Elizabeth Perks

Joined August 2021

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A handful of words written by me in an attempt to better my work.

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I am mediocre
Does it ever occur to you, that maybe you’re entirely mediocre? How there’s nothing - totally zip - nothing profound about you?
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Poets
Help Us, Slayer
The Slayer sat on the marble counter in the kitchen, staring off into the distance, tapping the side of the high-ball glass. The ice inside had virtually all dissolved into the whiskey that they were too young to drink.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Fiction
Today was the first time I lied
Today was the first time I lied. It was also when I realised, I hadn’t, actually, lied. I work a lot. 50+ hours a week, unsociable hours. Yet I do well to be social; to see my friends, my family, stay on top of things.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Poets
Trial By Fire, Sentenced By Water
With a dramatic flick, the classic lighter bursts to life, the fierce glow flickering in the subtle wind. The woman’s auburn hair matched the flames colour, and her ambition matched its potential for growth and destruction.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Horror
Keep Writing (Even When No Ones Reading)
When I was younger, I hated reading. Being dyslexic, the whole learning to read and write thing was over whelming to say the least. How my parents suffered for years as the mere mention of ‘story time’ brought me tears, as I knew they’d ask me to read a line on a page and I wouldn’t be able to.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Journal
Silence, has fallen
Silence, has fallen. Upon the broken earth as it turns slowly. Turning slowly as we lay in the grass, Just two in the world of many,
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Poets
To my friends
To my friends, I raise a never-ending glass of our favourite drink. A glass half-full – God forbid if its ever half empty.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Poets
Prehistoric Shark - Megalodon
Approximately 23.5-36 million years ago, Megalodon’s roamed our vast oceans and is considered to be one of the most feared creatures of all time. With the name translating to ‘Big Tooth’ these creatures could grow 47-67ft long, over double to triple the size of our current Great White Sharks.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Petlife
What is equally meaningful and meaningless?
If a child were to ask you: “What is the meaning of Love?” How would you answer? There is no meaning to Love. There is no rhythm, there is no rhyme.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Poets
My Stress
I miss the days when I didn’t feel stressed about every little thing. The days I wouldn't rethink that conversation, the way I phrased that email, or how I approached a tense situation.
By Elizabeth Perks4 years ago in Poets