Misconceptions

Show me your poor in big, sprawling houses

Give me the freedom of feeling rich

Tell me about tragedies never told

Multiply misconceptions tenfold

Drag me under your salted influence

Surround me with sins, both great and small

Save me from my forgotten faith tonight

Steal all hope before it’s too, damn bright

Carry my weight, so that I know no pain

Detest my problems to allow me shame

Cancel all beliefs not aligned with yours

Threaten me with nothing but closed doors

Place my reality within your hands

Then leave me dry, wishing for your warmth

Keep me dependent upon only your touch

Love me. Am I asking you for much?

-Chris S.

A Trial by Fire

"Flying" by *MindTuber

For anyone following me on Tumblr, this may not exactly be a "new" piece, but it's too relevant to leave to one blog alone. 

Life often leaves us in scenarios too dangerous to stay. It's unfortunate that we may stay in them regardless. To that point, I continue writing and fleshing out why it is that such pain is all too enjoyable. Yet, regardless, the heart which beats in my chest can't possibly hold out against such misery for long. 

Maybe that's why the title of this piece makes so much sense...

"Fuck..."

The times, they flew away
With the sanity I’d been holding
For two people, me and you

It’s no walk in the park
Only a jury by fire, with acts
Like you never knew

Tired thoughts, drift away
To the sea containing hope
Or painful years lost

With one word, it’s all lost
And, no, I can’t take the tears
Or the unbelievable cost

~Chris

Going nowhere

"Lost" by iNeedChemicalX

Hey guys it's Aulene!!!

This is my new piece. I am feeling very confused at where I am in my life right now. I'm at a rough spot in my life and don't really know what to do or where to go from here. So, I am just lost in my thoughts.

Have you every been in a situation like this? Please comment and let me know. Tell me your experience with this. I would love to know I am not the only one who gets lost some times.

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“Going nowhere”

Can you feel it?

(We're going nowhere)

That feeling

Of running

But you can never find it?

Yet you still try...

...To run...

...To jump...

...To crawl...

Just to get there

To that one goal

Maybe it's a spot on a team

An “A” on a paper

Maybe your other half

You always feel so close

But just out of reach.

That look in your eyes

Of loss

Giving up and losing the fight

It's almost over

Your eyes close

Then you just drift...

...Drift off into blind bliss...

Give up

We live our life,

As if we are ready to die,

But it's almost over.

You don't want to give up—

Not yet—

Not when what you desire is so close

Signal the sirens

Wake up!

FIGHT

For what you want

For what you need

You may feel like you're going nowhere

But that's only if you give up the fight.



~Aulene

~APLIW



New Beginnings

Hey guys this is Aulene!!!

"Colour my world" by MsMysterious

Today, I bring you a new piece about new beginnings.

At one point in everyone’s lives they have wanted to start over—have a new beginning—with no judgment and a clean slate.

Let me know what your guys’ New Year’s resolution is and how you plan to make it happen.

Have a great New Year’s, and remember to make it count. Make this a great year with no regrets!

Good luck! Thank you so much for all of your support!!!

Also, remember to purchase our first publication—Life In Fiction: Words From the Underrated, available Jan. 2—to help us kick off the new year!

“New Beginnings”

Every now and again you wish

Wish you could start over

Get a new start

A new beginning

To forget the past

Forget all the mistakes

And just try

To be someone new

For better or for worse

Be someone you want

Not what people make you

Be a new you

Create a new dream

Make a new friend

Do something...

For someone else

Make this new year count

Look in the mirror

Do you like what you see?

If not change it

Everyone can do it

It just takes a little thought

To be a better person

And make a difference

Help someone to cross the street

Volunteer at a shelter

 Do something you normally wouldn’t

Just try something new

Make this year the best

Make it count

No regrets

Make your own luck

Make a resolution

Fall in love

Shoot some fireworks

Live like there is no tomorrow

Dye your hair

Get a tattoo

Get a piercing

Wear something different

Paint a picture

Write a song

Take a dance class

Learn a language

Say goodbye

To those who hold you back

And hello

To those who will push you forward

~Aulene

~APLIW

Bells

"Solo of Bells In Autumn" by Viv Leoni

At Ohio State, a bell tower stands near the center of campus. Every hour, it rings out beautifully through the air.

A few days ago, I walked through downtown Cincinnati with my dad and heard the same type of bells. The purity of such sounds is marvelous, and I'm truly surprised I haven't written something about them sooner.

"En la hora..."

Bells toll in the distance

Another hour has passed

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Life flies with the time

No doubt could ever enter

An hour closer to death

But an hour still alive…

            …Nonetheless.

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

The clear sound brings tears

To eyes that’ve lived the hour

To the future all terrors flee

Forth through time…

            …The bells toll.

