slapdashmonuments
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
232 stories, 1 challenge, 1 prompt, 230 comments, and 37 friends
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Inspiration hits with a flash, stories written on the go. A rumble of laughter and the tale is heard only in echoes. The wind blows me in a new direction. Whom shall I visit next?
All Stories
I Don't Know what to Do
"I don't know what to do." That's what I hear
So many times. I say this constantly.
Yet what I mean,…
Published 2 years ago.
Self-Love, ii
But live I must, for now, so I'll contrive
To try things, to explore, to seek a guide
Or mentor to h…
Published 2 years ago.
Self-Love, i
I need to love myself--but that's quite hard.
I don't know how to do it, nor do I
Have guidance, ste…
Published 2 years ago.
Relationship Sonnet Pair, December 15, 2019 (2/2)
I've never wished to act on those cruel notions
That cross my mind at times, but I've felt anger,
'C…
Published 3 years ago.
Relationship Sonnet Pair, December 15, 2019 (1/2)
I feel a change is coming in my story;
My heart's blown cold, then hot, from north to west
If I am b…
Published 3 years ago.
Sonnet for Pyretta 01
Pyretta! Dear Pyretta, Sapphic Fire!
Of all the souls I've known, I love yours best--
Affection and …
Published 3 years ago.
Broke Friendship with Beloved Friend
fuck me let me die fuck fuck fuck shit shit damn it fuck me fuck my goddamned life or any life
I sho…
Published 3 years ago.
Two: Together; Apart (Sonnet Pair) 2/2
I shall not end my life and hurt you worse,
Despite the ideation in my mind--
How cruel an act! If r…
Published 3 years ago.
Two: Together; Apart (Sonnet Pair) 1/2
Today I broke a friendship once again
It lately seems to happen every day
I try so to be kind, but w…
Published 3 years ago.
Fire-Engine Red
Today my nails are red; so are my shorts,
And, as I shaved my arms at CCH,
That colour flowed again.…
Published 3 years ago.
The Best; The Worst
I did my best. I did my worst.
Somehow, these two were one.
"I'd never wish to hurt you, Dear,"
I ca…
Published 3 years ago.
I Matter Naught
I don't get you. I don't get me.
I should give up, as you can see.
Thanks for the friendship; than…
Published 3 years ago.
If I can't trust my spouse.,..
whom can I trust?
I don't know the answer
what can I do?
Published 3 years ago.
Sonnet; Life updates (3/3)
I hope, through all of this, that I have learned
Some lessons to apply to later life,
So I may save …
Published 4 years ago.
Sonnet; Life updates (2/3)
My left leg's been through surgery--ah! Twice.
I'm walking nearly normally by now,
But that was taxi…
Published 4 years ago.