Six Word Memoirs | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

Six Word Memoirs

Big ideas expressed in a small amount of words.

508
Six Word Memoirs

One of Ernest Hemingway's most well-known works is also his shortest. It is said that the writer was once "dared" to craft a six-word short story to try and move people in such few words. For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn showed the world that the most influential pieces of writing don't have to be the size of a book.

Based off of Hemingway's six-word story, I have complied a few of my own six-word memoirs.


I am more than six words.

Believe what you see not hear.

People are more than what's visible.

She sees invisibility as a power.

Shoes were new but worn out.

If I could then I would.

I promise this is my best.

All I can do is try.

Why is walking away so hard?

Hurt but I can't look away.

It hurts but I can't feel.

I'm constantly feeling painfully numb.

I'm a sentence, not a number.

Feeling everything and nothing at once.

I just need a little space.

How could something right feel wrong?

Feeling right sometimes hurts you too.

I am running. Time is too.

Window drawings end up faded.

I promise I care a lot.

Some things are better left unsaid.

I'm constantly living in a nightmare.

I've finally realized I'm not sorry.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

435617
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

309964
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments