Life in a Letter Scholarship Slam — CLOSED

Right now you’re thinking that no one will love you again and that’s not true. It’s just that no one will love you again the same way he did. And that’s a good thing. He wasn’t good for you. You will…

And then, would you not Believe that the next thing Carla said to me that Day completely, and I mean Entirely, disintegrated my Feelings. What kind of Grossly cold- Hearted woman Intends to Jab a…

Dear anxiety, I feel a pain in my chest. Is it you? It's like someone is stabbing me With a rugged knife. Or like someone is gripping my heart tightly With their sharp claws and isn't letting go.…

Dear Friends, I choked on a nosebleed in the middle of the night. Coughing, I started up out of bed, Suffering. To breathe would fill my lungs with blood So I strangled myself until I reached the…

Dear Grandma , Over there, I feel the heat of your kisses spreading, Forming a path from the side of my forehead to the crevice of my neck Claiming me yours, claiming you mines. The breeze tousling…

honey, she does not deserve your love yes she may need it clearly she is a broken soul a lost soul but it is not your job to find her it is not your job to heal her you need to heal yourself she has…

Dear Superfluousness, It's funny how a little sullen silence can isolate the soul It's funny how much a weathered wicker basket within it's hull can hold It's funny how our written words rarely…

Young Lady, I know you are stressed, But do not fret over being the best. You are stressing too much, And it's pressing on you so much That you are begging for a crutch. Young Lady, in this life, You…

Dear younger me, life is laid out before you don't regret a thing be kind to all share your gentle smile don't doubt yourself be trusting with others learn to forgive dream bigger and better put in…

Dear Oblivious, I hate how close you sit next to me I hate your knee brushing mine I hate the way you cat-called me when I was eleven I hate the way you asked to buy my body when I was twelve I hate…

Laura Weidemann November 30th 2017 [email protected] Prompt-Write a letter as your future self to yourself now. To Younger self in 2017, With the love from my heart, I am an essence, holding…

Dear Heaven, I am merely a stranger in search of a home Your customs are rather unusual Those of which I am willing to assimilate Stories of your angels have been told in my land for ages I must say…

I know you don’t understand this, but my heart thinks about you literally every second when I’m not talking with you. Don’t worry, my heart is thinking of nothing but you when talking with you too.…

Dear Shane Koyczan, You may not know me but I know you. I know you like I know my favorite childhood TV show’s star character, I’ve watched you for a while now and sat staring in wonder as your words…

Dear Grandfather, I don’t even know what to say to you. You’ve made a writer speechless. Congratulations. I don’t know how to start this letter, because I don’t know what to call you. I guess I could…

To: C.C. Hey. It’s me. After 3 months, I heard you wanted to talk. So, I’ll go first. First of all, Fuck you. The last time we saw each other, I was on my way back to Florida after going to…

Dear Little Me I am not who you expected me to be I was never popular, I stayed in my room; I stay in my room Little Hermione, I barely passed high school by your standards The graduation cap put a…

Dear Dad, They told me Time heals all wounds. They told me the stinging feeling I get in my eyes Every time I think of you Wouldn’t last forever. But they were wrong. Time has not been kind enough To…

To my 18-year-old self, I know you are scared Because it took you forever To admit to yourself That you might be gay. I know you’re confused Because you’ve liked boys before, too But, did you know,…

Dear Life, Our relationship has been rocky, to say the least. I hope you're well. As a matter of fact, I know you're well. But you weren't for a while there. You were suffering, you were absent for a…

Dear Insecurities, You are a force that I cannot reckon with, You have sat there and broke me until there was nothing left but dust, Left me empty with nothing but a hole inside of me, I tried to…

Dear Jason, Are you sitting there thinking about her every single day While I'm sitting here completely alone just withering away? Then I should just stop hoping, if that seems to be the case But…

Dear Failure, You do not define me. I don’t care what you are or the power you have. The pressure you give each and every day. You may trigger fear of the future at every waking moment but You do not…

Dear Number 7, You're the one that keeps me up at night But yet I still wish I was falling asleep Next to you I used to think of you Before bed And when I woke in the morning But even then I never…