If a tree falls,
and no one is nearby,
does it make a sound?
If only a deaf man stands,
does pain play it's music?
If only a blind man stands,
does agony make a face?
If only a mute man stands,
does hate have a language?
I guess not....
A Jade wall protects,
From Ruby eyes,
Hiding in the Onyx shadows.
Amethyst swords ready,
Through the falling of,
Amber light,
Moonstone glows,
and Sapphire hearts.
Only the hardest,
survive the Tiger's Eye....
What is it like,
To wake up one morning,
And learn she's dead?
What is it like,
To eat a Christmas dinner,
and learn she's gone?
What is it like,
To be at her side,
And watch her die?...
The Introduction
On a rock high above the town of Rictvale, stood five odd figures. In the front stood their leader. He was huge, a daunting form to say the least. Standing at 6' 11” his entire body made of muscle. On his back was the biggest battleaxe ever created for a human. Next to...
Here they display,
The bland and exciting,
The dim and bright,
The plain and detailed,
The delicate and unbreakable,
The cheap and priceless,
The meaningful and meaningless,
Right next to each other.
It reminds me of something.
As we leave,
I'm asked a question.
“Do you make art?...
I don't want to die,
In a sterile, white room.
While people hustle and bustle,
to save my life.
No, I want to die,
In the arms of my love,
Kissing blissfully.
I don't want to die,
Holding on to the shreds,
Of a broken life.
Trying to reach inevitable failure.
No, I want to...
The Darkness,
Let's you hide,
From your failures,
And dirty little secrets.
The Darkness,
Consumes.
It twists.
And controls,
With the fear,
It creates.
The Darkness,
Holds evil.
And kills,
Maims,
Destroys,
And is loved....
The Light,
Reveals all,
Of your failures,
And your dirty little secrets.
The Light,
Heals.
It unravels,
And fixes,
With the revelations,
It creates.
The Light,
Holds love,
And revives,
Helps,
Returns,
And is loved....
For the sun I revolve around
Your smile
is a bright sun
on a dark day.
When you talk
it is a bell
in my ear.
When I see you
I think to myself
“How did I get so lucky?”
When you say
“I love you”
my heart soars.
When we kiss
I cherish
every moment.
And when
we'...
The more I deny it,
The more I find it,
no lie.
The more they say it,
The more I realize it,
as the truth.
The more it is asked,
The more I question it,
and accept it.
Now that I've written it,
I guess I really do,
Like you....
For my beautiful rose.
A rose and a flame,
are just about the same,
as each can be graceful,
and each can maim.
A bright red rose shall grow,
a flower of beautiful flow,
and become a lovely favor,
For one you wish to savor.
But even a rose has it's thorn,
and now as I forewarn,
o...
The question.
Then the confusion,
all in one.
A simple answer,
so hard to find.
We just don't know it.
Avoid it,
Don't answer.
Maybe they'll go away.
But they won't,
and they don't,
and you give your answer.
The disappointment.
Now they go away.
And tha...
Good-bye,
My friend.
Perhaps
we will meet again.
Good-bye,
My teacher.
For this
may be our last lesson.
Good-bye,
Ms. C.
And thank
You for your time.
Good-bye,
My friend....
Does she see me?
From all the way over there?
Mental and physical boundaries?
Does she notice me?
I can't stop thinking.
About her and me.
Does she like me?
I don't know,
but I wish I did.
Does she love me?
If only someone could help.
But I don't believe those who do....
Have you ever,
Found something hated,
And love it?
Have you ever,
Seen something forgotten,
And memorized it?
Have you ever,
Seen something disgusting,
and thought it beautiful?
I have.
I've seen things,
Hated, forgotten, and disgusting,
And seen them as,
Loveable, memorable, a...
I love the color Brown.
It's such a natural color,
That of moist dirt and new bark.
But it's changed to Black,
Under the shades of Blue and Green,
That hunt the forest.
But during Autumn,
The Greens turn Red,
and Brown,
and the trees hair falls.
And all I see is Brown.
My frie...
Another Friend.
Another cause,
To be sad,
Scared,
And alone.
But no.
I may cry,
but for them I will be strong.
I won't let them die,
Like he did.
There is no need,
For such fear.
Only reason to stand,
And defeat such,
Demonic creatures.
Who would take
Such people away....
A rose and a flame,
Are just the same,
As both can kill if untamed.
Though a rose's color,
Defines Gaiety,
Beware it's thorn.
Though a flame's dance,
Defines anger,
It's core burns warm....
To those,
That do the abuse:
You are not the stronger,
just because you have muscles,
If anything your weaker,
Because she can take,
What you dish.
You are the coward,
Who hides behind your fists,
You are the idiots,
To misread the ones you hurt.
To Those,
That take the abuse:
You...
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