Last night, all I saw was Nancy. The way she cried when I held her… Like a fleshy cradle Around her broken heart. I saw her loving me

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.

Farewell to friends, The kind that push. The word constantly bends. I live a life of isolation. While others play in their bubble…

It’s so quiet. I feel soft. The winter hurts, So I burrow inside, But I forget how to

I’m falling apart beneath my smile… I grapple blindly for a rope To save myself from rising waters. I come up, lungs full of despair, And my parents cover my mouth

Nobody can see the darkness in me, And when I go deep, I bring a flashlight to slash thro… The dark. I once used to frolic in light,

I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us

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

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

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

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

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?

I find no release. I die. I die, Yet I’m not free. Not 'til I die.

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