Then he said, “I never said I was… Then I said, “I never asked you t… Then we kissed.

Why do I still feel guilty About things That are out of my favor?

My mom hates her life, And I’m too much to juggle, And my dad doesn’t support my mom, And my brother’s never home, And my medicine doesn’t work,

The tissues know something. Even the mirror knows. My music knows it And especially my pillow. My books can see it

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.

Things I wish I could say Would be I miss you, I love you, I want to be with you,

Winter is getting worse. Is there no justice In my punishment Brought about by my peers? I yearn to burrow in warm dirt

I cried out to God, And There was silence.

In my daydreams, I used to be an acrobat, Flying through air Into capable hands. In my dreams,

Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.

I cannot bring myself to cry. I can’t decide if this is a curse Or a blessing.

I’m falling apart beneath my smile… I grapple blindly for a rope To save myself from rising waters. I come up, lungs full of despair, And my parents cover my mouth

Can you hear it? It is the cry of the poor. Their howling curls inside of my h… It pains me as if I were one of t… But, I am.

Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me