Author Archives: The Splintered Pencil

*Revealing my identity, parting ways and sobbing while doing it. Great. Goodbye is something no one likes to say, yet it’s our go to farewell speech. I hate goodbye’s, it always sounds so permanent. So instead, I’ll say until we meet again. Because then I won’t get as choked up about leaving you all. OrContinue reading “Until We Meet Again”

*AP testing this week, so shorter posts. Sorry. A galaxy holds a single star surrounded by planets. A ball of burning gas in the company of rocks. Do you ever wonder how lonely it is in space? Every star is millions of miles away from another, worshiped by matter of a different species. And whenContinue reading “The Lonliness of Space”

My life is a mountain range filled with hills and valleys, ridges, slopes and cliffs. A lot of cliffs. I’m always trying to get to the summit, to stand above everything, and to claim the world as my own. But there are so many boulders to climb over, so many crags to trek around. AndContinue reading “The Daunting Cliff”

*Side note, I asked two people to give me a random word. They ended up being bubble and wolf. Then it kind of morphed into this. lol. I’m a slave to the moon. Drawn to it’s reflected light, And a servant to the darkness it pulls into the sky. The night is the air IContinue reading “In the Night”

I have none, yet I should. Right? Because now I have more time, And I’ve grown tired of watching movies, Tired of scrolling through instagram, Tired of sleeping. But still, I procrastinate. Even though I’m desperately searching For anything to do, I still don’t do school. I’d rather waste my time pondering over canceled vacations,Continue reading “Motivation”

The tip of my tongue holds thousands of words. My lips are slaves to my mind, and my jaw allows me to be heard. And yet, When it matters the most, None of them can operate correctly. Jumbled together, Hung up on the first sentence, They can’t utter a word. . My vocabulary dissapears, MyContinue reading “Perception”

Okay so I’m dead from preparing for my AP test. And right now, this is how I’m feeling. RIP me. Recently I’ve been told to carry an ocean. To wrap my arms around it, And not let a single drop fall. They say I have more time now So it should be easy. But aContinue reading ““Information is a lot like water; it’s hard to hold onto, and hard to keep from leaking away.” -Ruth Ozeki”

Having writer’s block right now- yay. So I have no idea what this even is. I’m tired. And probably a bit insane, but it’s fine. Deal with it. Anyway, you get to read this now. BTW, totally random fiction, not an autobiography or anything. So yeah, I’m done now. Sorry. My life twists and unravelsContinue reading “Losing It”

For the past month I have stayed at home- everyday. But this doesn’t feel like home. Home isn’t a house with a locked door. Home is a place that allows me to be free. A place where I can let the world drift away, and just focus on that moment. A moment where breathing becomesContinue reading “Far From Home”

I’m just gonna come out and say it, I never write anything like this- ever. So, this should be interesting… Mentions death & drunk driving. . The world around us sometimes exists without our knowledge. And we don’t realize it until it’s too late. Her hair was golden brown, sofly flowing in the breeze. HerContinue reading “Missed Connections”