Tonight I'm not sleeping.
No, I'm not out late
like normal teenagers
at 3 a.m partying.
I'm in my room,
I'm by myself
and I can't stop thinking.
Stupid love songs
make me miss you.
You said you miss me
but I was too afraid
to tell you I feel the same.
There...
Finding you today
and still searching tomorrow
to understand Your sufferings
and the reason for my sorrow.
Maybe You were always there,
or came to me today
but I'll stay chasing You,
to be like You in every way.
So I'll keep to helping others
find their faith inside
to clothe th...
Nan’s house was my safe haven. Sure, it was small, but it was all we needed. The garden was larger than life and my feet couldn’t touch the bottom of the swimming pool. I’d searched under every rock for bugs and climbed the tree at least a million times. She had strawberry patches, we’d eat ...
Here me now
for I have spoken;
I won't give up
until you're broken.
I am the leader
you bow down to me,
like everyone else-
no one is free.
Fear me forever,
you have to be pliant
or the truth will come out;
I'm a gilded giant....
Every day is a week
in a month of a year
in a lifetime with you.
And I can't find the words
so this might sound absurd
but it's the best I can do.
You make me feel like
I'm put here for something
that is bigger than me,
Like if I would just
leave my fears at the door
...
I tried to match the pace of your breathing;
you'd already fallen asleep
on the phone, our late night calls-
exhale softly, breath in deep.
Rhythmic breaths served as music
guiding my thoughts up and out
of the stress and the pain of today;
inhale faith, exhale doubt.
As I drifted asle...
In the streets of oppression the dancers slink,
twirling in unison, jumping to the constant beat.
row by row, a ghostly militia,
only shadows from dimmed light.
They are unknown, by they are everyone
with cramped feet just flying,
marching to the never ending drums.
With their faces undefin...
"Babe, just one more time
I promise I'll pay you back."
I'm not you're babe,
your wallet, or your slave
and it's all just like you
to come around now
as it's pouring outside
and you know I'm alone.
I slammed the door in your face,
why so surprised?
...
Here I am
under control of love
and she has her grimy
little fingers around my throat.
She set the trap and
baited it with perfect
she let me take pieces
and check it out
but as soon as I bite in
she snaps down on me.
I didn't ask for this.
I don't want to be in love
and ...
I remember loosing my first tooth,
I bit down into an apple
and felt it bend completely backwards.
I spend the rest of the day
flicking my tongue over the gaping space
that still tasted like blood.
I remember picking out spelling words
to study for the week.
I chose florida, ocean, and d...
Dusty shoeboxes of family photos
that I sat down to look at
with depressing nostalgia.
infant's first pictures
in hospital clothing with closed eyes
and rosy skin.
Bare-butted babies sitting in Nan's tub
with their very own bubble beards.
Frightened toddlers sitting on the lap
of differe...
I'm a bag of skin and bones.
You took my life with sticks and stones.
I lost my integrity when we lied to eachother
and when snuck out past your mother.
I lost my innocence on a smelly couch of leather;
and that summer night we drank together.
I lost my hope from your brutal blows...
Spiderwebs of twisting interstates,
all with destinations
and estimated arrival times.
A roadless plain
no landmarks; no stop signs.
No way of obtaining an estimated arrival time.
Tail pipe letting go exhaust,
four wheels so sure of themselves;
even if you crash there's always AAA...
Kids are swinging at the playground;
tagging eachother innocently.
I think because nothing is in their way
they can see what others cannot see.
I have 19 scars
striped up my arm.
People get scared,
but I mean no harm.
A little boy came up to me and said, "You look like a tiger! Ra...