Freshly Dusted

By-lineBy Asche KeeganWords create my livelihoodMarking every bad and goodHatred, fighting, wars, and peaceFill the news; when will it cease?Hard love and heartbreak drive my dreamsTearing tales apart at seams.Ripped from the darkness of my heartThe first sentence tells my truest part.While rhyme and rhythm guide my soulAn always constant push or pull—I live these tales in every breathThese words sing both of...

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What I RegretBy Asche Keegan“What’s this?” the dragon asked, tucking his wings around me. “What feeling is that?” I stretched back against his green scales, then turned and met his ichor eyes. “You wouldn’t know it,” I shrugged. “Ever heard of regret?” Gregarious frowned—I could tell from the way his mouth tightened and his eyes slanted. “Why would you of all people be...

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 Looking for YouBy Asche KeeganI wandered through                                                    a softball fieldLooking for you amongst the grass. I peered behind the metal shieldSearching for signs that you had passed. I found you only half concealed—T'was mem'ries where I'd seen you last. I mouthed...

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BeginningBy Asche KeeganNothing matches a foggy skyQuite like an empty canvas orAn opening page unwritten.Like an unscarred heart first smittenThrough the passion that makes them soar—They will dream, my dear—they will fly. There, the glow of a faint sunriseDipped in the interstellar paintsOf the universe at first glow. A beginning like none will know,A shining story none will taintSeen in unburdened sunlit skies. But nothing matches...

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Reckless LoveBy Asche KeeganMy inspiration: (for the best effect, listen while you read :))“No!” I screamed, throwing my hands forward, repelling the light away. Darkness spread from my fingertips, building into walls that created the fortress around my Heart and Mind. I strengthened them as fast as I could, throwing ammunition, lies, betrayal, hardship, pain, and abuse into a series of walls that...

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 Hey y'all! I've been working a lot on my graphic design skills of late! I made a couple of decent looking designs, and I thought I'd post some of them here. Be sure to let me know what your favorite is in the comments below!Enjoy!     ...

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Never HomeBy Asche KeeganMy knuckles have bruised from all the knocking I have done. Yet some doors still open, and I fall through them, plummeting in an endless spiral downward. My black cloak swirls around me, and I lament the fiery colors of old that have since charred away. Once I had the passion to rival a thousand beasts or the greatest fire, but...

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Fly Like an EagleBy Asche KeeganI glide through the night air, wind buoying my white wings upward. Exhilaration guides my every movement, slight flicks correcting my direction. I tuck my wings against my chest and spiral downward, whooping in delight as I plummet to the Earth. The action is both terrifying and spectacular, but I have faith that I will catch myself before...

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 Hypochondriac By Asche Keegan Darkness scratches at the window, its claws sliding down like the knives in horror movies. I go to it and peek out, searching for the scratch I think will be there, but instead I only see my acned face in the clear glass. The masks have irritated my skin, as they always do, and I watch the contoured edges...

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Made of the UniverseBy Asche KeeganA woman made of the universe once danced her way through it, marveling at everything she came across. A tiara of stars crowned tresses of comets, and her clothing swirled with the galaxies she made it from. She ran across the universe, never stopping, racing and running and jumping and dancing, refusing to allow anything to overtake her. She...

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In response to "Awake" by Slyth Fang"Sweet Dreams"By Asche KeeganShe snapped awake, eyes tearing through the darkness searching for the demons haunting her dreams. Spiked darkness loomed above, beside, and beneath her, and she shivered, the only light in an otherwise desolate and gloomy landscape. Pulling herself to her feet, she began to pace, arms crossed protectively over her chest. She watched the night,...

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DISCLAIMER: I am not Arabic, Middle Eastern, or Muslim. Any information utilized in the following story comes from limited research I conducted to try writing from another worldview/perspective. Neither I nor my writing speak for other cultures, and I understand there may be several inaccuracies. Please, if something is offensive or inaccurate, let me know so I can either take down this post or...

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Author's Note: So this is a rambling MESS, but it is a rambling passionate mess as well (It was three times longer before I deleted those verses... xD). It's been three days since the six hour conversation that completely changed my outlook on God and love, and I can still feel this joyous, righteous love of God filling me and shaping me. See, I knew...

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Author's Note: As many of you know, I'm finishing my first semester of college on Wednesday, and I had this vision in my head that I wanted to pour out onto the page. Forgive me if it is a bit sloppy, but I hope you like it anyway. ;D Semester's End By Asche KeeganI’m marching across sandy dunes that suck my feet into their...

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