Have you ever seen a loved one die?
Saw them take that last sweet breath,
And then to slip away by the hands of death,
And you tell yourself "It's just a lie!"

"They are not dead! I won't believe it!"
Looking at the face you loved! It can not be so!
Not forever, not today, and time moves to slow,
Grasping, shaking, I weep, my teeth are grit.

The months, go by and then the years,
You realize the...

Spoken word piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIHyDQ-VkWk

Before I start, let me answer the one question I know all of you would have; why exactly am I writing a campaign speech for a position that doesn't even exist, and if it did, I am twenty-one years too young to run for? Well, let's see.

I am running for this position for one reason only; because the life we live is unfair. I am running for this position because I want to make a...

Why do you vote? Why did you want to grow up?
You were excited. I remember.
Your head was high, and your smile proud.

Your father shook his head, failing to understand why you were grinning like a maniac in reference to something as mundane as voting for goodness sake.

And I shook my head too, but smiling all the same.  

Rosa came over that day, staring at you with envy and admiration. 
"Seventeen!" she cried. "What an awful number!...

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Thor; who came to your mind when you heard the word Superheroes? Well, whoever you thought of, wipe their names off your mental chalkboard, and instead, let me tell, no, show you who the real superheroes are.
In light of recent events, we’ve come to realise that there are superheroes in your everyday life and you don’t need a bat symbol to summon them.
We have all struggled this year. Whether that be through the Australian...

I place the giggling child on the bed, relieved that she'd finally agreed to sleep. I'd been starting to think I'd be up all night telling her more and more ridiculous stories as my imagination stretched thin to come up with something even slightly amusing. All in all, for my first time babysitting, things had gone swimmingly. 

"We can't let the monsters get you," I say in a last ditch attempt to convince her to stay still long enough to...

Colourful sky
Pearly clouds
Heavenly beautiful Himalayas!
A Fairytale Forest
Full of peacefulness.
 

you’ve made a masochist out of me / ; /

the one gifted with sunflowers / 
and ran with jovial nymphs  /
in the blossoms and burrows /
all delicate silk and porcelain /
glowing in the sunlight / ; /

now chasing asphodel fields /
and yearning to tame those / 
with even the most unrest souls /
kissing all praise into /
those ebony feathered wings / . / 


you’ve made a masochist out of me / ;...

I place the giggling child on the bed, relieved that she'd finally agreed to sleep. I'd been starting to think I'd be up all night telling her more and more ridiculous stories as my imagination stretched thin to come up with something even slightly amusing. All in all, for my first time babysitting, things had gone swimmingly. 

"We can't let the monsters get you," I say in a last ditch attempt to convince her to stay still long enough to...

Dear Voter,

The one who escaped a fatal accident by one miraculous second cherishes that one second. The student who failed an exam by a single mark understands the significance of that single mark. The athlete who lost an Olympic Gold medal by one point nods at the victory carried within that one golden point. But do you know the value of your one Vote? That onesingle decision before pressing a symbol at EVM, holds the power to sparkle...

"Behind those soft eyes is a storm; the world hinges on whether he chooses to unleash it."

"Is your loyalty as fickle as your past?"

"Are you a healer or a harbinger of chaos?!"

Have you ever seen a loved one die?
Saw them take that last sweet breath,
And then to slip away by the hands of death,
And you tell yourself "It's just a lie!"

"They are not dead! I won't believe it!"
Looking at the face you loved! It can not be so!
Not forever, not today, and time moves to slow,
Grasping, shaking, I weep, my teeth are grit.

The months, go by and then the years,
You realize the...

Spoken word piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIHyDQ-VkWk

Before I start, let me answer the one question I know all of you would have; why exactly am I writing a campaign speech for a position that doesn't even exist, and if it did, I am twenty-one years too young to run for? Well, let's see.

I am running for this position for one reason only; because the life we live is unfair. I am running for this position because I want to make a...

Why do you vote? Why did you want to grow up?
You were excited. I remember.
Your head was high, and your smile proud.

Your father shook his head, failing to understand why you were grinning like a maniac in reference to something as mundane as voting for goodness sake.

And I shook my head too, but smiling all the same.  

Rosa came over that day, staring at you with envy and admiration. 
"Seventeen!" she cried. "What an awful number!...

I place the giggling child on the bed, relieved that she'd finally agreed to sleep. I'd been starting to think I'd be up all night telling her more and more ridiculous stories as my imagination stretched thin to come up with something even slightly amusing. All in all, for my first time babysitting, things had gone swimmingly. 

"We can't let the monsters get you," I say in a last ditch attempt to convince her to stay still long enough to...

Colourful sky
Pearly clouds
Heavenly beautiful Himalayas!
A Fairytale Forest
Full of peacefulness.
 

you’ve made a masochist out of me / ; /

the one gifted with sunflowers / 
and ran with jovial nymphs  /
in the blossoms and burrows /
all delicate silk and porcelain /
glowing in the sunlight / ; /

now chasing asphodel fields /
and yearning to tame those / 
with even the most unrest souls /
kissing all praise into /
those ebony feathered wings / . / 


you’ve made a masochist out of me / ;...

I place the giggling child on the bed, relieved that she'd finally agreed to sleep. I'd been starting to think I'd be up all night telling her more and more ridiculous stories as my imagination stretched thin to come up with something even slightly amusing. All in all, for my first time babysitting, things had gone swimmingly. 

"We can't let the monsters get you," I say in a last ditch attempt to convince her to stay still long enough to...

Dear Voter,

The one who escaped a fatal accident by one miraculous second cherishes that one second. The student who failed an exam by a single mark understands the significance of that single mark. The athlete who lost an Olympic Gold medal by one point nods at the victory carried within that one golden point. But do you know the value of your one Vote? That onesingle decision before pressing a symbol at EVM, holds the power to sparkle...

"Behind those soft eyes is a storm; the world hinges on whether he chooses to unleash it."

"Is your loyalty as fickle as your past?"

"Are you a healer or a harbinger of chaos?!"

Rayne tore through the woods. Mud lashed across his face. Rain battered his scales. The trees flashed white and black, piercing the sky like claws piercing flesh-

He shook his head. The rain drowned his gasps, the thunder roared over his pounding heart. Almost loud enough to muffle his mind.

Murderer.

The iron taste burned in his mouth.

You did that you killed him you-

Hail cracked against his scales. He hurtled deeper into the shadows. The black hole in...