Certificate 15

Ages 15 and up

A Nameless Soldier

The drops of rain mixing with my sweat. The heavy breathing of the soldier’s next to me. The sight of the enemy charging towards us. The weight of my...
Cherry

Paranoia

Monday 5th of December 2016, 9:12 pm. Dear Diary, today was just a current day, nothing much happened. Studying in the morning, working on the...

I Forgot I Loved You

This poem was created during a workshop with the wonderful Hollie McNish a month ago. She has provided a stack of inspiration to me - through the workshop, through her poetry and through her performances. Thanks.

The Alun Problem

One morning, I was woken early by a hammering on my back door. I quickly dressed and rushed downstairs, to find Alun in an excitable mood. “It’s...

Colour Blind

Freedom! Freedom! I can still hear them shout For you and I They marched in unision and remained colour blind In order to create freedom in my mind...
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Silence

Silence.... Who knew it could make a sound Deafening in it's aftermath In it's embrace solitary is what I found Silence.... Who knew it could...
Cherry

CC 79: Young Shadows

Cuchullain's Castle 79 Inspired by Elsie to do a footnote here :-)
Cherry

The pause before the jump (part 4)

Some time later, we were sitting at the terrace of a café. The light of day was gradually receding, and the shadows had grown long, and the last...

All My Friends Agree With Me

Juxtaposed thread of comments on fake news.

Leaves

I brought the lawn mower out on Saturday to vacuum up the leaves. It’s mid November and I wondered if that would be the last cut of grass till the...