_She loves me. _

I buy the ring.

_She loves me. _

It’s more than I can afford.

_She loves me._

I make her favorite dinner.

_She loves me._

The door opens and she walks in with a smile on her face.

_She loves me. _

We eat dinner, her smile still lingering.

_She loves me. _

I walk her out to the beach, but her smile has faded.

_She loves me? _

The sun sets and I get down on one ...

(**The first part was written in 2004. I was a 17-year-old junior in high school.)

(**The second part was written between 10/22 & 1/23. I'm not a 17-year-old junior in high school anymore!)

Beyond this point

I cannot see.

All I can do is hope for great things.

A future so bright, with goals well-kept.

I've started my life, and I am not finished yet.

I have haters. I know.

But ...

I wish I was asleep,

I’ll take good dreams or bad,

I just want to be alone,

Even when it makes me sad

I wish I was asleep,

Even in a dark blank space,

I don’t need to feel a thing,

As long as it has grace

I wish I was asleep,

I can’t take this crazy land

I can’t take this broken world,

I long for something bland

I wish I was asleep...

“I love you.”

Why?

“I love you.”

I don’t care.

“I love you.”

Why?

“I love you.”

You betrayed me.

“I love you.”

Why?

“I love you.”

You’re fading.

“I love you.”

Why?

“I love you.”

You’re dying.

“I love you.”

Why?

“I love you.”

You’re gone.

And you never knew I loved you too....

“And the winner is…” The show runner announced, flipping up the paper in his hands, sifting through all the names.

A dog stood up, its a labrador. His name was Samuel. His black coat was shiny, freshly coated with soap baths and the like. He smelled of fresh lavender.

“And the winner is…”

Another pooch stood up, its a poodle. Her name was Angel. Her teeth were pearly white, basking under the h...

Sun-eater, Earth-drinker,

I name you.

Light-facer, Sky-reacher,

I name you,

Night-sigher, Wind-dancer, Breath-reclaimer,

I name you.

Clumsy-autumn-dropper, Withdrawn-in-winter,

Bright-in-spring,

I name you.

Thousand-hands, Dark-scale-wearer,

Songbird-shelter, Glad-of-rain

I name you

I name you

Curious cat confounder, Careless arm breaker,

I name you,

Clubhouse atlas, Tireless tire swing holder,...

One by one, we hung up

the jerseys, placed them under

the mantle like stockings,

allowed ourselves the childish hope

that they had some magic in them.

One by one, we set out tiger-striped

trinkets, put on our ball caps

and loud orange pants,

prayed for such little things as

completions, conversions, touchdowns.

Then one by one, the grown men

turned, stopped, splintered, broke:

became littl...

What is love?That was the title of the poem I read in school,the poem that got me my first A. What they didn't know was that the poem was a real explanation of the relationship between my parents.The chaos and arguments I witnessed always brought me back to the same question,

What is love? The textbook definition of love is an intense feeling of deep affection.I searched it up when I was 9 years ...

The soft tones of Petula Clark weave in and out of the treetops throughout the open car window. Past the abandoned munitions plant, two nice couples drive back from dinner and a movie. Steve and Mary cuddle in the backseat talking earnestly about nothing at all. Roger rests his hand on Laura’s knee as he turns the steering wheel of his old station wagon. Suddenly his headlight catches a figure, a ...

I know this may sound absurd

To those who haven’t cared to observe

But my mind is broken, full of pain

I try to stop the pouring rain

But it kept falling and hurting me further

I reasoned this was best

Getting rid of this pest

But they disagreed

Now in still, i lay silent

As my minds pain grows violent

They didn’t listen when i called

They didn’t care to stop my fall

Now i just watch, a silent ...