Personal Narrative Essay: Phoenix, Arizona
Monaco
She
Phoenix, Arizona. My home. You would think with name like a bird of fire it would be inspiring, breathtaking even magical. But it isn’t. It’s just another desert city. And I’m just another desert nobody on another desert summer day.
He
She’s a hurricane. She’s the greatest and most devastating of storms. Even in the bone dry summer, she changed my world and brought rain and snow and hail. She rained down on me when I least expected it. Before I could even get my umbrella out, she soaked me to the bone and the chill doesn’t recede. She’s my whole and my entire. She’s infinite.
I’ll go wherever you go, chase you through the streets of Monaco
She
Today is the day I’ve been dreading; my maths exam. As I get on to the ancient, rusting bus (no air-con for the win), my mind tries to decipher the seemingly endless stream of numbers that fill my textbook. …show more content…
She never believes me when I tell her. She could be the princess of the world and she would never admit her beauty, which lies within and without. I know we’ve only just begun on this journey, but she’s already fascinated me and has me coming back for more.
Nothing will get in my way, even if the brightest star burns out tonight
She
I focus on Mr. Lambert who is dutifully going through the instructions. I feel sorry for him sometimes; a life of teenagers and Maths must really take its toll. He mentions the time limit and the structure of the exam, but I don’t really listen. I’m too busy staring off at a distant jet, flying high, glimmering in the summer sun. Mr. Lambert finishes and hands out the test paper. He reaffirms to everyone (first time for me) that we have 5 minutes reading time before a 2 hour test period. I know that these will be the last 2 hours of my innocent life and I know that it is already over.
He
I feel like she saved me. She saved me from the boring. The long. The tiring. The cycle of life.
Why don’t you close your eyes, and leave it all behind
She
Phoenix, Arizona. My home. You would think with name like a bird of fire it would be inspiring, breathtaking even magical. But it isn’t. It’s just another desert city. And I’m just another desert nobody on another desert summer day.
He
She’s a hurricane. She’s the greatest and most devastating of storms. Even in the bone dry summer, she changed my world and brought rain and snow and hail. She rained down on me when I least expected it. Before I could even get my umbrella out, she soaked me to the bone and the chill doesn’t recede. She’s my whole and my entire. She’s infinite.
I’ll go wherever you go, chase you through the streets of Monaco
She
Today is the day I’ve been dreading; my maths exam. As I get on to the ancient, rusting bus (no air-con for the win), my mind tries to decipher the seemingly endless stream of numbers that fill my textbook. …show more content…
She never believes me when I tell her. She could be the princess of the world and she would never admit her beauty, which lies within and without. I know we’ve only just begun on this journey, but she’s already fascinated me and has me coming back for more.
Nothing will get in my way, even if the brightest star burns out tonight
She
I focus on Mr. Lambert who is dutifully going through the instructions. I feel sorry for him sometimes; a life of teenagers and Maths must really take its toll. He mentions the time limit and the structure of the exam, but I don’t really listen. I’m too busy staring off at a distant jet, flying high, glimmering in the summer sun. Mr. Lambert finishes and hands out the test paper. He reaffirms to everyone (first time for me) that we have 5 minutes reading time before a 2 hour test period. I know that these will be the last 2 hours of my innocent life and I know that it is already over.
He
I feel like she saved me. She saved me from the boring. The long. The tiring. The cycle of life.
Why don’t you close your eyes, and leave it all behind