I'm Back!

I'm taking a Creative Writing class at school, and I have decided to post my work, whether I like it or not, on my blog. I haven't actually used this thing in over a year, but I'm going to start again. I may post more than my classwork, but hey, I am pretty busy.

My first assignment: Introduction to Self
Guidelines:

• You may write poetry or prose
• You may NOT use first person
• You do NOT need to tell the truth
• Don't try to tell everything
• Be succinct and specific
• Consider what can be seen, what is hidden, what you want to reveal
• Don't try for a finely tuned, polished product. Rather, let words and ideas flow... let the language lead your imagination someplace unexpected
• You MUST include ALL of the following words in any order (look them up if you need to). You are allowed to modify the word to fit the grammar of the sentence.
• TRYST
• SNIFFLE
• INANE
• FRACAS
• PIRATE

So here it is...

Somewhere Between

She didn't realize that her life had spun out

Of her pristine, perfect, narrow world

Until she was amidst the chaos, fracas, unrest.

Insomnia took over, and eventually her nights became days,

Her days became inane.

She was going through the motions.

She lost her Purpose, her niche, her thing.

She couldn't accept that she wasn't the best anymore,

And that hurt.

She had been pirated of all life and enthusiasm.

No longer the girl her childhood friends knew

No longer the girl people thought she was.

She sniffled to her mama, and asked what,

What could be wrong with her?

But she closed her mind to all suggestions and continued

Spinning into disarray…

But the girl, she found herself

Somewhere between Risk and Trust,

Who had held a tryst, it seemed,

Just for her.