creative writing pieces // what’s on our mind
the contentment of an educated gentleman
by sophia chiu
woolf
woolf,
you sultry british chick.
heading down the crossroads of bread and roses
heart banging in her chest, book bag slamming against her hip
give me a smile. all you need is love, eh?
winking, lascivious flirtation
he’s behind her, meandering drunken steps.
lady chatterley. moll flanders. fanny hill. you’re gorgeous, baby girl.
the contentment, the contempt, the contention of an educated gentleman
in a glittering world of unwritten pages, waiting
just waiting to extend his guidance to the inferior sex
come on, honey, he croons. give me a kiss.
the sweet silkiness of twilight, the twittering of mating calls, birds lushed up in the trees, hiding from dawn.
hair tossing, hot steamy feminist lit
the definition is in the reading, not the creation, at least to the uneducated.
i know your type! he shouts. i understand you!
she turns, illuminated by the streetlight
a curved smile, teetering on the precipice
of something dangerous: he’s playing by her rules now
no, she says slowly. your literary hero is dickens.
he’s interested. that’s a beautiful statement, he presses.
yes, she says, smile unfurling, the last three letters notwithstanding. I think that’s simple enough for you to understand.
his eyes round with shock, as if seeing, possibly understanding her for the first time.
hips swaying, shoulders back. the satisfaction of an educated gentlewoman.
Sophia Chiu is an award-winning writer from San Diego, California who has been published in numerous literary magazines. She enjoys all things film and writing- related. Currently, she is on the executive teams of the Inklings Literary Magazine, Wallflower Poetry Club, and Political Awareness Clubs at her school, and co-hosts a podcast analyzing young adult literature and film. When Sophia is not writing, you can find her reading anything she can get her hands on, adjusting her Spotify playlists, and practicing her French (merci!)
Broken Stitches (Sonnet poem)
Rainy days,
Passing cars,
Garbage lays
In broken shards.
Earth’s surface is full of broken stitches;
We’re mending and sewing it together.
If you look, you’ll see some major glitches,
Plastic bags floating down like feathers.
Plastic in the ocean,
Plastic on land,
Plastic is coastin’
Even though it’s banned.
If we try, we can make a difference.
We just need to gather our confidence.
Beatrix AuYeung is an 11-year old at Marin Montessori School in California. She enjoys art, writing, studies, and reading, and adores cats. She focuses most of her writing on animal rights and climate change, but also loves creative writing and is in the process of writing a children’s novel. Beatrix spends her free time drawing, painting, researching, reading and fencing at the local studio.
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