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  Halved Heart

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  I thought it was full. The halves of my heart that had been halved before Were airtight. Sealed. Content. You came out of no place at all. Maybe the universe created you in an instant. Or maybe you had been around awhile. Were you too perfect for them? Is that why they threw you at me? ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Summer Camp

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  I think I just love you The sweet slushy kind of summer love There for a minute then gone I think I just love you Sunset on a mountain lake The kind of moment that Movies ruin by making seem More romantic It’s fate But it’s so much more than that I think I just love you The first l...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Reminiscing

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Do you remember that picture of you When you’re me in my skinny jeans Your smile’s so cute, because I stole your hat at the diner You promised me things you never should have I still remember that Do you remember the way that we laughed At all the people who thought they were ‘something...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  Bed and God and Stuff

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  I can hardly recall a time where the sense of laying comfortably in my bed wasn’t firmly implanted in my mind. The feeling of warmth and safety that my soft mattress and firm pillow provide, comforts me throughout my day because I know at the end of the day, I can come back to that safety net. ...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  I Miss You

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Hey its me Its been awhile since we had a good talk Like on a rainy day I’ve been wishing you were here When you’re here the world ain’t so gray I’m sorry for being distant I’m sorry for everything It’s been two months since I talked to The boy I thought that I knew Where’s he...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Window To Her Soul

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  She stiffens up, the brown window to her soul Is filled with your tears, they’re not hers She won’t cry for you A clenched jaw, a promise that she will be fine And she will move on, you’re not the one She won’t die for you She can’t believe she let you in her polaroid Should have se...
• Poetry > Sonnet
  Hooligan

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Do you want to watch the clouds with me Never giving up like the sea Always yearning, churning, reaching learning Do you want to float across the sky Do you want to taste the winter air With a crown of dandelions in your hair Do you want out of this mundane way of living Wanna take the time t...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Not Her

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  How'd we get here? This past year's been a long one. Never wanted to go, But babe we both know I'm the wrong one. When you said "Don't go away, what about all our plans?" I wanted to stay but I can't. I'll be leaving Kansas and taking on the world. W...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Greatest Mistake

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  How did I let you go I have no answer, I honestly don't know One day you were mine then I pushed you away I'm crying on the floor begging you to stay You look bewildered for good reason, say I did this to myself I understand what you are saying but I can't stand by myself You we...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Goodbye

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  She's not the girl of your dreams You don't make each other happy She don't know how to make you laugh She's not the one you've been thinking of You've been best friends for far too long Think about it now, isn't that awkward You're gonna run to me, te...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Letter I Could Never Send

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Hello I bet you're wondering why this letter came in the mail I needed to write it for awhile I'm at work but I can't focus, because these words need to be written So I'm swallowing what's left of my pride I trust that life's been doin ya well I see you have anothe...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Take Me Back

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  We spent to much time apart And I'm fading back into the dark Where love's a mystery and I am bruised and broken Wish you would take me in back into your arms again I gave so much away But through this darkness I will sing Take me back, my heart is cold let my voice sing boldly Take...
• Poetry > Ballad
  I'd Steal The Moon

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  It doesn't make sense and it doesn't need to end And your reasoning is still leaving me here in the dark We can still work, we can still be in love I'd change everything I am for you, we've come too far I'd unbreak the broken And pave all the dirt roads Smooth all th...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  A Love Song

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  They say a smile is worth a thousand words But yours is more than I can count When I find myself humming love songs You're the one I'm thinking about If I had to tell you how much you mean to me I would run out of words So if Im falling too fast Won't you catch me I wish ...
• Fiction > Romance
  Facebook Message

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Hey, I'm going to write a small novel for you. These past few days have been rough. I didn't know if you were mad at me or what. I have been freaking out thinking you were breaking up with me. Then tonight I put myself on the line...I risked everything I had, laid every ounce of feeling I...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  Watched

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  The night grew cold as she gazed nervously around. 'Are they watching?' This was the ever present question in her mind. She knew we were, because they are always watching her. No matter how hard she tries, she can never escape them. She hates what they make her do, but she has no choice....
• Fiction > Romance
  My Soldier

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  My dear soldier, Your heart is my home, wherever you go I want to go. Everyone else has tried to fill the implant in my heart that you left with your kiss, and everyone has failed, because there’s only one you. I love you, I mean it. I don't care if you can't say it back. I'll say...
• Poetry > Ballad
  Be Back Soon

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  A comfort to me is seeing the same sky There's an ocean between us but the stars still shine I hope you don't forget me I've been gone for so long But distance makes the heart grow strong Five shooting stars, they have to be a sign That maybe you are thinking about me tonight Y...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Someone Like You

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Rumor has it that if you close your eyes tight enough Despair is all you'll see I'm turning the tables now, rolling in the deep Do you remember your promise to set fire to the rain The voice in my head is nagging me  Saying people like him, he wont go away Take it all and I'l...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Beautiful Mistake

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  If I'm gone another day you say it wont work I have no choice, don't you realize It's not that I'm hiding from you There's just nothing I can do about it It's the course of my life You say I'm wonderful but distance is your kryptonite Im not going down with...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Only Girl

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  I only saw you one time before I was wishing you were mine That I could be your favorite girl You're so down to earth practically got my heart I'd smile bigger' brighter' wider if you would make me One less lonely girl I wanna be your first dance at the prom The one you w...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  It's Too Bad

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  She's not the girl of your dreams You don't make each other happy She don't know how to make you laugh She's not the girl you've been thinking of  You've been best friends for far too long Think about it now, isn't that awkward You're gonna run to me�...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Who Needs Enemies When You've Got Family

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  Words like arrows piercing Accusations that are hard to believe Looks that make me take a second glance This is not what it's supposed to be Fights that are never resolved Fake smiles just to hide All the thoughts of hurt Swimming in my mind You act all sympathetic but everyone knows ...
• Fiction > Romance
  Strong As Fire

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  I was at a campfire tonight, roasting marshmallows and laughing with friends, but if you had been there, you would have known something was wrong. My laugh wasn’t as real, my smile wasn’t as bright, and I was trying not to cry. If you were there, you would have known that my heart is so brok...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  WANTED: Mr. Right

  

  By ckenzi, Hutchinson, KS

  You asked me who you have to be to be my “perfect guy.” This is who he is. He loves Christ over me, and would give up anything to serve Him. He wants to serve Christ with his life, whether through ministry or just in general. He never lets people around him use God’s name in vain, and choose...