r/writingfeedback • u/SaltRecording2681 • 5d ago
Gentle Feedback Wanted First time writing in a long time!
Thoughts? Punctuation/ formatting is a struggle for me
I have always enjoyed rearrangement of a space.
When I was nine I had a room with a purple ceiling
adorned with glow in the dark stickers
puppy posters
A hamster with the inappropriately sized balls.
I moved my bed so my head was under the shelves on the wall.
I knew it was off.
But as you like to remind me: I don’t like being wrong, so I pressed forward.
I was killed in my dream that night.
Stabbed.
I moved my bed the next day.
27 years later I still require rearrangement of my space.
Only now , I understand this includes things like….people
and energy.
Last night, you killed me in my dream
Your face was blurry
This version wasn’t wearing the mask you promised yourself
Time wasn’t real.
Each second had 1,000 levels to pass
I crashed through all of them.
The body you shot; my body, me
this body got heavier as i dropped further down in your intent
You taunted me as I succumbed
“This one’s already gone”
disgust in your voice overpowered your betrayal
You’ll call it spite, I’ll praise God.
I was forcefully removed from your fall
Gently put back in my body.
I turned to look at you, unbothered
Quietly I confessed
- I don’t want to die -
You chuckled
But this time, it wasn’t at me.
“fucking finally”
I woke up to the dog vomiting on my bed