Daniel Cottles

Joined October 2023

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Here to share stories and views on the world. Hopefully, you enjoy my work!

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The Power of Addiction
My heart beats fast when the rush of the high begins. I can’t control the rate of which I breathe. Only the rate I consume. When I take a puff, drink, sniff; a peek, I rise from this doom I have brought myself to.
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
Silent Nights
I sit still, in the night Nothing to entertain, other than a presence of eerie-incomplete thoughts The haunting of the past creeps carelessly into the room
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
Cluttered Mind
Cluttered mind Why do you keep me awake at night? Why do you insist on filling my thoughts with doubt? Why shout, when I intend to listen?
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
Some Say Hate; Most Say Love
Some say it’s better to hate: The destroyer of the soul It will change us for the better or worse It gives us a lack of judgment
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
The Tale of Buddy
Why am I in the closet? Andy never puts me here. This isn’t where I belong. What if he wants to play or if he needs me for when he gets upset? I wish I could move so I can find him. It’s so dark in here, will he be able to see me on the floor, under his Paw Patrol shirt?
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Fiction
Living for Hate; Dying in Love
I live to see the ones who wronged me fall I die to be in your loving arms I breathe to see those suffer But, I wish to be your lover
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
Changes
Laying here while the night is quiet You’re by my lonely side We are meant to be but why do I fear I fear that I will die alone
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
Once You Think You Got It
A businessman sealing the deal Thinking that his company is made of steel His head held high with arrogance Millions and millions made
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
The Witches of Pythonissam
“Come to us, we stand for you; show us the power beyond comprehension Rid this town of the souls that remain; give us your gift so we can remain
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Fiction
Back Where I Started
I found my path that I chose I work hard to achieve my goals But out of nowhere The storm of reality blows It tore me down;
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
You’re Still On My Mind
Years passed And you’re still here Only In my thoughts I wish the memories were more clear But I only remember vaguely
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets
Depression and Isolation . Content Warning.
Getting knocked down Is it worth getting up? This world is on my shoulders But my legs don’t feel that tuff I can’t keep going
By Daniel Cottles2 years ago in Poets