My love told me it is the last day on Earth
That everything we have done was in vain
Our history, a mess of nearly lost tales
Of a species that blindly walked off a cliff
She said many awful things out of sadness
That we might as well never have met or loved
Instead, I told her it is the first to live
The first to recall old mistakes and forgive
The first to stare at the shy, sparkling stars
The first to adventure and earn some neat scars
The first day I have had in a very long while
To make a joke and win your approving smile
Because if by any chance I should succeed
While holding each other tightly enough to bleed
Then it woul
Now I must address a certain misconception
About my behaviors and intentions.
There are a certain few out there
Who claim that I do not care
And dance in a great bloodbath.
Please, do not confuse me for Wrath
Just as the child cries at the broken Lego,
I am distraught when I crumble San-Diego
When I shake it just too much
With my enthusiastic touch.
I may not be the best steward
Yeah, a few heads might get severed
And a few cities might succumb to shocks
Like the many figures in my great sandbox.
But that's why it's your calling
To keep this world spinning
For the master to do as he pleases
Until the time that he ceases.
And
To me, the world is but a strange man, and I to it.
We pass each other by and say "hello" and ask about each other's day,
But we are wry bedfellows; constantly suspecting and plotting.
With our knives in the shadows, veiled villains in a grand masquerade,
Hesitant, searching for weakness in the human mirror.
Are you naught but a doppelganger, a mockery of my magnificence?
Or am I your ghost, deluded in existential wishful thinking?
I am, I am not, I care not.
Your purpose confuses me, but this much is unobstructed,
Mine is to prevent yours, for we are fated enemies
Set on the theatre of the universe, let all watch, let all listen,
Thoughts of an Aged Veteran by OlimarPikmin, literature
Literature
Thoughts of an Aged Veteran
Here we stand on the crest of the mountain
That leads into the great infinity.
As I take in the view, questions fill my mind:
How shall we be remembered?
What will they think of our sacrifice?
Will we be seen as heroes or foes; protectors or destroyers?
Will they value our bravery, our fervor?
What about our reasons for fighting?
Will they be respected?
Though troubled, I banish these thoughts.
It does not matter what the next generations think.
Let us be villains and murderers; terrorists even.
Let ours be the hands of devastation
That almost plucked the delicate flower.
It is enough that we did what we felt was right.
It is e
We said we would be together through day and night,
Unperturbed by the variability of life,
Unchanged amongst the turning of the great cycles.
All except one particular cycle, one far too short for you.
Just that unimaginably wretched rotation
That always takes life from more than one.
So here I am with the love that belongs to you.
Love that seeps through my cupped hands
That I pour all over your sacred ground.
Love you will never receive but I freely give,
Like the flower's nectar, never truly mine.
As I lay on the ground near you,
Snow gently falls from the skies.
Let it fall and bury me here in your presence
Here we will b
Satellite Companionship by OlimarPikmin, literature
Literature
Satellite Companionship
Do you see the moon in the sky?
Do you see how brightly it shines when the sun is gone?
Though it is easily obfuscated by the sun's confident brilliance,
The moon does not waver from day to night.
It loyally holds its place in the sky
And only shines brighter when the sun grows bored.
I will be your moon.
While I may not bubbly embrace you in public
Or be the warmest flame in your life
The one who tells the funny jokes
And makes the party the best it can be,
I will watch over you after you have passed out
Listen when you breakdown in tears
Be the rock in the frenzied ocean storm
That you may find yourself holding onto for dear l
Endless monotony
Every rolling hill and lonesome tree,
The same.
Always the same.
The rock I stumble over,
each time, every time.
The rough climb up and the calm descent.
Gazelessly staring at it all.
The taunting lukewarm smile of the sun
Does not reduce my weary
Or break the illusion of progress
That sets itself in my mind.
Neither does the mild nature of the clouds
Placate my troubled disposition
Or provide an incentive to entertain tedium.
A true test of patience and waiting.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I reach the crest and look beyond.
That tree always there standin
It's funny how some praise fate when it smiles upon them
Some foolish thing I used to do, like wishing under watching eyes.
Destiny is no more comforting than the blade I hold against my heart,
But know that it's for you, it has always been for you.
I will show you with my last breath what a selfless death looks like.
Only for you, but only because of him.
