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Linkette — A Downward Spiral
Published: 2008-12-02 03:47:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 278; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 3
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Description They try.  God bless them, they try.  But they can't.  Little dead people walking through dim hallways.  There is no life here.  No spirit, no soul.  They've all been crushed with the best of them.  Blandness drilled into their heads since day one.  Sit still, don't talk, don't think, blend in, be the same.  Oh, you can wear your heart on your mismatched sleeve, but why?  We're all going to shun you for it.  You'll be alone, tripping through this grayness without a hand to grasp.  Then what are you going to do?  Fall deeper and deeper?  No, no, that's a fate you don't want.  Much better to thrust yourself headlong into the churning, chattering mass.  Get thrown around in the well-dressed crowd, in one day and out the other.

Oh, push constantly toward that center!

You'll be there then.  In with the mind-numbing, glowing ones, with those who claw and cling to the fads so far away.  But we can't keep up.  Never will we have any of our own.  Creativity -- that's for the snobs.  We don't need that here.  There will always be someone to leech off of.  In the middle of nothing, everything, that's where we are.  We, the cold, walking dead ones.  You're looking for life?  That's long since gone.  Keep going, go, away from here.  Maybe then you'll find it.
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Comments: 23

dustyfox [2008-12-10 01:37:37 +0000 UTC]

I agree completely with what DK said, the references are so true.

It's wonderfully written ;}

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Linkette In reply to dustyfox [2008-12-10 04:49:24 +0000 UTC]

Ugh, thank you yet again. I'm so glad you like my lame little drabbles. X]

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Napola [2008-12-05 23:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Hey, it may soften when you grow out of being a teenager, but people still act the same deep down, wanting acceptance regardless of hiding their true self...which is where I thought this was mainly going. I didn't see much angst, more truth. It's easy to call something like this just teenage angst, but if we were truly honest, the truth you wrote holds throughout your life.

Very well done. You are an exceptional writer! I hope there is a future with this talent. *wink, wink*

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Linkette In reply to Napola [2008-12-07 04:57:47 +0000 UTC]

I'm really glad that this is open to interpretation; I like writing that let's you use your imagination, and it made me super happy to hear you mention your point of view. X3 I can totally see how this would apply down the road. People really don't change, they just get older. Sad fact of life.

Thank youuu~ I wish there was a future, but my writing is so bipolar. It works only when it wants to. *emos*

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Crownflame [2008-12-04 02:09:36 +0000 UTC]

Hah, I can relate. ^^ Really nicely done! It's good to know that some people still think and meditate out there. XD

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Linkette In reply to Crownflame [2008-12-04 02:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! X]

Some days, I swear the internet is the only thing that keeps me sane.

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Crownflame In reply to Linkette [2008-12-04 03:03:56 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, it's good to know there's good people out there, isn't it? ^^

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Linkette In reply to Crownflame [2008-12-04 03:07:34 +0000 UTC]

Definitely. <3

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InkstainedSword [2008-12-03 01:57:19 +0000 UTC]

I. Love. This.
And yes...it's just so good that I had to punctuate each of those words so ONE sentence turns into THREE. THAT GOOD.

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Linkette In reply to InkstainedSword [2008-12-03 03:49:34 +0000 UTC]

Do not deserve the special punctuation, but I will gladly accept it. XD Thanks so much, Ink! I'm delighted that you like this!

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werewolfdude1 [2008-12-03 01:51:17 +0000 UTC]

TEEN ANGST?

i'm just kidding! it was very deep!

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Linkette In reply to werewolfdude1 [2008-12-03 03:47:27 +0000 UTC]

O, iknorite? I'm just dripping of that emo pain. *totally kidding*

Thanks! ^_^

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linkypoo97 [2008-12-02 23:06:56 +0000 UTC]

That was depressing. But it was really well written! I wish I could write what I was felling but that would be a crapload of words that would end up looking like this, "Today I punched a wall. It hurt....a lot. I'd be suprised if you could make out this sentence. If stupid Ricky hadn't insulted Link in such a way, I'd still be left handed!!" XDDD

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Linkette In reply to linkypoo97 [2008-12-03 03:42:31 +0000 UTC]

LMAO, story of my life. People just don't seem to understand Link's girlish good looks. *nods*

But yes, thank you! I'm sorry it depressed you, lol. HERE, HAVE SOME HAPPY. 8D ♥♥♥

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linkypoo97 In reply to Linkette [2008-12-03 22:29:58 +0000 UTC]

Link is too smexy to be insulted! XDD

You're very welcome! "Da Da Da Daaaa! You found Happy! It makes you incredibly joyful and spreads the feeling to other people around you! Use it with C!"

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Linkette In reply to linkypoo97 [2008-12-05 02:24:00 +0000 UTC]

LOL, that was brilliant!

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linkypoo97 In reply to Linkette [2008-12-05 03:47:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, thank you! XD

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DKHutcheson [2008-12-02 04:06:30 +0000 UTC]

I love her. She's amazing.

And this is amazing. I love this too. A lot. Your writing is so good. You make me so jealous with it, you know? It has such purpose! ♥ Seriously in awe of your skills. This is just lovely.

And I'm feeling the school references. It's all so true. Oh how I hate it.

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Linkette In reply to DKHutcheson [2008-12-02 04:13:48 +0000 UTC]

You're going to make my head explode. o3o I am seriously not a writer. Your praise is so fun to receive but is not deserved~

Thank you, though. I really appreciate your kind words. And I'm so glad you like this. ♥

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silveraaki [2008-12-02 03:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow....I really liked this...depressing, yes, but I liked it.....hmmm....I don't know what to say. I just felt like commenting, 'cause I liked it. ^_^

I like the flow..style...of it, like it was just this string of thoughts...this "surreal, vague sense of writing"
Makes me wish I could just pour out my thoughts and frustrations into words like that.....very cool

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Linkette In reply to silveraaki [2008-12-02 04:04:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! ;D I'm not exactly the most eloquent person, either, so I appreciate you taking the time to comment. X] I was going for the abstract tone, and I'm glad it paid off. It's nice when you don't have to pay as much attention to tenses and what person you're speaking in.
But I'm rambling. Thanks so much for the comment and fave!

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silveraaki In reply to Linkette [2008-12-02 17:42:41 +0000 UTC]

^__^ Welcome!
I ramble and write exactly how I talk. It can be bad on english papers, but I like it.

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Linkette In reply to silveraaki [2008-12-03 04:37:33 +0000 UTC]

I wish I had a built in thesaurus in my head. I speak very redundantly. But oh well. Guess I'll just have to work on that some more!

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