Hey you're more than pretty. You're gorgeous. You're eyes sparkle brighter than any star. Your smile beats the moon. Your hair is so much fun to play with. Remember not to starve, purge, cut, tear, stab, poke, burn, scratch. There's no need too. I don't need to see your face to know your beautiful. I don't care what the mirror says. You deserve to know the ugly truth. You will always be beautiful and there's nothing you can say or do to change that.

I'm sitting here,
quiet.
observant.
Everyone is abuzz, high on freedom,
Everyone,
such a vague word.
The Fab Five,
The Dark Side,
The Invasive Species,
The Nerds,
The ******* *******,
The Everyone Else.
All talking
          and talking
                    and talking...
Unable to see the depressed face nearby,
the pushed around,
the true sadness that hides beneath a blanket
but still has small slips through the seams.

But the scary thought is,
I'm here with all my "friends"
but I've never felt so alone before.

I love you.
It's a fact. I care about you
and I'm worried.
Everyone is.
I just want you to trust me,
let me into your life
so that I can wrap you up,
take all the pain away,
and just cry in your place.

But you're strong.
I know you are.
And I trust you,
I really do.
If it's something I shouldn't hear,
then so be it.
But you should know,
it's tearing me apart inside.
I don't want to push you,
I know what it's like;
nevertheless,
I still yearn to know and worry.

But,
if you don't want to say anything,
fine. I'm okay with that too.
Just know I'm here and I want to be your
best friend.
You need one in this crazy ******* up world.

You're an unnecessary part of the story.

You're the villain in this story,
the only thing keeping me from falling asleep,
but driving me insane with anticipation as well.

i lied awake
in bed all night
and scratched my skin
until daylight

if i could just
pry open my chest
til my soul was free
and i could rest

then i would finally be able to sleep
with my spirit afoot
with it's own two feet

leave my limp being
for the morning to find
and let my soul
run free with it's kind