One life may not be inherently worth more than another,
But yours will always be immeasurable in my eyes.
I only regret that I never told you how deeply I felt
And that our love was never consummated.
But that won't prevent me from making up my mind.
Sex is only a metaphor for my
Hope is the girl who sees a full glass of water when there is but a drop.
The one who dreams of singing with a worn throat.
The boy who imagines love and comfort in a world of abuse and rage
And awaits the chance to be to his kids what his parents were not to him.
Hope is more inspiring than her cousin, optimism, and also less rational.
She always does her best, even when there is no reason to do so.
The golden smile with the few awkward missing teeth,
Everything does not need to be in place to make her grin.
Hope is the vision of the blooming flower when presented with the frail seed.
It does not take into account the harsh truths o
I place my bow on your open heartstring and quietly strum.
There's a part of you that needs to be heard.
I may have no right to play you like this; you may not forgive me for it,
But I hope you understand someday, sometimes we don't want what's best for us.
You have so much potential, it would be a shame for it to go to waste.
It's okay if you hate me for this...I deserve your hate,
But I have to do what I feel is right, even if you disagree.
I thought we were destined to be, but you have more important work to do.
Some things are more important than love, even true love.
I never appreciated how much pain emotions are capable of caus
My love told me it is the last day on Earth
That everything we have done was in vain
Our history, a mess of nearly lost tales
Of a species that blindly walked off a cliff
She said many awful things out of sadness
That we might as well never have met or loved
Instead, I told her it is the first to live
The first to recall old mistakes and forgive
The first to stare at the shy, sparkling stars
The first to adventure and earn some neat scars
The first day I have had in a very long while
To make a joke and win your approving smile
Because if by any chance I should succeed
While holding each other tightly enough to bleed
Then it woul
Now I must address a certain misconception
About my behaviors and intentions.
There are a certain few out there
Who claim that I do not care
And dance in a great bloodbath.
Please, do not confuse me for Wrath
Just as the child cries at the broken Lego,
I am distraught when I crumble San-Diego
When I shake it just too much
With my enthusiastic touch.
I may not be the best steward
Yeah, a few heads might get severed
And a few cities might succumb to shocks
Like the many figures in my great sandbox.
But that's why it's your calling
To keep this world spinning
For the master to do as he pleases
Until the time that he ceases.
And
To me, the world is but a strange man, and I to it.
We pass each other by and say "hello" and ask about each other's day,
But we are wry bedfellows; constantly suspecting and plotting.
With our knives in the shadows, veiled villains in a grand masquerade,
Hesitant, searching for weakness in the human mirror.
Are you naught but a doppelganger, a mockery of my magnificence?
Or am I your ghost, deluded in existential wishful thinking?
I am, I am not, I care not.
Your purpose confuses me, but this much is unobstructed,
Mine is to prevent yours, for we are fated enemies
Set on the theatre of the universe, let all watch, let all listen,
Thoughts of an Aged Veteran by OlimarPikmin, literature
Literature
Thoughts of an Aged Veteran
Here we stand on the crest of the mountain
That leads into the great infinity.
As I take in the view, questions fill my mind:
How shall we be remembered?
What will they think of our sacrifice?
Will we be seen as heroes or foes; protectors or destroyers?
Will they value our bravery, our fervor?
What about our reasons for fighting?
Will they be respected?
Though troubled, I banish these thoughts.
It does not matter what the next generations think.
Let us be villains and murderers; terrorists even.
Let ours be the hands of devastation
That almost plucked the delicate flower.
It is enough that we did what we felt was right.
It is e
We said we would be together through day and night,
Unperturbed by the variability of life,
Unchanged amongst the turning of the great cycles.
All except one particular cycle, one far too short for you.
Just that unimaginably wretched rotation
That always takes life from more than one.
So here I am with the love that belongs to you.
Love that seeps through my cupped hands
That I pour all over your sacred ground.
Love you will never receive but I freely give,
Like the flower's nectar, never truly mine.
As I lay on the ground near you,
Snow gently falls from the skies.
Let it fall and bury me here in your presence
Here we will b
Satellite Companionship by OlimarPikmin, literature
Literature
Satellite Companionship
Do you see the moon in the sky?
Do you see how brightly it shines when the sun is gone?
