if i were a poet,
secrets would spill
from deep within me,
coating the
page
like the blanket of night.
my words would
shine like
glistening stars,
and my audience
would wish upon
my metaphors.
but alas, i am not a poet
and these are just ordinary
words...
Sometimes I walk out into the wood, to fill my senses with the beauty of nature. I breathe in the smell of the ancient oak trees as my feet glide on the cool earth. I let my hand run down the nooks and crannies of their forbidden trunks as I climb up to the top and pretend I am queen of the realm of...
Oh, how I envy the
carfree life of a
sparrow.
Whose best friend is the
wind that echoes
beneath his wings.
Who knows not hate,
nor lies,
nor heart break.
Whose sole purpose in life
is to be.
Just, to be.
And whenever things
don't go his way,
all he must do,
is spread...
To the world, I am none.
My existence is such that
it makes absolutely no difference
in the grand scheme of things.
I am nothing at all.
I have no purpose,
no reason for being.
But do any of us,
really?
We're living in a world
of forgotten memories.
Each day that passes is
anothe...
The clouds are his palace,
the sky, his kingdom.
The sun is his subject,
but he can't see the light.
The Earth is his council,
the Heavens, his truth.
The universe, his wings
but he can't take flight.
The night is his bedroom,
the moon, his bed.
The stars are his dreams,
but...
I was faceless.
A blank page,
worth nothing.
A mere sillhouette,
living in a world
of color.
Whose name,
not even I
knew.
I was nothing
greater than a
coarse grain,
lost in the
deserts of time.
The sandstorm
carried me where
it liked; I had
no say.
I was nothing.
Not even a...
Today, I threw all
of your pictures and letters
into the fire.
I watched them burn to
nothing more than the ashes
of our yesterdays.
Then the morning breeze
blew the ashes far away,
bringing a new dawn....
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I was just a bystander.
It wasn't me who noticed
the pale, gawky boy
walking down the hall
with his pants too high,
his hair too neat.
I was just a bystander.
It wasn't me who shoved him
against the washed-out locker
so hard that his nose began
to bleed, gushing all ...
Why is it so hard to please the mirror?
A cold peice of glass,
Staring me down,
Judging me for my clothes,
My hair, my legs, my nose
A flat, cold surface
Seeing only my surface
But I'm more than that.
Yet I need to please the mirror;
Designer clothes, big shades
Skipping breakfas...
I told you not to go that night; I told you to stay home.
I should've put up a harder fight; I shouldn't've let you go.
You knew they liked to party hard; you knew what they do.
But I guess, at that time, it didn't matter to you.
You'd always had good judgement; tha...
Fingers tap on every item in reach. The ticking of the clock seems to grow louder as the seconds progress. Tapping feet begin to prickle as they slowly fall asleep, and one can feel the hairs atop their head sprouting new roots and growing longer. Cross, then uncross the legs; neither position is co...
Her musical laughter filled the air as she spun around, breathing in the wonderful landscape. Her emerald eyes darted back and forth, taking in every last detail. When they found their way to me, my heart skipped a beat. Her hair, the color of fire, danced in the wind as she ran into my arms.
“...
Wanna hear a joke? This one’s been going around my school for a while now, and it still hasn’t worn out. Everyone else laughs at the story, I’m sure you will too. It goes something like this:
Once upon a time there was a girl. Brown mousy hair, pale blue eyes--you know the type. The shy gir...
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