Going on without you only feels like being deprived of food or oxygen because, in all reality, my skin, brain, kidneys, ovaries, esophagus, capillaries and all my other organs can do their job without you. I guess I’m more like an insomniac. I can go on without you like an insomniac can trudge on ...
“Ticket, please?”
The decrepit man extended his bony arm through the window of the ticket booth, palms up, eyes glowing. With his black bowtie, red visor cap and red eyes to match, he looked very officially employed by the devil himself.
I turned to Virgil, hoping he was prepared with two ...
I misunderstood;
Love is not security.
But freedom to grow:
Flying without fear,
Letting go without regret,
Trusting he’ll remain.
I look ahead now;
Wishing only wounds the heart.
I’ll choose my own fate....
It’s easy to write about vague, grossly personal feelings and flat characters who only disappoint. Writers of all calibers can do such things. Instead, a good writer creates art that cannot easily be matched – eloquent words with rich layers of developed protagonists, dialogue and, my favorite, ...
There once was a girl whose blindness since birth had turned her attitude towards the world bitter cold. She hated everything and everyone except for her loving boyfriend who she promised she'd marry if only she could see.
One day, someone was generous enough to donate their eyes to the gi...
I’ve started this fire
A thousand times before,
Each with a different match,
And each burned exactly alike:
Hot enough to extinguish my red-hot hopes,
Blazing enough to smolder, wound,
And leave scar,
But never enough to warm me
From the inside out;
Never enough to last the night....
God stole a sharp silver star
Held it without a scarred hand
And cracked it open
Watched the yoke scuttle
Through the sky to the pavement
With the moon’s ardor
Made a one eyed sun
Sizzling on the pavement
And then he ate it...
Daddy died one day
He left without a warning
I was ten years old
My mom cried a lot
My brother sobbed like a tot
Me, though, I did not
Somebody, please, talk
Listen to the pain I kept
'Cause I never wept
I'm not just some mute
It's embarrassing but true
That I can...
I'm only sixteen but I hate sleeping alone
The nights are sleepless, the mornings cold
My teddy bear fell apart years ago
Though Daddy's in Heaven, it's true, I know
It doesn't make the icy nights any more warm
Or sew up the cuts on the souls that have formed
Nobody can tak...
There are a lot of things in this world that piss me off. I'm a very piss-off-able kind of person. One thing in particular that really just pushes my buttons are people who consciously try to be different for the sake of a label like "scene", "emo" (Yes, kids, I know. This t...
“That’s just life, Norah. Sometimes things work like the engine of your papa’s Ferrari when it’s all oiled and fixed up and what not, and ‘s not like it happens for one big important reason ‘er somethin’. ‘Cause then there are those other times when the engine just don’t start, no ...
I get out of bed
Just lingering in your life;
It’s more than enough.
And to make you smile?
It’s like watching each
And every night’s stars align
In your sunny eyes....
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Watching a movie
With you, my dear, is worth a
Thousand nights of fame
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Imagine being sixteen years old. You drag yourself out of bed at 6 A.M. in order to arrive at school on time. Once at school, you are required to remain in the building for all eight hours unless you have permission to do otherwise, as well as be in your assigned room at specified times throughout...
I want a sister
To tell secrets to and keep
Conjoined at the soul
Best friends are a sanction
A priceless blessing indeed
But the roots are maimed
Such true family
Regardless of crucibles
Is few and fragile
I crawl with envy
For both the credence and pest
That sisters possess...
I want a sister
For my secrets and for hers
Conjoined at the soul
Best friends are a sanction
A priceless blessing indeed
But the roots are maimed
Such true family
Regardless of crucibles
Is few and fragile
Crawling with envy
For both the credence and pest
That sisters possess...
You're my shining star
Though you burned out long ago,
You live in my heart.
As I walk away
And say, "I'm better than this"
Something clicks: it's true.
You need attention
I need a boy with dark eyes
But I'm shy, you're fair
We're better off as
...
“Don’t worry. Lots of kids have moved here and made new friends in the blink of an eye,” my new teacher tells me.
“Oh, and don’t be concerned about your braces. Most everyone has them here.”
Great. Even my new teacher thinks I’m a nerd, and he hasn’t even known me for five mi...