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She
"Talk to her."
She stopped crying,
She talked to him.
She was laughing,
She was smiling.
I noticed her.
I wanted this.
Not everything is lost.
This is a blackout poetry from a personal anecdote written by Naomi Shihab Nye. I shared this with her and she absolutely loved it ^.^
Isn't the world beautiful?
The sun rises, the birds chirp,
The friends we laugh with,
The hope we receive.

"No, it's not,
There's nothing to love,
I'm screaming inside,
For fearing the unknown."

Lighten up, there's so much more!
You can hold the world in your hands,
But only if you take a stand.
So why stay in the darkness,
When you can see light high up above?

"Why, you ask?
'Cause this is where I belong,
Look at earth, look at the sky,
I see horror and terror in people's eyes,
You can't see the future,
For it's already destroyed.
The world is not beautiful."

But this is what we can have now,
So much potential,
So much beauty,
So much love.
The world can be beautiful,
Just look at it with your own eyes
I wrote this poem for a class, and we had to title it "The Greatest Gift" so this is what I came up with.
Now it feels like I'm drowning in quicksand,
Why does it hurt to love you more?
You made it hard for me to stand,
I'm so close to reaching the core.
I only wanted you by my side,
Pull me close, hold me tight, wrap me up.
I didn't think I had to lie,
But now I'm drowning in quicksand.
A few lyrics I decided to write!

If you ever felt like you had to lose something you really loved, I hope you find this relatable.
Sit alone—take a sip.
Lean back—take a sip.

Enjoy the shade—take a sip.
Look around—take a sip.

Pet the dog—take a sip.
Sit alone—take a sip—and drink beer.
  Oct 2015 Scarlett Tropical
chris
"save me"

                                                                                                   "from what?"

"myself"
  Oct 2015 Scarlett Tropical
chris
1 am
i miss you
and your
silly jokes,
warm smile

2 am
im still awake,
and i miss your
arms around me,
comforting me
when i was sad

3 am
i need you here,
beside me, every
day, minute, second.
i need you here.

4 am
i love you and
i can't live without
you beside me,
telling me it's all
going to be okay.

5 am
where are you,
when i need you.

6 am
i can't sleep.
i can't dream.
all i have are
nightmares
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