“Happy Birthday to you…”

Can I just not go to the party this time? It’s going to be the same tasteless cake and off-key singing that it always is. Birthdays don’t mean much to me anymore. Mine least of all. I’ve had so many.

They are predictable. I can look around and know which kid is going to eat too much and throw it right back up.

Ding dong

Oh great the guests have arrived. This group wil...

At 10, I saw: 

“Its morphin’ time!” Those Zords are amazing! I want to be a ranger. My brother and I would play-fight every chance we got. 

At 15, I saw:

Do I really have to learn ALL these rules to get a license? This town doesn't even have a stoplight, what do I care about a blinking yellow light? Fine. Give me back the book and I'll read some more. I just really want to be able to drive. 

At ...

I emerge from the tree line.

A sight full of wonder and color in front of me.

Pinks, purples, blues, and reds.

All interspersed amongst the grass.

I lean down to smell a flower

Its fragrance is divine.

I decided to pick one. Then another.

A hoard I start to amass

I weave them into a tiara.

A crown for all to see

I'll wear it to school tomorrow

And show it off in every class.

For now, it's the o...

<CW: depression and hints of abuse.>

You know Dasher, and Dancer, and all of the rest.

My name is Olive. I hate that song so this is my version. The true one.

You wouldn’t think it, but Rudy is a bully. He could dish out insults without a care in the world. As the song says, I used to laugh and call him names. Used to. Not any more. I thought he was aiming for a friendly roast. You’d think som...

<trigger warning: political commentary, guns.>

No, no, no. We were chanting “Paint My Fence!”

We were just looking for some help with simple domestic tasks. Honest!

It’s a very beautiful building, I thought I’d get some pictures. The only shots I took were with my camera… on my phone.

Ok, yes, I am carrying a rifle, but that’s because I am a duck hunter.

Ummm, duck hunting season is in Octo...

I see the three looking at me. How did my life get to this point?

This morning, I had no problems. I woke and greeted the sun. A few stretches to start the day. My stomach annoyingly announced that it was empty so I started rummaging for whatever I could find.

After breakfast, I went for a walk. It felt so good using my muscles that I wandered most of the morning. That was when I felt eyes on ...

Why do I have to sit here?

I want to play with the other kids,

The teacher took my recess away because I was a distraction.

But, I don't understand

My body is changing 

Why do I have hair _there?_

It’s a part of growing up they say 

But, I don’t understand 

This class is over my head

The professor is going too fast

I’m trying my best to follow along

But, I don’t understand 

They speak a languag...

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I’m trying my hand at poetry,

Because she tells me to.

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My first poem, it has been yeeted.

More elaborate thoughts are needed.

This is too much to ask,

My thoughts on this task:

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Fine, I’ll try harder,

I’ll even try to rhyme.

Stupid English assignment,

This is a waste of time.

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That last one got me a ‘D,’

Now she expects anoth...