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...

This morning, I was so happy. Clean and ready to work. I thought you would care. Care enough to clean me,

I walk around, feeling whispers. Avoiding the eyes that prosecute m… The stares. The glares.

Don’t leave me brokenhearted. Don’t leave me in the dust. Don’t pretend you love me, if all you feel is lust. I’m scared you’ll walk away.

I close my eyes to surrender to th… but instead get bombarded by image… Your smile flashes at me from the… Your laughter bubbles out, and it’s like I’ve gone back in ti…

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...

Love life, but love death also. It isn’t the end, only a beginning that we don’t und…

center When I’m with you, I have no worries, but then I don’t see you, don’t talk talk to you,

Cousin. Brother. Best friend. All one person and now he’s dead.

Life is cruel, when it takes your loved ones. Life is cruel, when you can’t say goodbye. Life is cruel,

center Two years ago, I lost my brother, my friend. Although he wasn’t perfect,

Dear Man, I’m not going to pretend that I u… Pretend that everything is alright… It’s not. I’m hurt.

Peace comes: When laying under the stars. When wrapped up in his arms. When listening to bird song. When speaking to God above.

center Love is a simple thing, but we complicate it. We muddy it up with doubt and fear… Doubt in ourselves.