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“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.” / / ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
Where is that girl? The girl that took a T and two buses to surprise me with flowers? Where is that girl that brought me to life? Where is that girl go that held her head high and loved so hard? Where is that girl that drew me pictures, sang, and played the guitar for me? Where is that girl...? Who took her away? Who Changed the way the wind was Blowing? Who gave her all of this hurt? Where did the girl that played board games at the dinner table with me? Where did that girl who called me her medicine, her home, her love...go? I miss that girl I miss that girl who wanted me to sit next to her and hold her close always I miss the girl who was quiet when she was upset I miss the girl that never wanted me to worry about a thing... I don't miss the girl who wanted to have long drawn out arguments about the smallest things I don't miss the girl who said hurtful things when she got mad I don't miss the girl who pretended Pretended that she knew what she wanted out of life The girl that painted such a beautiful picture of our life together The girl that took me around a favorite neighborhood of hers to look at houses... The girl that talked about having kids This girl painted pictures that I didn't even see This girl now played guitar and sang when no one was around That's not the girl I miss This new angry, hurt, and hurtful person is not the girl I miss... Where is that girl...? Lost behind walls of uncertainty; latching onto anything... Just to feel less alone To not feel anything at all I don't know that girl The beautiful, soulful, strong woman I fell head over heals in love with Is Gone...
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Nov 6, 2017
Nov 6, 2017 at 7:08 PM UTC
Gone
Where is that girl? The girl that took a T and two buses to surprise me with flowers? Where is that girl that brought me to life? Where is that girl go that held her head high and loved so hard? Where is that girl that drew me pictures, sang, and played the guitar for me? Where is that girl...? Who took her away? Who Changed the way the wind was Blowing? Who gave her all of this hurt? Where did the girl that played board games at the dinner table with me? Where did that girl who called me her medicine, her home, her love...go? I miss that girl I miss that girl who wanted me to sit next to her and hold her close always I miss the girl who was quiet when she was upset I miss the girl that never wanted me to worry about a thing... I don't miss the girl who wanted to have long drawn out arguments about the smallest things I don't miss the girl who said hurtful things when she got mad I don't miss the girl who pretended Pretended that she knew what she wanted out of life The girl that painted such a beautiful picture of our life together The girl that took me around a favorite neighborhood of hers to look at houses... The girl that talked about having kids This girl painted pictures that I didn't even see This girl now played guitar and sang when no one was around That's not the girl I miss This new angry, hurt, and hurtful person is not the girl I miss... Where is that girl...? Lost behind walls of uncertainty; latching onto anything... Just to feel less alone To not feel anything at all I don't know that girl The beautiful, soulful, strong woman I fell head over heals in love with Is Gone...
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The back of the couch stays up There's only one dish One glass One placemat One piece of silverware in the sink One set of work shoes One set of keys One side of the bed gets rested on No one to press up against at night The wine doesn't last Trying to Hoping I can Wishing one day One day you'll figure out what you lost Hoping you Allow yourself to feeeeel something at some point Drops of water seem to have been temporarily tattooed on my face for the past month My heart hurts
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Oct 21, 2017
Oct 21, 2017 at 5:49 PM UTC
Today
Today the leaves change The roots of a tree die   Today the sky opens up and buckets of rain fall healing the world of thirst My mouth is dry Today there is an echo The house is nearly empty Today there is no home The house is nearly empty Today there is no silence The sound of a heart aches Today there are no nightmares There are only crushed dreams Today the trees fall Obstacles and challenges await Today there is an echo The house is nearly empty Today there is no home The house is nearly empty Today there is no silence The sound of a heart aches Today it is time to plant new trees, drink the water, strengthen the heart, and fight obstacles, fill the house with joy, find some comfort, chase dreams, and create a new home
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Oct 14, 2017
Oct 14, 2017 at 12:49 PM UTC
This is happening
The way your hands fit so well across the small of my back The way you glance at me from the bottom of the bed The way that sometimes it felt like we were the only two people that existed in the world I miss the way we were Dance with me Play music with me Talk to me Laugh with me always Let that never stop... Our friendship is forever Our love is pure I miss the going to bed laughing with you at night And waking up with you in the morning The confidence you have in me Our attachment to one another I miss the way we were I love the way we are Always
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Mar 3, 2015
Mar 3, 2015 at 2:18 AM UTC
Then and Now
You reminded me of the pain I cause You reminded me that you loved me That you will always love me You're leaving me You're leaving me because I raise my voice to get my point across That hurts you I hate hurting you Hurting you pains me I raise my voice because I think if I get louder you'll be able to understand me better I raise my voice because I was silent for too long I raise my voice because I never let anyone hear me I had this problem where people would talk And I would listen People would fight And I would listen People would belittle me And I would Listen... I would just constantly listen to how Useless I was How amazing I was How smart I was How I never was... Enough How I constantly needed reassured that I was loved Or right Or wrong I was always wrong My thoughts were wrong My actions were wrong I had no mind I walked on eggshells so often that my feet became numb I was no longer walking on this earth I was sitting... But not for too long because then I was useless again I was constantly working to be better To love more To make everything that was unhealthy for me... Work I worked so hard to mend something so frail Together I raise my voice because I feel like you're hearing me But you're not listening I cry because I'm breaking down that rope that was so strong between us It could hold the whole universe I'm sorry we argue I'm sorry this is work Relationships are work I'm willing to be better I'm wanting to be better Without being too silent Without being too loud Without hurting you The idea that you find leaving me equally as painful as staying with me Oh My heart is shattered For my intentions were to only love you That's all I do is fall in love with you More and more Every day Even when I'm frustrated or mad and I raise my voice To a level That I don't even feel that I'm yelling I love you You are my world You are my heart
