Category Archives: Fictional Characters

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WWP Prompt #8 / POW Prompt #9: i still dream of shadows

Liberty, by Nicole Nicholson

Liberty, by Nicole Nicholson

i still dream of shadows
gray guards, corded necks, black walking
the stars die in their hair
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The Dark Knight

This was written off of a prompt on Scott Woods’ live journal – write a poem using the words “piecemeal”, “gallery”, “submission”, and “belt”. Enjoy.

-Nicole
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The young orphaned boy grew into a man
forever in submission to sorrow and a
bright burning anger. His servitude was Continue reading →

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Angel

This poem was written off of this week’s Three Word Wednesday prompt – write a poem with the words “open”, “frequent”, and “someday”. Note: The poem is based off of events in the musical “Rent”. Angel and all other characters mentioned in the poem are from that musical and are the creations of Jonathan Larson (1960 -1996).

Thank you, Jonathan.

-Nicole
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I frequent the Life Support group.
I am there whenever those doors are open,
and the people there are open to
me,
you,
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He Can Never Know

This is another poem for Writer’s Island – I decided to take their other two prompts of transformation and alter ego and write one poem for both of them. Enjoy.

-Nicole
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He can never know. He can never know
the face behind this mask I wear; I’ve made
my choice and with it I must now live. I
can never give away that I was once
his idol, his Superman, the same who Continue reading →

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When I Watch You

This was written for the new Read Write Poem Prompt this week – to write a poem using “when I watch you”, the first line of Lucille Clifton’s poem, “miss rosie”. I shut my eyes as the prompt instructed…and I ended up getting inside the head of Graham Dalton from the film “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”. Enjoy.

-Nicole

when I watch you
I see my failures
speaking to me Continue reading →