#escapril 2020 day 9

[barelyevenwriting]

Day 9 Natural Light

Nothing wicked grows here, 

Nothing good either. 

.

You must first allow

Air and water and light 

To come in for things to be born.

I cannot. 

.

I can't open palms against deserted hallways, 

Fingers plucked clean off misfortunes 

Through pale aching hours. 

.

Not even sunlight comes to die in here, 

Artificial and raw. 

.

I've managed to grow a tower 

in the middle of the irony. 

.

(Do not call this a wreckage, please)

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Be mindful of brittle bones, 

Because I've lent out even forgiveness

In times of dreadful dawn. 

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Nothing grows if not allowed. 

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So climb inside this tower and look up, 

Step by step until the cracks become apparent

By the streaming morning light. 

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Reach the languid beams 

Streaming through the gaps between protection

And understanding. 

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I have given it all away, 

Traded secrets stories and wonder

For shortly lived glories. 

.

Come in with the afternoon glow, 

And please stay 

        past midnight. 

.

Nothing good grows in here, 

Nothing wicked either. 

.

Only silence and dreadful bore.

.

#thought cabinet #my stuff #writer has anxiety and will post old poems in queue to avoid further anxiety #escapril #escapril 2020 #klaus #borrowed stories #day 9 #my writing #poem #poetry #excuse the . in between paragraphs

[encrucijada]

WTW GHOST GALA - DAY 9: Candy Corn

tell us how you chose the title of your wip

when putting my yearly escapril prompts into collections i picked a line from the first entry to turn into titles. my 2020 collection was titled underside of my tongue (from a poem about eos and hemera) and my 2021 collection was titled what the sun tastes like (from a poem about icarus). the first entry of my 2022 collection was about a concept that, ironically, came to me in a dream. it involved young adults with powers of oneiric creation filming themselves pulling things out of their dreams. the line i chose was originally "if you keep staring i'll never fall asleep" in full, and so we got keep staring and i'll never fall asleep.

when i decided to adapt my pjo ocs into an original ip i had to find a replacement for demigods, having been unable to make something out of that idea of oneiric creators i began worldbuilding around the concept of dreamers. i don't consider a wip official until it's titled and keep staring and i'll never fall asleep was just... perfect. i picked a different line from that first escapril 2022 entry to retitle the collection (until the dream dislodges) and the old title passed onto my new wip. it's an obvious title for a contemporary fantasy book revolving around oneiric creation (along with other dream-adjacent things). but i find it sort of poetic. i love that it feels menacing, almost like a warning. i love that it makes sleep seem almost dangerous. if i made the effort to keep analysing it i could say it relates to adam and piedad, the main conflict of the book, who haunt each other in dreams. i could say it's about the oneiroi (the physical manifestation of dreams) keeping watch over the dreamers.

#the albino rabbit with the red eyes is Such a look actually #wanted to make the covers blue because that is the Colour(tm) of keep staring. but i couldn't find photos i liked #or that i could edit in a satisfying way on canva #wtwevent #wtwcommunity #( wip ) greek tragedy!

[shadowydoes]

selenophilia: love for the moon

#female writer #athena g #writeblr #female poet #mexican writer #my words #athena g writeblr #my own writing #poem #athena g writblr #escapril #escapril 2020 #escapril day 9 #escapril 2020 day 9 #day 9 #prompt #moon #moonshine #moon light #selenophile #poem about the moon

[angelus-a13]

natural light

6am filters in, so demure photogenic dawns hit her skin tangled in cotton beside me tapers burnt out, moulded to their holders from when the sun left us the night before her breath flutters, delicate wings outside the windows glowing, unknown angels surround me heaven light in early morning eyelids flutter, perfect blue sky revealed the sun dims, just for her

#natural light #escapril #poetry #poem #writer #writing #poet #escapril 2020 #prompt poetry #writing prompts #escapril day 9 #spilled ink #gay #lesbian #lgbt #queer

[poltergists]

pink

(meant to be for escapril day 9 but i just realized i’m looking at last year’s prompt list. whoops. prompt from last year was “focus on the color,” and i’ll look at the right list going forward, if i do more of these.)

