground. Rocks from the road clung to my nakedness. I brushed them away with a shaking hand. Even though I had starved myself relentlessly to get my weight down, it hadn’t been enough to allow me ...
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Chivalry, While Appreciated, is Not Always Necessary
The bed bounced, springs squeaking under the rhythmic motion that was constantly changing, speeding up, then slowing down before speeding up again. Breathy gasps punctuated with moans that verged on whines followed the rhythm of the bed. “Oh! Oh ...
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The Price
“Lorelei!” called a man at the end of the room. So, I finally had a name for the woman who’d taken everything from me. An odd name, but then again, who knew when or where she’d been born. “Yes, Jack?” Lorelei called ...
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Satisfaction
I want to have something to say. I need to have something to say. I feel it in my chest, way down deep, at the base of my throat, wanting to come out. Reach in there and grab it, force it out. I want to so badly. I just don’t know what it is. Or ...
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Holding the Wind (Tanka)
Your love is but need To hold you is to hold wind Beauty, force, and cold No returned embrace but sting Your need eternal I can’t hold your gale
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The Fable of the Raven and the Stork
Once, a raven met a stork at a bird party and fell in love. The stork was everything she was not- tall, skinny and good looking. Despite having crippling insecurities, she revealed her true feelings for him by offering him things he lacked. It wasnR...
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Clinging to New Need
Still half watching the game that would decide the fate of his fifty bucks, Brad answered his cell, “Hello, this is…” A breathy voice cut him off, “I need you.” Eyes wide, he checked the phone. Unlisted number, already hun...