Though it is easily obfuscated by the sun's confident brilliance,
The moon does not waver from day to night.
It loyally holds its place in the sky
And only shines brighter when the sun grows bored.
I will be your moon.
While I may not bubbly embrace you in public
Or be the warmest flame in your life
The one who tells the funny jokes
And makes the party the best it can be,
I will watch over you after you have passed out
Listen when you breakdown in tears
Be the rock in the frenzied ocean storm
That you may find yourself holding onto for dear l
Endless monotony
Every rolling hill and lonesome tree,
The same.
Always the same.
The rock I stumble over,
each time, every time.
The rough climb up and the calm descent.
Gazelessly staring at it all.
The taunting lukewarm smile of the sun
Does not reduce my weary
Or break the illusion of progress
That sets itself in my mind.
Neither does the mild nature of the clouds
Placate my troubled disposition
Or provide an incentive to entertain tedium.
A true test of patience and waiting.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I reach the crest and look beyond.
That tree always there standin
It's funny how some praise fate when it smiles upon them
Some foolish thing I used to do, like wishing under watching eyes.
Destiny is no more comforting than the blade I hold against my heart,
But know that it's for you, it has always been for you.
I will show you with my last breath what a selfless death looks like.
Only for you, but only because of him.
One life may not be inherently worth more than another,
But yours will always be immeasurable in my eyes.
I only regret that I never told you how deeply I felt
And that our love was never consummated.
But that won't prevent me from making up my mind.
Sex is only a metaphor for my
Hope is the girl who sees a full glass of water when there is but a drop.
The one who dreams of singing with a worn throat.
The boy who imagines love and comfort in a world of abuse and rage
And awaits the chance to be to his kids what his parents were not to him.
Hope is more inspiring than her cousin, optimism, and also less rational.
She always does her best, even when there is no reason to do so.
The golden smile with the few awkward missing teeth,
Everything does not need to be in place to make her grin.
Hope is the vision of the blooming flower when presented with the frail seed.
It does not take into account the harsh truths o
I place my bow on your open heartstring and quietly strum.
There's a part of you that needs to be heard.
I may have no right to play you like this; you may not forgive me for it,
But I hope you understand someday, sometimes we don't want what's best for us.
You have so much potential, it would be a shame for it to go to waste.
It's okay if you hate me for this...I deserve your hate,
But I have to do what I feel is right, even if you disagree.
I thought we were destined to be, but you have more important work to do.
Some things are more important than love, even true love.
I never appreciated how much pain emotions are capable of caus
Blank Character Sheet 2.1.8 (390+ Questions!) by TheBoson, literature
Literature
Blank Character Sheet 2.1.8 (390+ Questions!)
The accompanying Google Doc has a nice guide for each attribute!
"A quote from or about your character."
- Book, Chapter
General Information
Name:
Pronunciation:
Name Meaning:
Name Origin:
Other Names:
Gender:
Titles:
Birth Name:
Birth Date:
Birth Length:
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First Word(s):
Death Date:
Death Place:
Manner of Death:
Resting Place:
Last Words:
Dominant Hand:
Astrological Sign:
Catchphrase:
Autograph:
Handwriting:
ID Number/SSN:
License Plate Number:
Appearance
Picture:
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Birthmarks:
Extra Ana
This is why you (and your art) get ignored. by Suzanne-Helmigh, journal
This is why you (and your art) get ignored.
People often get the sense of being ignored in the art-scene, especially here online. We all try so hard to get our foot in the door, it's like trying to stuff yourself in an overfull bus like a sardine in a can.
Sometimes you just want to socialize with other artists you admire and you seem to be talking into a brick wall or perhaps you've send your portfolio to a company over a dozen times and still don't even seem to get the smallest response or feedback. I will try and tell you WHY you get ignored and HOW you can get noticed instead.
I will go through the following cases of being ignored:
:bulletgreen: Your comment.
:bulletgreen: Your
Favourite genre of music: Classical/VG music "It is better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self" - Cyril Connolly
Favourite Movies
The Shining
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Coldplay
Favourite Books
The Odyssey, Brave New World, 1984, Dragon Prince trilogy
Favourite Writers
Melanie Rawn,
Favourite Games
LoZ Ocarina of Time/ Mother 3/ FF6/Silent Hill(1-3)