I’m silently screaming Alone in the bathroom. The tears of a sinner Won’t let my fears go. I’m suddenly drowning.

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

Shambles: They hold my life together. I’m shredded into slices, Trying to hold it whole, And I wonder if anyone

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

Never give up on love, Though I’ve died a thousand times Just waiting. And I’ve hoped in the rain. So many times

While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.

I woke at 3 a.m., And I was scared. I thought I’d never be tired agai… But then I remembered the morning And all the joy it brings.

Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me

You’re bleeding down my legs, Tangling me up in your fingers. I want to run my nails down your b… And sigh in your ear.

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

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 could hop on a train. Grow akin to the screaming and whi… Where would I go? Far from here, from cold. Tell my parents my love,

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