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Ding-dong

Fate drives me.

~Chris

Tumblfy

Hey everyone, I've got some big news to share!

Life In Fiction is expanding to Tumblr! 

Whether for good or bad, the new Tumblr page (reallifeinfiction.tumblr.com) will allow us to post extras posts, pieces, or tidbits that may never make it to our main site. I guarantee, if you check it out, you'll definitely enjoy it (especially as our number of posts grows in size).

This week, I bring you the first original piece to be posted by me on Tumblr. Enjoy!

"Pessimism For the Night"

I take these breaths only to live one more day.
But, life isn’t worth living.
The unforgiving world that surrounds me
Just doesn’t understand…
No, how could they possibly understand?
That I live not for life,
But for the sake of holding her one more time,
Placing my lips upon hers,
Feeling her skin beneath my broken fingers…
It’s been far too long…
Yet, I’ll still breath, not for the sake of living,
But to simply see her
One more time.

By the way, don't forget to follow me, in all of my nerdiness, as well. Look for Living Fiction (alex-arlington.tumblr.com) and don't forget to always put life into words.

~Chris

Self Centered

I'm lost, and destine never to be found,
Down and out not knowing where I'm going next.
Hearing you’re with her is like a hell in my mind,
Blanking out all my thoughts.

                But I’m slowly finding my way.
                My heart soars with the possibilities,
                of who I could be.
                My creativity coming back to me.

Just knowing that you're better with her than me,
Kills every inch of my soul.
I'm not the girl I was before,
And I'll never be that girl again.

          

                 The things that may have brought me to tears
                 have become my biggest strengths.
                 I have to thank you,
                 For ruining me.

Hearing your name,
Makes me draw a blank.

  

                My mind colored with new ideas,
               That blank canvas splattered with neon

Hearing your voice brings tears,
Knowing you don't love me,
Brings that irreplaceable shatter,
That makes my chest tighten.

                I can finally hear your voice,
                and know everything will be okay.
                Shard by shard,
                I’m slowly being put back together

I've lost you for good,
And I'm not sure what to do.

               I’ve found myself,
               and I have a bright future.

~Audrey

Me

I've been running away for so long.

Running away from this small whispering in my mind.

Which I now recognize as the truth.

The truth about myself.

This truth that I am a writer.

I've been trying so hard to become someone I’m not.

Disguising my lack of identity in the spirit of “trying new things”.

Yet with each new hobby discovered, I was one step closer at burying my true self.

Never to be found again.

 The truth never gave up fighting for me.

The truth revealed that I am a thinker, not a musician, singer, nor anything else;

but me.  

Who I am

The piece truly speaks for itself.

"Life"

I’m the poet who dreams of being a god

The man who dives too deep into unconsciousness

            The philosopher seeking the hands of death

I’m the wanderer who’s found pure gold

            The agnostic who’s seen the answer to life

            The last person to accept his own Fate

I’ve traveled the world in a breath

            And have reached the peak of who I wish to be

                                    …but still…

I am nothing without you.





Fate drives me.

~Chris

A loaded god complex

A everyone. This week's been a little slow on posts due to the hectic school schedules all of us our facing.

But, fear not! More great fiction is only a pen's stroke away.

Photo courtesy of Kristen's Photography

"A Mindset Un-befitting for the Fire in My Soul"

I awoke from a dream, only to find life less fulfilling.

I escaped from my mind, only to find that everything'd been figured out.

I wished for a way to simply say all the words that I thought.

I realized that, at every turn, I cannot.

Some things are better left to the hands of fiction.

This god complex could be an example of that.

Greed, wrath, and lust all consume my being.

Hell, living has lost all meaning.

Instead, I use to exist purely to find knowledge.

Omniscience doesn’t affect my mind.

Yet, now, I find myself living for better reasons.

For love has touched my crown.

As arrogant as I’ve always been, the curse had run me through.

To think that I'd never known who I am.

I just can’t imagine it now.

No, I just can’t imagine it now…


Fate drives me.

~Chris

Differences between time and space

"Reminiscing" 

There’s no end to the distance.

Time pushed you away;

            Time brought you back.

Still, Earth is a large place to these eyes

            That still want to see you

                        Every day and night,

            Or these arms of mine

                        That only wish

                                    To hold you

Closer than ever.

Each night I dream of you.

Each day my body aches

            Just to feel your presence.

“Missing” you is more relative than “love,”

            Yet, I swear, both describe

                        My thoughts each day.

Sunshine brings a reminder of times

            When I took seeing you for granted.

Grade school was so long ago;

            Junior year was forever ago…

I hated those years so much,

            But I’d return

                        Just to have you near.

