I am currently thinking about writing a new story. It won't be very long - only a one-shot - and I'm hoping it will be less than 3,000 words. I want it to be slightly horrific and maybe gory. I'm going to name it "Silent Lullaby," and base it off of the rhyme "Ring Around the Rosie." The main plot is this boy that has a mental illness. I'm thinking mostly depression and anxiety right now... He has been bullied at school and has very low self-confidence and self-esteem. Of course he has friends that love him very much, but they don't really know what he has to go through everyday. I'm still really sketchy about what the ending will be like, but I'm thinking suicide to be honest. One main thing that will be a recurrence throughout the story is the song "Tiptoe," and the song is above. You can play it if you want. I can picture the boy either singing it himself or having it on a CD that he plays over and over again. This story isn't going to be really happy by any means. Sure, there will be points that will make the reader smile (maybe), but overall it will be about an internal struggle that this boy has with himself. I'm not a doctor or a psychologist by any means, so the symptoms may not match up with the way he's acting - but I'm going to try my best. I won't post it publicly here, but let me know if you want to read it when I'm finished.
So, everything that makes you whole can open your eyes time and time again it's a new world Hey, this is the first time you've smiled this much I'm sure that you have taken some wrong turns in the past But it's funny how you live in the now As far as the eye can see there is a bright future ahead Don't be afraid to express yourself as you will be accepted by all around you so just smile and let yourself be happy The melody that takes you away will be there for you always There is now something to protect so try and be resilient Darkness and despair will try to take you away But it will not succeed Because you have people around you that will never let you go Falling too quickly will not allow you to breathe Walk along the road of silence so that you may collect yourself once more So, everything that makes you whole can make you open your eyes And see a new world Hey, there's so much sadness in the world, don't you think? People throw words around such as liar, ugly, and so on They hurt you with such heartless words And the world turns its back on you They discard you like you're nothing to them ignore it, take a step forward and lift your head high Jump from the highest point to show them you're not scared of anything Hold your hands out so that I can grab them and be your one and only ally so that you will never be alone in this cruel and hateful world If one day you want to look upon the horizon and contemplate your life Do it with an open heart and a smile on your face Wipe the tears that have fallen away forever And accept that you are strong Plummeting towards the end seems to be so easy now Falling through the dark skies with only the clouds as your witness Give yourself a reason to exist and laugh at everyone for doubting you Offer it all
