Thoughtful Stories

Some people enter a life loudly. They demand attention, explanations, declarations. She did neither. Her presence was quieter than most, but it stayed longer. Not because she tried to be remembered, but because she never tried to be anything else. There were things about her that revealed themselves slowly. The way she listened without interrupting. The way she carried her days with a steady calm. The way her silence often said more than words ever could. She did not announce her strength. She lived with it. Loving her was never sudden. It arrived gradually, through observation, through respect, through the understanding that some connections do not rush themselves into definition. This is not a story about grand gestures or dramatic confessions. It is a record of noticing. Of learning. Of loving someone carefully, honestly, and without expectation. This is her story. And everything that became true because she existed.

Read original poems by Darcy Ridge. Explore poems with rhyme, poems with little form, but all poems melded together with emotion and meaning. Enjoy multiple perspectives on serious topics like depression and anxiety. Smile at poems about the little moments of life. Sit back and relax.

"Because that's the way it's meant to be.." The year is 2009. Two years after their brief reunion, the Palmtop Tiger and her destined partner are still split apart. Ryuuji Takasu struggles to break even at a job he doesn't feel respected at while Taiga Aisaka continues to deal with antagonism and isolation from her family. While she's making progress with her once estranged mother, she still feels that it's not time to return to Ryuuji. Life is more complicated than it was in high school, and it feels like both Taiga and Ryuuji are desperately trying to cling to the past. Together, yet apart, they must navigate the troubles of young adulthood to find their way back to each other, or they may destroy their relationship before it even truly begins. Elsewhere, Yusaku Kitamura is a volatile student in America. After being accepted into the same program as his old crush, Sumire Kano, he quickly finds that it's more work than he can handle. Faced with overwhelming stress and mounting failures, Kitamura must make a choice, and he must do it soon. In contrast, Minori Kushieda appears to be soaring. As the new captain for the Rikkai University Softball Team, her schedule is jam-packed. To outsiders, she has left Ohashi behind and works extremely hard for her blessings, but they don't know the real her. In reality, she's the girl that still thinks about her old friends all the time; her old life, feelings, and paralyzing emotions that keep bubbling back when she least expects it. Ami Kawashima continues to be one step ahead. After graduation, she quickly returned to modeling, albeit with newfound confidence and less tolerance for arrogance. Her personal brand soars, with new brand deals left and right, an agent that works tirelessly for her, and a bursting bank account. But even so- she has fond memories of her old friends, and she's honestly quite bored. Spring is coming again. Whatever happens- that's the way it's meant to be.

What happens when you share your daily journal with the world? This is a year-long journey through the mind of me, Sadie, delivered in the raw, honest format of everyday entries. You may find observations on: The crippling suspense of waiting for a package. Profound analyses of why certain movie endings just don't work. An appreciation for a simple, perfect sandwich. Deep dives into my emotions It's messy, funny, and utterly honest-a true snapshot of a life in progress.

An introspective look at a distorted reality

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These are my darkest thoughts and feelings that needed to find a way out.

Writing is one of the best ways to unravel the chaos inside your mind. At least, it is for me. This is a collection of poems-some are drenched in sorrow, some are tangled in questions, and a few, just a few, might hold a flicker of hope. Okay, debatable. But err.

The Last Day of School is normally something that most people look forward to. Some because it means no worries about school forever, some because it means no worries ever again.

Part ll of Mines to Share, Yours to Feel Thoughts continue on, in never ending fogy road. Not even you yourself sure where exactly it leads. Let me tell you a secret, there are others beside, suffering but in different way, they too don't see you.

Surprised..? Another collection of poems from... almost 9th grade minds! These poems are about our quarantined summer and any personal experiences we went through, whether that be events or thoughts or feelings. We hope you enjoy and find special meaning for yourself in these poems. May you know that you are not alone in this time! I know it's being published a little late but perhaps you still find some solace in these! While some of these were inspired by someone, to someone, or about someone, all of these were important to us and have a special meaning. Most were about ourselves and our personal experiences, though. May you LOVE, and STAY with your KINDred!

The title says it all

In a world obsessed with answers, there's a fool who only asks questions. THE FOOL KING is a philosophical poetry collection about a lost soul exploring the deepest paradoxes of existence: Who am I when I'm constantly changing? What is real when everything feels like illusion? How do I find truth in a life built on beautiful lies? Through fragmented verses and raw introspection, this collection doesn't pretend to have answers. Instead, it traces one consciousness's journey through confusion, where every realization births a new question, and wisdom lives in not knowing. This is for the overthinkers. For the lost. For those brave enough to admit they're both. For readers who've ever felt too much in a world that tells them to feel less. Author's Note: This collection is an honest exploration of confusion, identity, and the spaces between knowing and not knowing. It's philosophical, sometimes messy, and often questioning-much like the process of writing it. I don't claim to have answers. I only know that asking the questions matters. Thank you for joining the fool's journey.

Another collection of poems from 8th-grade minds! These poems conclude our personal struggles, ups and downs, and friendships (with one another and others) throughout this year. We hope you enjoy and find special meaning for yourself in these poems. May you know that you are not alone and be helped if you are having a difficult year! Also, some of these poems are to each other (there are some that form a "mini poem series," if you will, but it's not stated if they continue each other), some are to other people, and others are just... by themselves. While some of these were inspired by someone, to someone, or about someone, all of these were important to us and have a special meaning. Most were about ourselves and our personal experiences, though. May you LOVE, and STAY with your KINDred!

I like to think of my poetry as the cross between old school and modern. My poetry has beats, rhythm and conceits, but it is also mostly free verse right now. I'm learning sonnets and a few other forms of poems. All work is my own and original. Leave a comment. Thanks. And remember- most of these poems are fictions. Some poems appear on my all poetry.com account, so don't worry. I didn't steal them.

Wrote during one of my depressive moods. Mostly just venting through metaphor. In a world where every human has a naturally forming shell that covers their whole body, our main character discusses his personal shell and the effects it has on those around him, as well as on himself.

Fifteen year old Rover was forced to forget his older sister Julia who had committed suicide nearly a decade earlier. After years and years of searching for a trace of her existence in a home that would rather believe her to never lived, he finds the diary he stole before her final moments. When reading, he realizes he may have embellished her to be a person she never was. With help from his friends Chuck, Austin, and an echo of Julia he retraces her life to understand his sister on a level he never imagined. Will Julia's life ever truly be uncovered? Find out in An After Thought of Julia!