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• Nonfiction > Heroes
  Mystery Boy

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Respectful tears were wept as the tiny casket made its way into the ground. Confusion, anger, and sorrow lay heavy on the heart of random mourners who watched the baby, unknown and inhumanely handled, be placed in the cold earth. The mystery boy, stranger to all yet loved by so many, was found insid...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Ave Middle School

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Stronger than before. Look at me; I'm triumphant. I made it alive. Thinking to myself, "Middle school is my life's end." But now here I stand. Back at the bottom, But only four years to go. High school here I come. Stronger than before, Thanks to all the great tea...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  God Made an Angel

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  One day God made an angel. And put her on earth for me. He gave her a heart of gold, A heart that needed no key. The angel makes me laugh. The angel taught me to love. Every night I thank God, For this woman from above. The angel holds my hand. She holds my secrets too. The angel wipes...
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  Beauty of a SemiColon

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Life is given for a reason. Nobody really knows exactly why we're here, but it's nice to believe we serve some purpose. To me, life is a gift and we should live it to its fullest. When waters get rough and I feel lost, I like to think of life as a sentence. I could easily end it, or I coul...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Silence is Golden

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  I sit here smiling, But I'm crying inside. I'd ask for help, but I can't swallow my pride. I just keep it locked up. I just store it away. It's not like it matters what I have to say. Silence is Golden, I learned long ago. It's better to hide, than to let emot...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Left Alone

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Tears on my cheeks, You’re gone. Is this a dream? No, you’re really gone. You left me to live on this cold, dark, unforgiving planet. You left me to live, But you’ve already killed me inside. I look at the sky and my heart aches. “Please come home…” I whisper to the wind. The ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Drowning in Sorrow

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Swimming, struggling to keep above the waves crashing heavily into my body. I'm so weak, so tired of fighting the inevitable. My head starts to go under and I kick my burning legs faster, begging them to hold me up. My lungs fill with the salty water and I cough and sputter. Still, the water ri...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  Accepting God

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  I never really understood how anyone could sing loud and proud at church. I never got how people were brave enough to tell all their friends, believers or not, about God. I never understood. That is, until I accepted Him for myself. There is this feeling, this warm, happy sensation when he enter...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Stop Loving You

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  When grass isn't green and trees don't grow, When the moon loses its soft, pale glow, When the stars no longer shimmer and shine, When two points can't form a line. Well that's the day. The day I'll stop loving you. When snow becomes warm and the sun doesn't ris...
• Nonfiction > Heroes
  Best Friend is an Understatement

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  My eyes were locked on the floor ahead of me. Eye contact was to be avoided. If they looked at my face, they'd be able to tell. They'd see all my troubles. They'd see my lies. Do not look up. Do not open up. This was an everyday thing. The avoidance, the hiding. It was mechanical;...
• Nonfiction > Heroes
  My Guardian Angel

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Imagine everything you've ever known, every piece of normal, being ripped away from you. Imagine being told that something you took for granted for ten years is suddenly gone. No goodbyes and no warning. Imagine the pain you feel when the words sink in. "Your daddy is dead." It was Ju...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Everyone Has A Heart

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Some are a little rough, a little torn and bruised. Others are battered, bloody, and used. Some are big, compassionate, and kind. Some are dark and lost and blind. Some are guided on a path of hope. Some are falling down a jagged edge slope. Some are waiting and hoping for love. Some are wishing o...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Forever and Always

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Forever and always, You'll be my dad. Forever and always, I'll miss what I had. Forever and always, I'll be a little chipped Forever and always, I'll be somewhat tattered and ripped. Forever and always, You'll be in my heart. Forever and a...
• Hot Topics > Environment
  Weeping Willows

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Dear Weeping Willow, Please don't cry! I shall nurture you. I'll be your protector, guarding you from life's careless people. No speck of trash, nor poisonous chemical will destroy your strong and beautiful self. No man will be allowed to cut you down for paper or fire wood. You wi...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  What You Don't Know

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  You, with your ice cold heart, beat me down. What you don't know is that so do my parents. You, with the pernicious smile, laugh at my expense. What you don't know is that you show more interest than my family does. You, with your silly ideas, pick on me because I'm smart. What you do...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Who Goes There

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  I walk up the creaking stairs. There my bedroom lay. My eyes wander the empty halls of the motel I am to stay. Sleepiness had engulfed me I lay down on the bed. That's when I heard a scratching, which I assumed was in my head. My heavy eye lids close. I begin to dream. Then an eer...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Unperceived

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Under a weeping willow, Something pink spots my eye. There's a coat on the ground, and somethings inside. As I reach in my hand, I start to consider. Should I tweet what I find On my twitter? My hand grasps metal. It's ice cold. As I pull it out, I realize it's old. ...
• Nonfiction > Heroes
  Communication Arts • Palmyra Middle School: Jayme Geisendorfer

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  School. There was a time that this word twisted my stomach into knots. I knew that when I arrived at middle school, another year of bullying, drama, interminable homework, and pressure to maintaining good grades while doing multiple extracurricular activities would begin. I also had my home life to ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Fatuous Me

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Despicable me. Foolish me. Hopeless me. Why can't I see, That this is the way things will always be. Childish me. Dumb me. Fatuous me. All of us, you, me, we Will never, ever act differently. This is how so many children, and adults, feel on a daily basis. They're wrong. ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Glass Heart

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  With wanton disregard, You threw a rock at my glass heart. It shattered at the blow, But these feeling did not show... With a ton of self-control, I slowly walked away. I hope you didn't need a reply, Because I had nothing to say. My heart was only your puppet. I was the star in a...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Stand Tall

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  People have hurt me, left me, broke me. They have done unspeakable things on a whim, without a thought of the consequences. Without even considering how their careless actions would affect others. I have considered, weighed the pros and cons of my absence on this planet... Then it hit me. The best t...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Bully, Bully

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Bully, Bully... Think you're cool? Think 'cause you're "tough" you run this school? What you do extremely cruel... And to me you're just another fool. Bully, Bully think you're #1? Is making someone's life hell really that fun? Well, I'm here to ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  ...I Wish...

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  I wish I could collect all those tears. Those I waisted over the years. Put them back, half in each eye. And only use them when I'm so happy I cry. I wish I could fix my broken heart. And give it a fresh new start. Only give space to those who care. Not those who just cause despair. ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Break Me

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  I'm starting to wear thin. I'm starting to become transparent. You, whoever you are, whatever you have become, are killing me... I can't take this anymore! All of these lies... Trust is like a piece of paper... Once it's crumpled, you can try to fix it but it will never be p...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Ups and Downs

  

  By Interminable_Dreamer, Palmyra, MO

  Life has its ups, And life has its downs. But we can either stand, Or stay on the ground. We can be grand, Or continue that frown. The decision is up to you....