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

My mother is the darkness inside m… She planted the seed That grew into brambles, And now, I can’t be loud Because she makes me so

I cried out to God, And There was silence.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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…

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.

Woah. The bright sky Makes me want to live, And the grass Smells too good to miss.

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

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