Most days I’m a midnight blue,
filled with sorrow like the sky,
at night.
Lonely. Tired.
Other days I’m an exotic yellow,
full of happiness and energy.
On my toes. Ready for the day.
But not today,
Today I am not exotic yellow....
Just a couple hundred feet above sea level,
Something oh so unique sings the song of their kind,
Croaking in the night when they’re most active.
What is it you ask?
One of the most unique amphibians my eyes have ever seen.
What is it you ask?
Their transparent body measures one to two inches...
What I love most
about summer
isn’t tanning or shopping
all day,
but sitting in the bed of his GMC
listening to country music while watching the sun set
and exchanging soft, intimate, kisses....
All the faith and ambition,
all the trust put in to love,
is nowhere near compelling.
All the elements to make each other happy,
it’s all bulls***.
Because no one can be happy,
there’s always someone to come in between.
Nobody has any pity for you,
only them.
Trying to romanticize every...
“You look familiar, is your mother Shellee G.?” It took me a second to realize that he was talking about my mum, but I quickly replied with a simple and hyped up “Yes!” The biggest grin came across my substitute teacher’s face. “I had her and her sisters as students in my English Class y...
Dear Mr. President
It has come not only to my concern but the people around us that we, the United States, are doing little to nothing to stop illegal immigrants coming in to our country. This has created many problems throughout the US such as should these immigrants be able to vote, unemploy...
July 24, 2012 3:14 a.m. I’m thinking nothing of it when I hear sirens outside my window just after a storm had pass. Eventually I fall back asleep to the sound of the second round of storms, not caring about the outside world. I wake up around 10:30 and start my day how I normally do. To me, it’...
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