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

I am a plummeting plane. I see the clouds go past, And I close my eyes, sometimes, But I still feel where I’m going. Sometimes, I feel that

Your love Was like driving straight into the… Your attention was like Lying in a puddle of gold. You were sex and fun and cotton ca…

The grass was dewy. You carried me on your back. I could feel your heartbeat Through your shirt. I wanted you to be mine,

Love starts like this: We like the same books, We like the same music, We seem like a match made in high… It crumbles like this:

Mark, I miss you, And I love you. Each day is lost Without you.

I live inside my head Where soft flurries spin, And there’s a rise of warm water b… I live inside my head Where spikes stick out

Moon up, Pants down. I said no. His body said yes.

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,

Sam said, “Get over it.” As if I could Just climb a tree. Sam said,

In seventh grade, I made you a po… But I tore it up into pieces Because it wasn’t good enough. In eighth grade, I made you a poe… But I left it under my bed

I wish I wish I wish I could swim in oblivion. Have a tummy full of pills.

It’s like waking up from your best… To find that it’s all gone. When you love someone who isn’t re… And you say, “I’m done.” It’s like swimming in Heaven,

Spring into fall, And we’ve all hit a wall. Love comes quickly. Sometimes, it grows. Summer, then rain,

You ruined me. How could you? You’re my mother. You were supposed to be strong. Not me.