I was eleven when it happened. ÂNovember 2008.
I was never going to write about it. It was too hard. I knew I should get it out of my system, but I never found the courage. I was alone. I never talked to anyone about it. I couldn't.
As months and days passed by, everyone recovered. Except...
I do not watch a lot of television. Typically, I never have time, so I only really keep up with three major shows: Doctor Who, Top Gear UK, and Phineas and Ferb. Phineas and Ferb, an entertaining cartoon show from Disney, portrays two young brothers as they explore their imagination throughout the s...
One day,
Your stupidity is going to kill you.
I know.
You had good intentions.
But still.
You have to think about yourself sometimes.
Wasn’t there another way?
Call the cops?
Find your parents?
There’s something called weaseling along the side.
Not taking it head on.
Literally.
Serio...
How to be an Asian: 1. Get perfect SAT scores. 2. Play the violin or piano. 3. Have four hobbies: studying, studying, violin/piano, and studying. 4. Be a math or science geek. And 5. Be a competitive overachiever. Just because Asians have pointed eyes and black hair, their brains automatically have ...
Next time, whenever
There’s a fork in the road
Know either path
I’ll help carry your load
Let’s talk it through
Solve every issue
Ever need to cry?
I’ve got some tissues
I’m here for you
As you are for me
Come over to my house
For a nice cup of tea
But I can’t stay forever
S...
Remember the best cookie you’ve ever tasted? Take that memory, multiply it a hundred times better, and that’s my blue cookie. The best part isn’t just the flavoring, however. The best part is the sparkly blue color that stains your tongue as you skim the surface of sapphire sugared crystals. T...
There will be a time
Where we will part ways
We won’t see each other
For the rest of our days
Throughout life I’ve learned
To treasure each hour
Or else when alone
We’ll always be sour
Places we’ve gone
Things, that we’ve seen
Our fates intertwined
To each other, never mean
Tak...
Wisdom
Intelligence
Owl on the olive
IQ
Acuity
Gray-eyed surveillance
Shrewdness
Aptitude
Brainpower of the gods
Perspicacity
Acumen
Child of sagacity
Precocity
Coruscation
Snow-white dove of victory
Brilliance
Perception
Wittiness of a weasel...
Definition:
Sounds that are pleasant
Or harmonized
Synonyms:
A cappella,
Acoustic,
Bebop,
Chamber,
Classical,
Folk,
Hard rock,
Harmony,
Heavy metal,
Hymn,
Instrumental,
Jazz,
Melody,
Modern,
Opera,
Plainsong,
Popular,
Ragtime,
Rap,
Rock and roll,
Singing,
Song,
Soul,
Swing...
Released from misty air
Plummeting to Earth
Plop –
Ensnared on leaf
Swelling
Inflating
Beading
Crystallize on
Soft supple
Greens
Hanging
Swaying
Drooping
Suspended
Dangling dangerously
Threatening to trickle
Unleashed
Drip –
Plunge
Absorbed
Scattered
Swallowed in soil
Seep ...
Floating
Drifting
Swirling around
Gliding
Hovering
Soaring in the air
Searching
Looking
For a place that’s suitable
For me
To anchor
And sprout
But for now I’m in the air
At the mercy of the winds
Lacking gravity
Swishing
To and fro
Riding on the currents
Sliding on the breeze
...
I see things.
Things,
That others can’t.
Things,
That others won’t.
I don’t see specters.
I don’t see vampires.
I don’t see the dead.
I see life.
Things,
That others didn’t notice.
Things,
People forgot to see along the way.
Things,
That only people who stop
To smell the r...
I swore
I was never gonna be one of those girls
The ones who scream about hot guys
And kiss the ground beneath his feet
But now I'm on the fence
And that is not a good thing
One side, the one I was on
Has butterflies and grass that grows
The other side, I cannot see
But I know
Thatâ...
Pleasing multiple piano teachers doesn’t go so well
Harder and harder, turning practice into Hell
Two hours? Not enough. Three, maybe four?
Done? Learn another. Pile the load! More and more
Note after note, beat after beat
Start counting the time by tapping your feet
The lesson to be learned...
You know what?
I don’t need you.
I never did.
Why’d I take you?
I don’t want you.
I never did.
Did you like me?
I don’t think so.
I never did.
Did you pity me?
I don’t imagine so.
I never did.
How did this come about?
I don’t remember.
I never did.
Do I love someone else?
...
Back in the day,
We used to be innocent
Our Earth was cloaked in gold
We used to be oblivious
There wasn’t one bad thing in the world.
Back in the day,
We used to skip to and fro
Coloring outside of the lines
We used to stare at the clouds
Chasing birds and butterflies.
Before everyt...
Pen to the paper,
Mind awhirl,
Crackling pages,
Scribbling hand,
Faster,
And faster,
Handwriting,
Messier,
And messier,
Words flying on the page,
Less,
And less,
White.
More,
And more,
Black.
Then –
Silence.
One last line,
The pen stops.
The paper ceases its crinkling.
The br...
Somehow it was taken
Somehow it was stolen
Somehow it fell for you
Somehow it left me for you
I know how it was done
I know how you managed to grab it
I know how I felt when it left
I know how I wished it was back
Someday you’ll crush it
Someday you’ll love it
Someday it’ll come ...
Yuck
Up
Down
Spinning
All around
Feelings
Stupid
Unnecessary
What did I ever do?
To deserve this?
To feel this?
To need this?
Why?
Pulling me
To him
To her
Pushing
Shoving
Kicking my world
Punch me
Slap me
Squeeze me tight
Always give me
Such a fright
Up
Down
Spinning
All ...
When you play a piano piece wrongly,
You squished it
You ripped it
You buried it
You squashed it
You drowned it
You burned it
You stretched it
You punched it
You kicked it
You yanked it
You pushed it
You pulled it
You shoved it
You bit it
You stomped on it
You stretched it
You suffo...
In the darkest hour of night, the ninja midget fumbled with the black cloth around his body. He had to make it perfect since it was an important mission. He crawled out of his home and scurried across the floor. As he ran, his twitching ears detected the loud rumblings of the human's snoring. H...
Do you love fishing or eating salmon? What if you couldn’t fish anymore? What if salmon got too expensive to have on the dinner table? It’s already happening. Pacific Coho salmon in California are on the verge of extinction. For the first time in history, the salmon fishing season has been suspe...
Just as I begin to fall asleep in my science class, the smell of something burning startles me out of my reverie. My senses alert, I make eye contact with my dearest friend, Lauren, with questions in my eyes. We glance around at our classmates to see if anyone else is noticing the stinky smell, and ...
I am a leaf in fall
Hanging from a tree
Still after
All my friends have fallen
And I am alone
In the midst of winter
The tree is dormant
So I must struggle
To not blacken and die
Yet I am alone
When spring comes around
New friends grow again
So I have many friends
But none are as sm...
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