Beyond the Commons: Issue 4

CREATIVE WRITING The art of word.

CREATIVE WRITING COLLECTION Aleshina Daria they used to pin me on the wall of shame i had to frame myself to be displayed as art. i clenched my teeth and bit my tongue so many times i sharpened them; now phrases from my lips cut lines on throats. i became a golden statue. they squeeze their eyes looking at me just like they did when i was weird for them. now i’m a threat to be eliminated but little do they know that sparks can burn down cities and, oh boy, i’m full of them.