The Last Unicorn
A Fantasy As Real As Happy
Seemingly, alone in a large lilac wood
the last, lonely unicorn, cried as she stood
Fragile and broken from the pain in her heart
ruthless words spoken, whispered words, in the dark
From mouths of the ones, she thought she could trust
any semblance of family, had crumbled to dust
Somewhere between her heart and her throat
died the things that she needed to say the most
Gone are the moments to say what you should
is there ever a time when the moment is good
Say what you will, while you have the time
we all hang by a thread, awaiting our moment to die
Then, what you've held deep down, past the depths of your throat
is lost to the ears that may have needed it most
Silence gets you nothing, but a belly of words
from a girl who believed she was better unheard
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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This story is a continuation of the Tales of Ezok that began in "The Precipice." Reading this story and its companion "Whispers and Whisps" is not required to enjoy this story, but they will each add layers to the character we see here and I would be remiss to not mention them at the very least.
By Stephen A. Roddewig3 days ago in Fiction
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Lots of love for your writing skills that a feeling of everyone
My daughters still love the eponymous cartoon, sadly beautiful
This poem can advocate for animal conservation efforts-hits deep!
Hesrtbreaking!!@ Left some love!!!❤️❤️💕
Oh gosh this is so beautifully written and so sad. The opening line just hooked me in, and then these two lines just wow. “ Somewhere between her heart and her throat died the things that she needed to say the most”
I Think we all have feelings like this from time to time.
May you never go unheard, my friend. If you cannot say the things you need to say when you must, at least never fear to say them to us here.
Oh this was so sad! Very beautifully written!
Very moving, Kelli! Feels like my life💙Anneliese
Beautiful and painful. Well done, Kelli!
I am obsessed with this. ✨✨🦄 this speaks volumes and the fact that it’s about a unicorn feels so layered with meaning. Thank u for this 🥲
There is a movie called the last uniform and its hauntingly beautiful like this poem ❤️