For a moment, the burning in my throat quickened, and my blood pulsed with a fleeting hope. But your hands still remained firm, the dagger still protruded from my blood strewn chest, and your steady eyes still kissed my dying face with an evil sparkle. And so my throat went numb, my blood flickered into stillness, and my morbid ocean eyes still remained on my killer, with a gaze that Venus would envy. Finding my body limp and your task completed, you released your hands from me and stood over your deed without a tear. And your same bloodied hands rejoiced in my cajoling silence, dripping a bouncy tune in the blackness of night.
Copyright 2007 of Jessica Anne McLean. All rights reserved. File sharing is encouraged.
Welcome to The Rose! This is my literary corner of the internet, dedicated to all things creative writing. Here is where I keep a collection of my work. This includes everything from poems to short stories to writing tips, aka my collection of AD-Libs. I hope you enjoy what I have written here and are able to relate to my work. But ultimately, I hope this site inspires you to love writing as much as I do!
Writing Like a Rose: With Beauty, Thorns, Addiction, Dedication, and Inspiration. Please see the “About” pages for more information!!
Feedback: Criticism is welcomed!! And, feel free to leave comments if you like or dislike something.
What’s here: See the different categories for different poem formats! They include sestinas, villanelles, sonnets, etheree, semi-perfect sonnets, haiku and others.
Most recently published: “Political violence”, an etheree, and “Rubbing my mother’s feet”, a villanelle.
Important: Due to the story’s sensitive nature, the sestina, “Coming to America”, is password protected. If you would like the password, please email me at magnoliamclean@comcast.net.
AD-Lib is here! You can view previous AD-Libs under the “AD-Libs” tab to get some great tips on your writing and find out what is going through my head as I write. You can also view old Ad-Libs by year under the “Archived Entries” tab.
Coming soon: You’ll be surprised! ;) I always try to keep this site updated, so there’s always something new here!
The fine print: Finally, please read IMPORTANT copyright information before proceeding; however, I do encourage the file sharing of my work.
Again, welcome! And, enjoy your time at “The Rose”!!
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