“It was meant for you. I only ever wanted it to be for you,” he looks at me with those big forgive-me-please eyes. Those big blue eyes I could still get lost in forever.
“I can’t accept it, Lyle. I can’t.” No matter how badly I want to yank the journal from his hands, look at every page one by one and then tear it up, I can’t. I never can. That would only break me and I’ve just begun to heal.
...
four seats
if you listen closely you can still hear the giggles of children
echoing even though there’s nobody here anymore
and the swings move on their own with no legs pumping back and forth and no parents pushing them fondly from behind
as each swing pulls forward it shrieks a great cry
you can see faint spiderwebs in between the chains of the swings and
as they move you can hear the old woo...
when I first met him I was taken instantly.
his easy smile, soft eyes, messy hair
his big dreams and contagious laugh
and somehow
along the way
he too became taken with me
it’s an odd thing then, I suppose
he taught me so much
he opened me up to new worlds and
showed me a love like none I’d ever known
it’s a funny thing really
how time pushes ever on
how people are forced apart and gr...
One morning on October the 3rd
They found Suzy Lee in her bedroom
Cold and seemingly dead
Who could kill Suzy Lee they cried?
Little did they know
With a slender frame and long blonde hair
And skin clear, smooth, and fair
Eyes blue, crystal, and clear
A reflection any girl would wish for in a mirror
With a kind-hearted smile
And fabulous, impeccable style
She was compassionate and ful...
Step into my closet!
C’mon have a good luck around!
people say eyes are the window to the soul
but that’s not what I have found
in here you’ll find my collection of jeans
most of them are the same
they’re similar for the most part
but are different brands and names
in here are all my winter sweaters
shoved and forced into the shelves
they’re well worn— that’s for sure
an old shell of th...
I’ve loved you time and time again
I lifted you up and supported you like no other friend
You’ve whispered to me all your secrets
The ones you dare not share
Your darkest desires, insecurities, and fears
You’ve laid them all out there
I trusted you
I cared
I loved you
We faired well
Us two
But I can’t keep doing this anymore
You’ve made a mess
You’ve scattered pieces of me across t...
Whispers that come in the night often carry further than those in the day
They come steadily with long spindly arms crawling like a spider may
They tug at your thoughts
They come to life in your dreams
They won’t go away
Everything is hopeless it seems
So why is it that night whispers
carry more weight?
Is it just the fact that it’s easier to remember
That the whispers are just late?
M...
The door was cool and heavy, but I was sure they were gone. The forbidden door. The one I could never open. I pushed on it lightly, after unlocking the padlock on it. I’d finally discovered the location of the key— hidden away inside an old book. Stupid of them really. The door fell away easily, and I ran up the steps. Double doors awaited me this time. But surprisingly they were unlocked. And sud...
Annie and Max burst out laughing gleefully. Slowly, their smiles faded and they turned to finish their slightly dripping ice cream cones. In the hidden depths of her heart, Annie sensed it was time. By the tingling throughout her body and the sweat trickling down the back of her neck, she knew she could no longer hold it in any longer. “Max...” she started.
“Annie...I know what you are going to s...
The girl in the mirror blinks at the same time as me.
She has the same thick ratty brown hair,
the same scars on her knees,
the same look in her dark almost-black eyes
The same dimples when she smiles
The same crease lines when she frowns
The girl in the mirror examines her stretch marks and scars
She looks at a couple big freckles
She stares at the acne on her face
She looks at the hair on...