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Jan 31, 2015
Jan 31, 2015 at 11:31 AM UTC
Loud
You reminded me of the pain I cause You reminded me that you loved me That you will always love me You're leaving me You're leaving me because I raise my voice to get my point across That hurts you I hate hurting you Hurting you pains me I raise my voice because I think if I get louder you'll be able to understand me better I raise my voice because I was silent for too long I raise my voice because I never let anyone hear me I had this problem where people would talk And I would listen People would fight And I would listen People would belittle me And I would Listen... I would just constantly listen to how Useless I was How amazing I was How smart I was How I never was... Enough How I constantly needed reassured that I was loved Or right Or wrong I was always wrong My thoughts were wrong My actions were wrong I had no mind I walked on eggshells so often that my feet became numb I was no longer walking on this earth I was sitting... But not for too long because then I was useless again I was constantly working to be better To love more To make everything that was unhealthy for me... Work I worked so hard to mend something so frail Together I raise my voice because I feel like you're hearing me But you're not listening I cry because I'm breaking down that rope that was so strong between us It could hold the whole universe I'm sorry we argue I'm sorry this is work Relationships are work I'm willing to be better I'm wanting to be better Without being too silent Without being too loud Without hurting you The idea that you find leaving me equally as painful as staying with me Oh My heart is shattered For my intentions were to only love you That's all I do is fall in love with you More and more Every day Even when I'm frustrated or mad and I raise my voice To a level That I don't even feel that I'm yelling I love you You are my world You are my heart
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I inhale The scent of sweet flowers mixed with sunshine after heavy rainfall I touch The softness of a flower petal silk I see a prism Shaped like an hour glass I stare at something so beautiful Something so hard to look at I stare I lay my body down into the grass I hear the sound of nature singing to me I touch the silk flower petals surrounding me I stare At the hour glass prism I stick out my toungue To taste... The water off of the silk flower petals The touch So soft The taste So pure I inhale YOU
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Jan 23, 2015
Jan 23, 2015 at 11:13 PM UTC
Senses 11:18pm 01/23/15
He said Maybe He said I don't know what the future holds He said This might be able to work He said He cares... She said... What if? She said Let's get married She said Let's have babies She said I love you She said I care too much... He said... Maybe He said Never He said I can let my walls down... She... Smiled She... Shed a tear She said I love you To Someone else But... He said Maybe. And she melted into another's arms...
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Jan 4, 2015
Jan 4, 2015 at 1:00 PM UTC
Maybe
Painting, listening, living Thinking of you as the clock ticks Time. Time means nothing when you're around Time is a flower growing Reality is the days that are passing as it happens My time with you. My love for you is endless
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Nov 18, 2014
Nov 18, 2014 at 10:08 AM UTC
Effortless love
I find myself surrounded by unfamiliar things Yet I feel very connected to them My own skin Feels warm and shutters at the thought of your hands Your hands Are welcoming and filled with wonder Wondering what has brought me here Who shredded the pages to my book? Who's pages are these that I am trying to piece together? Here I am surrounded by pieces of pages in a book About me? My fingers graze the the pages that you once touched The flakes of your skin now left on these pages Now left on my fingertips Here I am laying in a room surrounded by unfamiliar things Yet I feel very connected to them
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Oct 14, 2014
Oct 14, 2014 at 4:31 AM UTC
Connected Pieces
I can see the gears churning when I look up in the sky I taste the metal on my tongue I see how the world works I hear the music and feel it through every part of my body I am not playing music I am in a field I lay out in the field and watch the flowers lean toward the sun as it begins to beat down on me I see the blades of grass flutter I focus on the sounds that I hear Whether it's the wind slipping in between the blades of grass Or the bees pollinating the flowers I kick off my shoes and push my feet into the dirt I feel grounded There is no other feeling than this I begin to feel anxious and spot a tree about 15 feet away I think about running to the tree As I begin my journey I notice insects gravitating toward me I am not frightened I smile and push myself off of the ground to enjoy this tree experience Everything is breathing with me Everything is alive I begin to climb the tree focusing on not damaging the bark or the branches I feel like being in the tree will help me to understand the trees It will help me to coexist with the animals living in the trees I inhale life I exhale and see all the negative energies flow out of me I inhale again It's hard to breathe I've allowed myself to let go To just be Tears of joy roll down my face The taste of metal is long gone The sun is beginning to set How long have I been here?   I came here with no intention of watching the time What is time? I begin to contemplate time and it's meaning Do I truly exist? I am existing I am coexisting
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Oct 3, 2014
Oct 3, 2014 at 12:14 AM UTC
Trip 9/03/03
I can see the gears churning when I look up in the sky I taste the metal on my tongue I see how the world works I hear the music and feel it through every part of my body I am not playing music I am in a field I lay out in the field and watch the flowers lean toward the sun as it begins to beat down on me I see the blades of grass flutter I focus on the sounds that I hear Whether it's the wind slipping in between the blades of grass Or the bees pollinating the flowers I kick off my shoes and push my feet into the dirt I feel grounded There is no other feeling than this I begin to feel anxious and spot a tree about 15 feet away I think about running to the tree As I begin my journey I notice insects gravitating toward me I am not frightened I smile and push myself off of the ground to enjoy this tree experience Everything is breathing with me Everything is alive I begin to climb the tree focusing on not damaging the bark or the branches I feel like being in the tree will help me to understand the trees It will help me to coexist with the animals living in the trees I inhale life I exhale and see all the negative energies flow out of me I inhale again It's hard to breathe I've allowed myself to let go To just be Tears of joy roll down my face The taste of metal is long gone The sun is beginning to set How long have I been here?   I came here with no intention of watching the time What is time? I begin to contemplate time and it's meaning Do I truly exist? I am existing I am coexisting
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