I remember how I cried When they cut down Our tree.

What you meant– What I meant When I said, “I love you.” What you meant to me Wasn’t what you said

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

Smile your baby smile and please l… I know I love you, but haven’t yo… Twinkle and shine and don’t ever c… You warm me like a fox in a fox’s… Light of my life and you gave me t…

She fell like rain, Like a bird, Like a comet chasing light, Like a star dropping from the nigh… Like a stone in water,

Nobody wishes so Such as me To die quickly Or be mauled in Such a manner that

Splattered you All over my body And flecks of skin Inside every crevice. I can’t get rid of you

Listening to you sleep, I’m in grace. Each breath a prayer. Every rustle a litany. You don’t know how loud you are

Last year seems years away. Last night seems lifetimes away. This moment seems like a dream.

Flurries in India: Nothing’s impossible If life is a string Pulling me along.

I’m silently screaming Alone in the bathroom. The tears of a sinner Won’t let my fears go. I’m suddenly drowning.

Dancing inside makes me sing. Music turns winter into spring. Dancing inside lights up my world. Lyrics give me wings like birds. Dancing inside all the time.

Sometimes, I wish I was a tree: Tall, wide, and majestic as can be… One with branches that sway slowly… Watching above, everything I woul… Sometimes, I wish I was an oak.

Courage was not letting your broth… But preferring to die From their snide remarks Which shadow prejudice’s unkind da… What happened when they grew up?

In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,