Alone I lie upon these shining sands

The echoes of the ocean at my feet

Away from all the beach-adoring fans

The rising sun whispers she’ll stay with me.

Alone I dance with ever rising waves

The salty breeze whips at my sunburnt skin

Internal music running through my veins

A better place my mind has ever been

Alone I sit as people soon arrive

The shrieking children mimic seagulls’ call

I kiss my...

The revelation

Was my condemnation

Was a realization

One I didn’t need

I was somewhat surprised

When I really realized

I could open my eyes

And see

Watched an arrow soar

“You were such a bore,”

Yet maybe you longed for more

More than I longed for thee

My dreams weren’t pretend

When reality ends

My regards I will send

Send it all for free

I’d pay any price

Love will never suffice

But I’d still ...

The world revolves around me

Or so I like to believe

Surely, if I died today

The world would never be the same

The world revolves around you

Something you might believe, too

If you suddenly die tomorrow

The world would fill with sorrow

The world like to play tricks

They leave scars that tend to stick

We think the world revolves around us

“In this world, my life is a must.”

But without humanity,...

Soon my feelings will reach Him somehow, and I dread the day.

~

It was late September, freshman year of high school, and I was the luckiest girl in the world.

“Maddie, luck is not real. There is no such thing.” My father said, shaking his head at my naivety.

The next day, my English teacher sat me right next to Him. Oh the seating chart… I think it made both him and I want to cry out. (Me out ...

I think you know. I could see it in your eyes. The confusion when I purposefully missed you, multiple times. The fear in mine when you purposefully didn’t miss me, knowing I couldn’t fight back.

Do you know the predicament I’m in?

It’s agonizing, and it’s all your fault.

I think that if my Momma saw what I was doing, she would laugh and laugh. Laugh at my inability to even be a decent villain. La...

We are constantly searching

Searching for a clue

“If I can’t find the answer,

Oh, what will I ever do?”

We are constantly looking

Looking in the past

“The solution isn’t the future,

For it is always called upon last.”

We are constantly growing

Growing out of touch

“Friendship seemed once priceless,

But naivety isn’t worth much.”

We are constantly turning

Turning our heads away

“Becoming a bysta...

I wake with a start.

My Mommy is shaking me, yelling for me to pack my things. Pack, and pack fast.

Instantly, my nerves start to buzz. “Where are we going?” I ask, sitting up.

We have to leave, leave, leave now. She pauses briefly to look at me. Fear.

I don’t get an answer, but I realize that wherever we are going is very important to be packing so urgently. I throw some clothes into a half-fille...

Except for me, of course. I noticed, and I take pride in the fact that you did too.

You walk up to one nearby, peering at it closely. Once you realize that it’s clearly fake, you look around at other tourists, wondering if you’re dreaming. Confused eyes convey unspoken questions. I want to answer them; I want to answer every question you have.

I slink farther into the shadows. For someone who noti...