The girl in baggy hand-me-downs,

And shoes from dollar store,

May be the strongest soul you’ll ever meet.

The woman in the Prada suit,

With blonde cascading curls

May drown in misery and self defeat.

You never know what’s underneath,

The clothing that they wear.

Fabric does not show what’s in the heart.

A picture speaks 1000 words,

But words will sometimes lie.

And pictures can be eas...

Why are you wearing those boots to church?

Why are you wearing those things it’s eighty degrees outside?!

Why are you wearing that to the zoo your gonna be walking a lot.

My response

Because I like them

Because they are cool

Because I like boots

What I really want to say;

Because I’m dressed from my head down to my boots

Because everytime I put them on I focus on my...

You tell me I look beautiful

That nothing on this earth can compare

But there is no disguising the tone in your voice

You know how I despise it

Yet you strangle me with it

Till my eyes bulge

The frilly sleeves are cutting me

Leaving braclets adorned with rubies

Yet you ask whats wrong

And as tears of vinegar

Run down your face you wonder

"Oh why would my little princess leave me?"

Thats why...

Doing laundry, I find no delight,

With clothes piled high, I let out a sigh,

With detergent in hand,

I grimly withstand,

Oh, how I dread laundry night!...

Sundresses and sandals

They bring me delight

The dresses do flatter

But are never tight

Sandals so freeing

Straps soothe and caress

Could I wear them year-round?

I resound with my yes

To watch and to wear

To free all my cares

So happy I’m out

With my feminine flair!...

You tell me I look beautiful

That nothing on this earth can compare

But I can see the sinister look in your eyes

You know how much I despise it

Yet you shove it on me

Like I’m your little doll

You ask me what’s wrong

Even though you know

I’m suffocating

You wonder

‘she was so young, why would she do this?’

That’s why

No matter how hard I try

I’m still wearing the dress...

Are you happy?

Like daisies bending in the summer breeze,

Like a new moons glow on a quiet night,

Like a warm nit sweater on the first day of winter.

How happy are you?

Happy like a baby panda rolling down a hill,

Or happy like a bumble bee’s first taste of sweet honey.

Are you happy like a seal, diving through the ocean,

Or are you happy like a fresh baked cookie on a sad afternoon?

Do you s...

My clothing bawled up in corners around the room

Still wearing the same thing I was the other day

I can’t bring myself to do anything

Motivation couldn’t come to soon

I loved you

I meant it

You broke me

Do relish in it?

Always picking my shattered pieces off the ground

Trying to keep them safe

Till you bump me again

And there they go

Scattered all around

Again…

Again,

I thought I mea...

at my old school

we had no uniform

but there was a dress code

girls could not show midriffs

or shoulders

pants could not show your legs

and skirts couldn’t rise above fingertip length

tank tops and cropped shirts

jeans with rips and “too-short” skirts

were forbidden

they were “distracting”

boys could not wear hats

that was it

boys couldn’t wear

hats

they were forbidden

do you know the...

They’re real,

you know?

Those

gnomes

steal

your

souls.

I mean socks.

They steal your…

socks.

Keep the doors locked -

it won’t matter.

Sock Gnomes will come in through the window - they’ll use a ladder.

Keep your socks

upon your feet, friend.

Tie them tight

while you’re asleep, friend.

Always dry them

on low heat, fri...