Corinne's Quill

 She didn't know where she was. Was she up, was she down? It was so hard to know. All she knew was that she was not supposed to be here. "River Moss, " a voice said from somewhere in the dark place. "What are you doing in here? I thought I told you that this place wasn't for mortals." River Moss , she thought. That's my name. How does that person know my name? "Who are you?" River called into the darkness. The voice laughed unbelievingly. "You don't remember? For real?" The laugh turned darker, more sinister. "Ah, this is perfect. I'm your shadow twin, River." "Shadow twin?" River repeated hesitantly. "What's that?" "It doesn't matter. All that matters is that you're going to get what you give, finally ." The voice was ragged with rage. "You might not remember me, River Moss, but I remember you ." Suddenly, right in front of River, appeared a girl's face. She wa...

Image from Unsplash  Hello, everyone! Today, I have a sad poem for you. It is a pantoum, just so you know. (Do you remember what a pantoum is? If not, we discussed it in the previous blog post. Go check it out!) Just a disclaimer, this poem is not actually about me. It is just a sad poem. One last note, I'm not completely satisfied with the title, so if you have any suggestions that would be great. Otherwise, enjoy! Deadly Secrets By SweetScribe I didn't know, You never told me. I'm sorry. I wish I knew. You never told me The crushing secret. I wish I knew, I would've helped keep it. The crushing secret That eventually crushed you. I would've helped keep it! I've been crushed too. That, eventually, crushed you. You died in my arms. I've been crushed too. That day, I died in part. You died in my arms From the weight of that thing. That day, I died in part From the weightlessness of you. From the weight of that thing, There's no wonder it destroyed you. Fr...