I’ve been told

Slow and steady wins the race

To prioritize, patience and quality

Over speed and quantity

But moving at the

Feels like running on a treadmill

Going somewhere in nowhere at all

The mileage on the treadmill reads 4,000

4,000 miles in four years

And yet I’ve gotten to nowhere

Traveled no more than the 8.8 miles it takes to get to school

And haven’t made any real friendships

Neve...

She sat at the edge of the pond

Knees squeezed tightly to her chest

Her bottom wet

And the cuffs of her jeans muddy

She felt sticky,

Muggy from the humidity

Large dark spots of sweat rest underneath her arms

Her eyes red and puffy

From crying or smoking?

She wasn’t sure

Her face felt cracked

Stained with dry tears

Her lips salty

Her mouth tangy

A bitter aftertaste from the jay she hit

Her boyf...

His hands the warmth of a fireplace

Shocking against my cool skin

his eyes a deep brown

Golden in the sun

Reminding me of coffee dates

And heart shaped chocolates on Valentine’s Day

His voice a hypnotic melody

Sung by a siren

Drawing me closer and closer to him

I relished in his contagious laughter,

corny jokes, and unoriginal complements

His heart a lulling thump

With my head against his bare...

Deep below the sea

What could there possibly be?

That we cannot see

Greedy to see more

Glowing blue waves on the shore

Washed up treasured lore

Glassed seashell decor

Ruins on the ocean floor

Statues with allure

Murals tell stories

Of hatred and weeping pleas;

Echoed banshee screams

People without feet

Nose-less with sharp point teeth

A scaled tail for feet

An enchanting song

That once lured...

In times of despair;

Melancholic harmony

A man will venture

From the mountain top

Over looking the valley

His name is carried in a whisper

Throughout the disarrayed village

Ulysses the Medicine Man

The scent of his herbs carried through the air

Exciting the children in the near by orphanage

For with him he brings candy

And medicine for the ill

But how strange? that man,

Death seem to follow hi...

I drowned in the sea

Full of childhood memories

I swam up to the light

So mesmerizing and bright

I grew nearer and near

To the surface where everything seems clearer

Except my eyes began to blur

And my words began to slur

For the light was so bright it burned

And the unknown pressure in my head churned

So I turned back

Swimming down on a different track

Deeper and deeper

My body became we...

As a child

The world was greener

We were blined to its beguile

Becoming aware as adulthood grew nearer

The world was greener

And the water clearer

Becoming aware as adulthood grew nearer

We realized the water was bitter

The water was clearer

On sunny beach days

But the water was bitter

Pollution littered around the bay

On sunny beach days

The world was bright and colorful

The pollution littered...

Andrew is the sun peaking through the gray clouds as it rains

Forever returning bright though his light may be dimmed

And Justin is the rain that pours

Heavily at first then a calm drizzle

Drip drop drip drop

They’re like when you flip your pillow over to the cold side

Or take a hot shower after freezing in the cold

They’re sunsets at the beach

And sunrises in the morning on your way to school...

Roses are red

Violets are blue

What would I do

If I didn’t have you?

Seeing you brightens my day

Your smile so contagious

your presence comforting

and you’re just so cute

But don’t let that get to your head

You’re stupid at math

And so very annoying

I’m not sure whats so fun about messing with me either

And yet I still love you

Your communication skills could use some work

You take so long t...

Perfectly placed on the snow covered trees lay

A hanging mistletoe waiting

On a branch frosted with a thin sheet of ice

A loving romance will be bestowed

A hanging mistletoe waiting

For a cooling winters kiss

A loving romance will be bestowed

In the midst of a blizzards haze

A cooling winters kiss

Cuts at my cheeks

In the midst of a blizzards haze

Icy chills rake through my bones...