I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.

That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:

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…

I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.

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

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

Perfection is an evil reflection On what is really real. Solitude is my gratitude When I am sad. Numbness equals oneness

I’m so broken, And the glass stings were my façad… There’s nothing left to do. There’s nothing left to say. There’s no air left for me to brea…

I sing of a new carol Which starts silly giggles As a speeding blue carriage Runs merrily through the dark.

You’re young. You’ll feel better. You’ll get better Eventually. So much time to feel better.

He helps her with her blush. She’s surging red, Velvet and soft like a rose. Her mouth’s gone dry With his wind.

There’s always a morning, But there’s the night, too. Every faith has a savior, But the devil always follows suit. There will be spring,