Stories tagged “chance”
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Hollywood's Full of Girls Like You
You remember her when you least expect it. She’s a flash of pure white in your mind, like the scarf she wore around her waist, and the scent of the mangoes she was oh-so fond of. You remember how they tasted on her breath when she’d shoved ...
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Chance [another obscenely short poem]
I am in love with possibility Infatuated with chance It’s the might-have-been’s And could-I-do’s That excite me Propelling me forward Towards the next golden opportunity.
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Chance is Another Word
Chance is another word It’s another way of saying All the failures I haven’t yet had Opportunity knocks, knocks hard I’m dropped on my butt Fate’s just a flavor of bad Chance is another word A promise life likes to make A lie to...
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goodbyes are meant for lonely people
She looks at him with new, puzzled eyes. Her eyebrows form a confused expression..Why is he here? He glances at her sleeves, red stains forever to remain… his hand placed on teh phone, carrying her in the other, he gently sets her down on her bed...
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Opportunity Seldom Comes
A guy named Jay was talking to Jane, his friend. " I love you", he said to the girl. Jane seemed to hear nothing so the Jay repeated, “I said I love you”. The gal had the same reaction. Feeling that the Jane wasn’t in love w...
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Here I Stand, Here I Fight
Here I stand Between fighting until my last breath for you, Or using my last breath to leave you behind. My mind says take the easy way, But my heart says fight. So I gain my strength, Put on my armor, And fight my final fight for who I love, Fight for...
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Faulty Heart
I had a heart once, it was faulty. It would pour out toxins into those around me without my knowledge. One day it was perfect. The next day it was hell. I never got any explanations. So I ripped it out from my chest, all of its veins and blood in my ha...
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Wasn't Enough?
I brought out the best in you, And you brought out the best in me. But it wasn’t enough was it? I loved you with all my heart, And you said you did too. But it wasn’t enough was it? I made changes, rearranged, And you altered your life . Bu...
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Spare a Little Hope
“Hello Ms….” Another door is slammed in my face, the force shaking a slight coat of dust off its crude wooden surface. No one will listen. What are they so scared of? They obviously aren’t scared of disintegrating. I walk through th...
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Jump With Me
Life is about taking chances. What do you say About taking one with me? It may be a risk worth taking. One thing is for sure, I won’t regret a thing. Past has taught me If you hesitate, You may miss out. You may regret. Sure we may fail But we wi...
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Comfort
I took a chance and we danced Embraced with lace In rhythm’s trance A sun beam slants Across your face As white as cream As comfortably warm as coffee steam
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Flash-Flash Flood of Blood
Sickening hags, half naked, draped in the contents of Abercrombie bags— high priced rags sliced up the thigh just to entice a guy. And here I am so sad I had a chance but alas I wear less-than-pants and thus have gained no inner circle entrance. ...
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Donner: Party of Two
“You know that only one of can leave this room.” I wondered if I felt as tired and worn out as Bruce looked. “I know. Now that there’s two of us it feels real. I wish we had better odds. Fifty-fifty is not that good.” I sa...
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Don't Jump
“Don’t do it,” Red said, frowning at his closest friend. “Don’t. Really, you don’t have to prove anything. Don’t. Do it. Don’t jump-” White smirked at him. He smirked. How could he look so happy whe...
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Part i: At the End of the Subway
Stephen had always wondered what happens when a subway train gets to its last stop. Did it go backward? Did it make a magical U-turn? Of course, he could have asked someone or even looked it up, but that would shatter the mystery, the magic. It start...
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Seven
Creep and skitter, weave my web, decieve, entrance, capture. The three eyes peering from the gloom, the rush of pain and the sound of it all melting away. Trapper and trickster, betrayer and entangler, plotter and schemer. Arachnid, trinocular and para...