The future will be bright

            As long as it contains you.

Eventually, I know, Fate

            Will bring us back to the same room.

If not, I’m sure “comedy” sings a different tune;

For, a tragedy no longer describes us.



Fate drives me.

~Chris

Shattered Lies

Food for thought 11/05/2010

For the very few who use to read the pieces I posted on Facebook, these assortment of thoughts are surely nothing new. In fact, two years have made the original subject completely out-dated. The message still stands though, and, as I try to express daily, the past shares many parallels with the present.

Usando solamente mi corazón,

Vivo por nada,
Nadie.

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Every lie starts with the truth that I do not care at all.


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If there is a heart inside my chest,
Then let it break.
If I must feel so lonely,
Then let others feel free.
If my happiness means nothing,
Then I'll just be me.

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Do you see the man
Staring out behind these eyes?
He's pining for that one girl
He sees everyday.
There's no rhyme nor reason
To the mentality he wishes was shared.
Yet, there's no chance
That such hopes will come true.
Do you see the tears
Forming behind his eyes?

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Shattered Lies,
Raise them above the truth.
I cannot live up
To life's expectations.

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Here I am
There I lied
To you
Because you knew
I was petrified
To hear your voice
And see your face
If only
I could make sense
Of this goose chase.

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Giving back to this world, I give solely my soul for you to take.






Fate drives me.

~Chris



More thoughts of you

The universe slows as I think of you.

My dreams rush forward at the sight.

If there could be one wish to leave this tongue,

it’d be to be with you tonight.

Yet, this Freudian slip of you and I

Seems to occur each day I’m awake.

It seems that I’m afraid to lose you

And have someone else take

Your love.

I can’t seek to explain in clear words

Everything that you mean to me

All I know is that these feelings, so strong,

Have yet to come free.

Fate drives me.

~Chris

Only you

"When Your Gone" by drixx-nudal

Hey guys it's Aulene!!! I know it has been a while. I have been going through a lot lately and just didn't have time to write. This is part of what has been going on in my life. This is my best friend who I am slowly realizing that maybe we should not be friends for reasons I say in this piece. 
I just wrote this so I hope you like it.

Thank you for your support!!!

I love you all!!!

Only You

Once uppon a time

You were my friend and I depended on you

you came to me when you needed help

Then it all changed

Now its nothing but lies

Going behind my back

talking shit

Why?

Do you just want the attention?

Do you just want the drama?

Do you not really care?

Then nothing is wrong

You come back to school

Laughing and playing

Like not one thing changed

When?

When did everything go bad?

When did the lies start?

When did this wedge come in between us?

Who?

Was it Scott?

Was he the one

That put that steak between us?

Why?

Why did you let him?

Why did you listen to him?

Was he really that important?

No.

I was here for you for years

Then you drop me just like that?

No.

I'm done.

A true friend wouldn't lie.

A true friend wouldnt go behind my back

A true friend would be there when I need  help

Were you ever really there?

More thoughts

"City Philosophy" by LonelyPierot

"Lost"

Philosophy stands firm in this world but contradicts that of greater importance. “The heart.”

Thoughts pile up in this sunny atmosphere. Affection takes a different tone. Like philosophy it has become rigid, unchanging, yet ever-wanting.

In the tune of affect, my logic fails. Explanations lose themselves amidst a sea of confusion.

This field before me erupts with emerald waves filled with lovely hands to pluck my heartstrings. Still, the vibrations come from so far away that my body surely does not feel anything at all. Only certainty claims the smiles of those trapped in the bulk of the tiny tremors. 

They feel all that they wish and care not for other destinations.

Purpose

I wish that I could regain this peace

That dwells deep in my soul...

What is the point of all this? 

This thing we call life? 

I knew that answer once 

My purpose is not based on my feelings alone

But also my decisions 

Like love

It is not wholly a feeling, but also a decision.

A balance is needed

Without it chaos ensues 

My life has been an example of that

The one who brings balance to all things is Jesus Christ. 
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This piece is something that reflects how I feel at this point in time. 
There are two lessons I believe that I have learned just recently. 
That love as we perceive it is not based on our feelings alone, but also making a decision to say, "I will love you through the hard and easy times and will never give up on you for anything."

Also that in finding our purpose in life is not about satisfying our desires, and yes all humans have "needs" but the decision to follow Christ is essential for salvation and a truly fulfilled life. 

Sparks

You know how to light up my life, brighter than a north star in the black western sky.

You pull at my heart and have me falling more and more each day.


You feel what I feel and its not like anything I've experienced.

You, You, You.


So much to say about you, words can't fathom.

Your love is deep and true. You cannot deceive. You are real. That's the best part.

Life with you is a dream without being in the dream and waking up.

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