Veronica Royzen, Period 7, 03/24/2022

Modern Mythology 2022

Creativity & Fiction

Craft a piece of fiction that addresses one or more of the following: Literary elements (i.e. structure, tone, diction, mood, irony, and figurative language) to craft a narrative and/or poetry; structural features of drama (stage directions, character attributions/tags, dialogue, monologues, and/or soliloquies) to craft a script; multidimensional characters to develop themes and create socio-political metaphors.

How do you tell someone you love them?

Do you just say those three godforsaken words?

Do you show your love through actions?

Or do you keep those feelings hidden?

I feel like I’m just making things up.

Maybe I don’t love you, but love the idea of you.

Maybe I love your wooden scented cologne 

Or the sweetness in your eyes when you laugh.

Your eyes tell so many stories when I pay close attention.

A raging ocean glimmering in one, and a beautiful forest sleeping in the other.

It seems like a war waging in your eyes,

As if you are on the front lines.

I wonder if it's the demons in your head,

Howling, twisting, and poisoning your mind.

Your battle scars on your body would bleed every now and then,

But the look of rage on your face never seemed to leave my mind.

With every day that’s passed

I notice more about you.

Your ears turn pink when you lie,

And your hands fidget when you are nervous.

You always color coordinate your shirt with your shoes,

And your bracelets with your pants.

You can look like a colorful Jackson Pollock painting

Or a mysterious Pierre Soulages.

Every month you change your hair color

And the color suits you every time.

The only hair color that suits my porcelain white face is

The platinum blonde splattered in red.

I envy you more than you realize.

I wish I knew sooner

Before you took everything from me

And left my body rotting.