This morning, I was so happy. Clean and ready to work. I thought you would care. Care enough to clean me,
center When I’m with you, I have no worries, but then I don’t see you, don’t talk talk to you,
You have two choices in life; feed the fire, or, let it die. Be it passion,
I saw him, standing alone in the rain, crying for someone to love him. Hungry, lost,
Lord, Things are unbearable. I have been shouting. I have been crying. Hoping you would listen.
Exhausted, Drained, I have nothing left. No more strength to fight against… I’m sinking.
Words fail.
center Love is a simple thing, but we complicate it. We muddy it up with doubt and fear… Doubt in ourselves.
Cousin. Brother. Best friend. All one person and now he’s dead.
I walk around, feeling whispers. Avoiding the eyes that prosecute m… The stares. The glares.
Sister I love you, but only because I have to. That’s what momma told me, when I said I hate you. I hate the way you smile,
Flowers bloom. Seasons change. Petals fall. Nothing’s the same. It’s been a while
I was sixteen when it happened. My best friend Lilly convinced me to go to a party her boyfriend Joe was throwing and like an idiot I caved. As Lilly and I walked in the door she ran of...
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It’s a partly cloudy but terribly cold day. I’m running late for school and still have to scrape my truck windows of ice. I finally get there about five, maybe ten, minutes late to my U...