#poetry #poets on tumblr #spilled ink #lesbian poetry #escapril #escapril 2020 #escapril day 9 #this is abt the color pink but its also abt being a femme lesbian but its also abt childhood trauma but its als

[flugsvamp88]

natural light

(9/4/20)

tanned skin, pearl curls, opalescent glass, lavender tulle, aged gold leaf.

the lovers embrace you as you venture forward, the moon reflects a gentle glow in the night sky, the star summons a path of asteroids to guide you, the empress welcomes you at the gates of heaven,

weightless, you float through the universe. feet off the ground and sunlight illuminating your eyes. i don't want to be alone, take my hand. i see the end as you ascend.

you're so golden.

c.m

♫

#momoka poetry #poetry #poem #poet #writing #writer #writers of tumblr #literature #art #artist #author #aesthetic #escapril #escapril 2020 #day 9 #natural light #golden #harry styles #fine line #asra alnazar #the arcana #tarot #inspired #non-binary #major arcana #spilled ink #spilled poetry #writeblr #poetblr

[and324otherthings]

Silhouetted pines

Twilight stained in vibrant hues

Crisp air, skin prickling

#escapril #escapril 2020 #Escapril day 9 #Natural light #Poetry #Haiku

[yikesguessimmakinganonlinediary]

natural light

escapril day nine

a few times natural light was mentioned

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age 7

momma smothered me in sunscreen, still anxious about burns after five years.

“make sure you cover up your shoulder before you go out in natural light.”

“yes, mom”

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age 10

daddy knocked on my door, way too early for a saturday.

“get up!” he said, bike helmets in hand, “it’s time for you kids to get off your electronics and experience the natural light and the nice day we have today”

and we grumbled but we went and we laughed and dad rolled down a hill (a small one).

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age 14

“wait no, face this way,”

“that’s too much light in my eyes”

“mommmm look at the camera i’m trying to get a picture”

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age 17

“oh my goddddd close the curtains”

groans came from the illuminated bed of my best friend, tired from staying awake and dancing to pop songs on top of dirty laundry.

“i can’t stand the natural light”

#escapril #escapril 2020 #escapril day 9 #poem #poetry #natural light #escapril natural light

[ao3feed-mythology]

Underside Of My Tongue

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2YrQ2NM

by miraestrellxs

Text messages between the goddesses of Day and Dawn. Audio files found on a phone with a cracked screen. Primordial Chaos yawns. The first twelve children of Gaea. Daedalus builds his son wings. Voicemails Narcissus sent Echo. Astrology loves and is loved by the Stars. Persephone wakes up with Hades next to her on the bed. Pandora writes notes for Prometheus. The Gospel according to [redacted]. The naiads are having a party. The gods have left Olympus. The average weight of your organs. Ariadne drank nectar and ate ambrosia. Athena claims the Golden Apple of Discord. Orpheus griefs before descending to the Underworld. The constellation Orion. A laurel tree. Notes Selene never sent Edymion. Flowers that crack bone. If you go into the forest. The Fates live together in an apartment. Gaea deletes the messages from Tartarus. The end of the House of Labdacus. The curse befallen on Medusa. A fairytale: animal bride. Briseis as the warning to the Trojans. The five Rivers of the Underworld. The nymphs of dusk.

Words: 1787, Chapters: 9/30, Language: English

Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Original Work, Christian Bible (New Testament)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Eos (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Chaos (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Hemera (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Gaea (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Icarus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Daedalus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Echo (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Narcissus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Urania of the Muses (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Astraeus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Pandora (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Prometheus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ (Christian Bible), The Olympians, Athena (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Orpheus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Eurydice wife of Orpheus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Orion (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Artemis (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Apollo (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Daphne (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Selene (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Endymion (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), The Fates, Antigone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Electra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Clytemnestra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Agamemnon (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Achilles (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)

Relationships: Echo/Narcissus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Astraeus/Urania of the Muses (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Hades/Persephone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Pandora/Prometheus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Ariadne/Dionysus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Artemis/Orion (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Endymion/Selene (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Athena/Medusa (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Eurydice wife of Orpheus/Orpheus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)

Additional Tags: Escapril Poetry Challenge, Escapril Poetry Challenge 2020, Body Horror, Texting, Poetry, Short One Shot, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2YrQ2NM