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Their lips touched And the scene was cut To an open window and swaying curtains And I wondered what to say To my pre-teen cousin Who declared so surely They must be in love... - Poetry > Free VerseFoursquare was not the game for me I ended up with a bruised ego and scratched knees Tetherball was a hit and a miss They were hitting, while I just wished Monkey bars was how I learned to fall And pick tan bark out of my blistered attempts Standing around with friends was fake They never lik...
- Poetry > Free VerseThat girl is high maintenance With nothing to manage I wonder what caused her To be so savage It could be her family Or her lack of friends It could be the inequity She suffers in the ends I used to be accusatory And point out flaws Until I learned She’s heard it all...
- Poetry > Free VerseI am stuck, between wanting to hear you voice your pleasure And wanting everything, to last just a little bit longer...
- Poetry > Free VerseShe believes in GOD (She prays everyday) I can't help but wonder (Am I making a mistake?) Because she seems so content (Believing the undoubted truth.) Because my actions are never without an intent (And I always demand proof.) She believes in God (And life after death.) I believe in LIFE ...
- Poetry > Free Verseand i know she looks at you like you hung the stars in the sky but i swear to the heavens and back that our stars are aligned...
- Poetry > Free Versethere’s something beautiful about the negative spaces between you and I the words not spoken- silences we spend wondering WHY there is something between you and I...
- Poetry > Free VerseI have no friends, for they are often trite I have no truth, for the lies help me survive I have no stories of my own, because I prefer to hide I have only you, the author who died....
- Poetry > Free VerseI see you, with a fish-eye’s view Sparkling in the sun A glimmering goldfish And a presumptuous one You see me, through a bowl times two No more content or pleased than you A simple existence Could pass me by, had you not asked To fly....
- Poetry > Free VerseI suppose I’m enamored by words which may or may not have meaning. And in terms of hamartia— mine might be believing....
- Poetry > Free VerseI could feel the cold air sweep past my curtains and into my bed, where it soon mingled with my Breathe and chilled my teeth as I smiled. I could feel it trying to brush past my neck to sweep across my collarbone. And to leave a lasting indent of gooseflesh....
- Poetry > Free VerseHe says I'm a dreamer, but I don't mind because in all honesty, I dream of him all the time. He loves that I believe, in him, and his dreams I reply it takes two, to believe in wonderful things. He thinks I can't take it, the dark affairs, I tell him to hold close, to all that�...
- Fiction > RomanceIt started off as an innocent walk around the square. Okay, maybe it wasn’t so innocent, maybe I did take a detour just to walk by and see your face. So what? I’m a teenage girl, and you’re the cute guy that’s out of my league—it’s perfectly normal, expected even. I don't know how...
- Poetry > Free VerseI always liked to pretend, At first, I was a Barbie in the pinkest of cars, Before, a lost princess in the dark, Next, a rock star, playing shiny guitars, Now—now, I like to pretend I’ll go far....
- Nonfiction > All NonfictionThere are over a million different religions in the world. A million different beliefs. A million different ways to approach life. You tell me that I am a sinner because I choose to be open to all faiths yet choose none, while you reject all but one. Having tunnel vision is usually unnoticeable wh...
- Fiction > Thriller/Mystery“We’ll always be together.” I scoffed, “What, in our hearts?” “You’ll see,” he whispered before closing his eyes. When he opened them again I tried not to flinch. His normal brown changed into bloodshot white slits and a pained sound ripped through his throat. He turned. I s...
- Nonfiction > All NonfictionLike a lot of people, I’m not completely in love with myself. My hair doesn’t always do what I want and I’m not the nicest person to be around. I’m not going to say I TRY to be better, because sometimes I just don’t care enough to censor my thoughts and actions. Sometimes, I'm a jerk...
- Poetry > Free VerseI'm just another someone in the crowd You will never pick me out So, here's to dreaming aloud Because if you were to come and talk to me now, I'd whisper secrets I've never told I'd let you sit and watch my stories unfold But across the room We are oceans apart So yo...
- Poetry > Free VerseMusic plays--a soundtrack to my dreams Soft snow falls, whispering hidden meanings A twirling ballerina her slow, sad dance A snow globe of feelings--all brought back....
- Poetry > Free VerseBlue, white, red Mocking me with their empty silence Words refuse to speak Staring at me in blank defiance Pen and paper Paper and pen I'll sit here 'til they meet again....
- Poetry > Free VerseYour hands are rough, calloused by the years you spent practicing. They said you were wasting your time, would never amount to anything: Fingers are elongated---bleeding you bandage them up, continue playing Chord to chord to pull offs and slides, indifferent to the voices in your ear Because...
- Nonfiction > Personal ExperienceSpilled milk. All over the ramp to Room 36. The chocolate puddle slowly moved to the bottom of the ramp as the class watched. It had no relation to me, so I poked my friend, continuing our game. “Who did this?” asked Mrs. S, my third-grade teacher: my idol, my favorite teacher ever. When she ...
- Poetry > Free VerseYour love’s calling, But my heart’s falling 'Cause this didn’t go as planned Summer friends But summer ends Framing memories Like a photograph I wished I didn’t take I didn’t see you I didn’t want to So here we are now With answers to a question I didn’t mean to ask...
- Poetry > All PoetryI'll wish you here, Just so I can wish you away, And I hope you'll hear, What I'm really trying to say, Though the story remains the same, I'm not into the game, You so love to play, So I'll tie my tale to a balloon, And somehow hope it wont find you, This broke...
- Poetry > All Poetryi wish i could become a shooting star, and make all you're wishes come true. i wish you know me, as i know you. i wish you knew, that i'm a planet to your sun, and that i'm bound to be you're only one. i wish you knew, that i'll always be you're friend, even if t...
