Moonbeam shines
That hurting moment inside
When you realize
You’ve finally met your
Demise

She walks
Confident
But…
Her black leather boots
Are all scuffed-up
The zippers are broken
The leather is worn
And most of the stylish ***** are torn
They are
Immensely broken
Beyond repair
Like her soul
But
She keeps on walking
And she will
Until she finds
Whatever it is she’s looking for
And nothing
Will ever
Get her to take those
Broken,
Torn up,
Ripped to smithereens boots
Off of her feet

I pick up the lonesome-looking guitar
And loosely strum the strings
To my surprise, I hear nothing
But instead
I see a dazzling red
Dancing along the floors
And crawling up the walls
Enveloping me
In a fiery embrace
But the red soon fades,
To light pink…
Then nothing
And I am returned to the dark cavern
I move my fingers in confusion
To strum another note
And low and behold,
The most extraordinary blue-green
Flies around the dark room
Turning it bright
I feel it caressing my skin
Bringing smiles
To even the tiny hairs on my arms
Oh, what a magnificent instrument!
This could bring such joy to the word
If only
People had been worthy enough
To see it

I’m underground
Buried
Motionless
Soundless
Senseless
But I can feel something
Bubbling beneath the surface
Then…
Hot lava flows through
And fury breaks free inside of me
I claw open the wooden coffin
And dig my way up to the surface
I rip the grass covering the wet soil
And emerge
At last I am free
At last I can feel
At last I can scream
As loud as I desire
I am no longer under
I am on top
Of
The
World

You
Yes, you
Let me tell you something
You can do anything
You are strong
You are beautiful
And most of all,
You are unstoppable
You can do whatever you put your mind to
Because you
Are
You
And no one could ever be you
You are the only person exactly like you on this planet
Use it to your advantage
Be
The amazing,
Beautiful,
Talented,
Loved person that I know you are

Beauty is priceless
Nothing in the world could even begin to compare
To the stunning
Absolutely magnificent sight
Of a sunset over a lake
And a quaint log cabin
Surrounded by forest in every direction
Or
A snow-capped mountain
Looming protectively over a small village
The picture of elegant majesty
No money could buy it
No war could destroy it
No human with a heart
Could willingly discard it
Because beauty has its ways
It will not let itself go unnoticed
Because beauty is everywhere
Beauty is everything
Some people just haven’t figured it out yet

I want to be heard
I want to start talking
And have all my friends eyes on me
Listening to what I have to say
Even for just a second
That would be enough
I just want
For once
To be
Heard

Off again
To sit in a room
And talk to a lady
That I’ve never met before
And pretend it’s helping

Off again
To stare out the window
And wait for her to start conversation
Pretending that
I have nothing I need to talk about

But
I don’t want to talk to her
I would rather talk to
My mom
Or a friend
Anyone
But her

I’m told
“You just need to warm up to her!”
Maybe...
But really
All I need
Is to be with my mom
My friends
And let that
Be my therapy

Hey Violet,
You’re so beautiful
Do you think that you could
Splatter some of that beauty
Onto a page
And share it with the rest of us?

Sometimes
Even though I just mean to say something
Calmly
The force of the words in my throat
Makes them come out
As a piercing scream
And you just
Run
From
Me

Rays of sun
Break through the clouds
And shine upon your gorgeous face
Lighting up your eyes
And bringing a whisper of a smile
To your pink lips

I stare
At your immense beauty
Inside
And out
And just hope that you
Will one day
See the beauty in me, too

Music is escape
A place where I can melt into
A beautiful voice
A beautiful sound
A beautiful feeling

Music is safety
A place where I feel
Happy
Loved
Protected

Music is happiness
A place where I can
Dance
Sing
Be who I really am


Music is life.

Her heart longs
To be on the road
To be a free gypsy
Like a river she’s always flowed

I am strong
I’ve got this
I am in control

I’m kind
I’m loved
I deserve to be heard

This isn’t that bad
I’m not going to die
It’s just a bit of anxiety

What’s the worst thing that could happen?
Not very bad
I’m stronger than I know

I’m ok
I’m ok.
I’m ok!

She walks
Head high
Hips swaying
Boots planting sturdily
Unwavering confidence
Emits from her every movement
The epitome of style

She flips her red-dyed hair
Blue eyes staring straight ahead
Lips slightly parted
Face as still as stone
Unfaltering authority
Emits from her every movement
The epitome of beauty

She moves her head from side to side
From the music in her earbuds
Eyes closed
Immersed in her favorite song
Unyielding passion
Emits from her every movement
The epitome of happiness

She takes out a notebook
And starts writing
Her pen moves fast
Along the lined paper
Unrelenting thoughtfulness
Emits from her every movement
The epitome of intelligence

She opens the car door
And sits in the passenger seat
She starts to smile widely
At her mom, talking about her day
Indefatigable love
Emits from her every movement
The epitome of caring

Hold me
Wrap every inch of you
Around every inch of me
And feel my beating heart (it beats for you)
Keep me close
Tuck me into your pocket
And feel my weight
When you need reassurance (I’m always with you)
Love me
Know how much I adore you
And reciprocate it genuinely (if you can)
Be my lover
My one and only
My best friend
And most of all....
Never
Leave

Interesting
A word that can either mean
Something you are
Interested in
Or it could mean
Something bad
Or just something
That you would prefer
To not go into detail about
My life is.....
Interesting
I feel like
I could write a book
Solely about
My 12 years on this earth
And I bet you
It would be a pretty decently long memoir
Because
My life is very...
Interesting
If you want to know
What’s interesting about it
Well....
You’ll just have to get to know me
And maybe...
Just maybe....
I’ll trust you enough
To tell you all about
My interesting life