Unappreciated Works Feature # 1

Hello everyone! This is the first unappreciated works feature and the first will also have all the rules so that you have ease with following them. But first the works chosen:

:thumb343162094: The Voice of HeroinBeing a heroin addict is like being a vampire. You need to feed on a regular basis, you become sensitive to sunlight, and you acquire all the stigma of a social outcast. And you need to fuck people over. Constantly. Oh god, as if there's any break to all the debauchery when you're on heroin.
No crime too big. No risk too great. No cost too heavy. Never with heroin. Heroin is god when you're an addict, and you're worshipping away at a very costly rate indeed. And if heroin says jump, you don't question it, you never question heroin. You jump as high as you fucking can.
But most of all -- heroin is like an abusive partner. Now matter how much you love it and be good to it, you always end up on your cold living room floor, crying your eyes out and telling yourself you deserve better. But you know you're not going anywhere. And you wanna know why?
Because you're weak and pathetic. A strong person would have walked away already. In fact, anybody with any self respect would have walked away. Same Room
Identity is a misnomer.
There were two men living in an apartment. One’s name was Alex Parker, the other was Alex Pitman. Pitman had many friends, while Parker did not.
When people called their house, they often requested Pitman. When people stopped over, they always wanted to see Pitman. The fact that there was another Alex in the house did not prevent them from addressing Pitman as “Alex.” As you can imagine, this got very confusing for Parker.
Then one day, Parker stopped responding to his first name altogether. He assumed that when people said “Alex,” they naturally meant Pitman. He stopped reacting when people said his name. He didn’t react to anyone anymore.
Eventually, Parker’s own friends would stop by. They asked if Alex wanted to hang out and watch the football game. Parker would tell them that Alex is at work right now, and shut the door. He stopped filling out his first name on documents, and only wrote “Parker.” If anybody at wo :thumb338755673: :thumb351483905: Questions.Questions.
Nobody has the answers
But everybody has the Y’s.
Speculations of a faultless green pasture,
Based on a line of best fit that was drawn to lie.
The solution is a sequence of random numbers and dates.
In addition to a complicated sum of love, grief, fear and hate.
Which form a unique equation that can never be revealed.
It’s the only bit of ignorance that still remains concealed.
Even though we may feel defenseless.
The possibilities are endless.
The opportunities are relentless.
Opinions become senseless
And still we lie restless.
Attempting to solve the unsolvable
And control the uncontrollable.
To know the unknowable.
Kela Lewis-Morin Kicking The Tires
Please send a note to the painter.
I won’t be around today.
I will be losing my mind in my car.
The car will be sitting in
The world’s longest traffic jam,
As it continues to not continue.
The traffic jam will be caused
By some old lady who
Drove under a truck.
This will not keep me from
Complaining about my bad day.
I’m still alive, after all.
Please pay the painter for his trouble.
And tell him to wear a seatbelt,
For my sake. :thumb341011163:

Now onto the rules:

Members will have to comment on the pieces in this feature and give the link or name of the work they have critiqued/commented on as a comment on the Journal. Without commenting, works will not be accepted. The rules are as follows:

1. One work commented allows submission for a week

2. Two works commented allow submission for two weeks

3. Three works commented allow submission for the month

4. Critiques have to be constructive and helpful. One liner critiques will not be considered

5. You cannot comment on your own work

6. This feature allows submissions only for the month

Lastly, the works are chosen by us based on different factors. Yes, not all works are what you might consider unappreciated works but since your work will be accepted AFTER you have commented on/critiqued some works, it is fair that you get some reward. The more you comment, the more you are allowed to submit. The more are your chances of being featured. I hope that enjoy submitting!

SMSK