(2013)
Dedicated to Wyatt.
Looking outside, the angels come, rising out of the fire. I wonder where they’re from, as they rise higher and higher. Restless street, quiet night,
I am Amanda Laughman. I’m in band and orchestra. My favorite subject is social stud… My favorite color is yellow. I love jewelry and nail polish.
I wish I’d been there when you ne… I’m not with you now, but I shoul… You thought I was the one you wan… But I ran away because I was haun… You said I was beautiful, I didn’…
I enjoyed every second with you. I loved watching you, being with y… You’re a really funny person. You’re quite interesting, you knew… I loved being near you like that.
Renegade, rebel without a cause, rock goddess, Friday rocker, Saturday superstar,
You said I’m funny like that, but I know it’s not true, You’re only saying that so I’ll laugh,
Save me, I’ll be waiting for you to show up at my door,
My first crush moved away, the summer before third grade, but I didn’t cry then. My parents beat me up,
Lighting the matches Sneaky arson at midnight Watching houses burn. The loudest silence No one talks, or even moves
Looking at that picture in my yearbook, the one of us, from January, in the science lab,
Wyatt, I did so many things so you’d noti… I wore clothes I didn’t like, stuff I wouldn’t wear otherwise, but you still never looked over,
Come on, baby I’ll wait on you, try to run, try to hide, there’s a killer
It’s nice, knowing there’s someone… You’re the only one who knows what… And I know you don’t know why I’m… But I loved being able to talk, a… No one else understands why I cry…
It’s way too quiet without you her… The words of everyone, they don’t… They don’t seem to notice you’re n… I’m caught, their looks like a tra… You don’t care that I miss you, d…
They said, broken wings, shattered dreams, fractured heart. I said,