I haven't talked to you in a while! You probably already know why because, well, you're God and you know everything that I'm thinking ALL THE TIME, but I'm going to tell you anyway.
I didn't talk to you because I was mad at you.
I asked you to make me grow another 2 inches so that I would be tall enough to beat Alicia Brown at basketball. Remember? And then I got a broken nose when she shoved the ball into my face!
But that's not why I'm here tonight. The honest-to-God truth is that over the last few hours, I've realized something.
I don't think I'm human.
No, please don't laugh at me! Just listen.
I have a serious problem and I need your help - this is a life and death situation, here! Are you really willing to ignore a poor, innocent little girl who's life hangs in the balance?
Well, that is, if whatever sort of creature I am can actually die. Because I'm not human. I told you that, right? I hope you're listening to what I'm saying, God, because I'm just about to get to the good part! Are you ready? Okay. Here we go...
I don't have nightmares.
At least, not in the same way my friends and family do. You know what I mean, right? The stuff about death and fear that seems so real it is scary, sad and forever makes you afraid to walk down into your basement or jump into a pool?
I never get to see any of that.
It isn't like what they make you believe in movies or on TV; I don't wake up screaming and I don't wake up in tears. My Godzillas are always hunting, but they never find me; snipers press a gun against my back and shoot my beating heart, but I never cry out; and the death of someone close to me doesn't send my body into auto-pilot. I can function just fine, but what I want, God, is to feel something.
It's not fair! That's why I'm talking to you. You're the supposed to be the head-honcho, the Man, the Mr. what-do-you-call-it-when-you're-really-really-smart?
I guess what I'm asking is for you to send a few nightmares my way. Could you do that, God? It doesn't have to be anything dramatic. I could forget to put on pants on the first day of school - or I could sleepwalk into a swarm of giant spiders - OR I could even thrash around in my bed, screaming bloody murder as I try to escape from a T-Rex!
You know, the usual.
I really don't think I'm asking too much, God. I've forgiven you for not making me grow 2 inches, but I PROMISE that if you give me nightmares, I'll be the best-behaved human on EARTH!
That's all.
OH - one more thing; Rachel Anderson came to school yesterday with pink highlights in her hair, and when I told Mom about it, she said I wasn't allowed to have them.
Think you can put in a good word for me?
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I'm not crazy about the way i've written this post, but i'm sure you guys can help me out. I really like the concept, I just dont think i'm being clear or that i'm choosing the right words.
see you saturday.
TTFN
(ta-ta for now)
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I love how you wrote this post! It was very light-hearted and flowed nicely. To me, it almost sounded like the preface of a novel; where a girl doesn't feel fear (although I think there already is a series about that). I think the concept is quite clear. I like how you separated certain lines, it placed strong emphasis in her conversation with God. Very creative, and an interesting concept!
ReplyDeleteIt's because you're secertly Link. Jokes.
ReplyDeleteHmm, this was very interesting DHall. It's a very intriguing piece of writing, even if it wasn't well written, it has an interesting approach. Now I must add, it was in fact well written. Good contrast between humor and seriousness.
I agree with you and everyone else that the concept is really cool! The perspective is a neat one and you embodied the little girl character very well in this piece. However I think since it's such a neat idea you can do more with it. I feel like this piece could make a really cool / interesting sort of statement, whereas right now it's making a moderately cool / interesting statement ;)
ReplyDeleteBut regardless, as per usual, excellent job :)
I too thought that it was a great balance between humor and seriousness. It had a great message, but was done in a sweet light-hearted and innocent way. It reminded me a lot of Judy Bloom books, which were my all time favourite books growing up! Clever writing style, its definitley effective to all different styles combined
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