Keywords: short story | poetry | whimsical | inspired by many songs This is a collection of unrealistic events. Sometimes prose, sometimes poetry. © 2026 EmmaJD The views and actions of the characters in any of these stories do not reflect those of the author. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Shards of what she endured trail her, like ashes caught in the wind, shadows that cling to the edges of her inexistent light, whispering of a presence she cannot escape. ⋆⋆ ghosts haunt the edges of her. the wind breathes close― shadows she carries, burn slowly in light. ⋆⋆ Written for Versification 2026. [Highest rankings: #1 in dark poems, #1 in slam poetry]