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 feel like I want to hurt, To show myself how beautiful this… The illusion makes me strong. I feel like I can’t get hurt, But I still hope for the pain of…

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

That’s why she died– Because she never let anyone hold… She didn’t trust herself. She didn’t let anyone love her Or touch her

If I should die before I wake, don’t cry, For that was what I always wanted…

Not as ardent as before. I’m tired. Slowing down, A tail growing heavier and longer With each day.

Walking by at night, I saw the falling snow Tumble down like sleep. God, how could you be So cruel as to give

Twigs on fire Never linger, never flit. Their emotions stand dire To the situation that cannot be sp… Twigs on fire never see.

He touched my knee (now I’m in lo… No time for breath ('cause I’m in… He likes my hair (now I’m so lost… No time for speed ('cause I’m in… He gave me truth (now I’m so free…

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

You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees

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

With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John

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

I had no right To fall in love with you. All those times I promised you That I’d never fall in love again Were lies because I fell in love…