Ariel Jasmine Lafayette

Oct 2014

Caitlin

We've become a generation where-
suicide is glamorous-
self harm becomes a game of hide and seek
and eating disorders become a competition.
But nobody talks about the friends, and lovers who get left behind-
when things go too far.
The people who shudder at gun shots in movies,
and the people who can't walk past rope in a hardware store;
without choking up.
The people left with nothing more than memories.
Stuck remembering birthdays- and death days of people who left us too soon.
Friends and lovers, who were helpless in their efforts to change the situation for the better.
Those who are left behind, look for someone to blame-
ourselves, the world, society-
but in reality we will never know who to blame-
or if we could have even made a **** difference.
Our generation romanticizes pain and suffering-
"where it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt."

Cal and Ian... I miss and love you guys so much <3

#suicide #poem #sad #depression #pain #tears #loss #ick

Oct 2014

Raj Arumugam

pregnant writer about to give birth

so I brought my writer wife
(prominently pregnant)
to the hospital
and on her bed, she screamed:
"weren't" "hasn't" "couldn't" "shan't"
"aint" "hadn't" "you're" "isn't"
"aren't" "didn't" "wasn't"
"who's?" "what's?" "he's" "she's"

The doctors were confounded
and they turned to me and they said:
"What the hell is she doing?"

And I replied with double speed
and a violent sense of urgency:
*"Don't you know?
She's having contractions -
she's a writer"

Oct 2014

Robert Frost

Fire And Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Oct 2014

Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Oct 2014

Arcassin B

"True Intentions (Midnight's Forgiveness)"

By Arcassinburnham

Wanted to be more,
Can't find any other definition for that,
Im sorry for my ways,
And the betrayal,
Maybe How I acted,

My true feelings had no use for what you wanted,
And being friends wasn't what I imagined when I saw you,
I Grew into your character even more than I subjected,
I loved for us to be in perfect virtue,

I loved everything about you ,
The words you typed spoked for themselves,
Everyday it was about you,
But my feelings I couldn't help,
I just need you to understand,
How much I ******* care,
I love you more than I love myself,
But the hate I couldn't bare,
And tore me apart,
I needed some loyalty,
But when you in love,
Don't really care about privacy,
I cried for a night,
Thinking this couldn't have happened,
I missed you like the alignment,
And the eclipse,
And the mythical krakken,
I know your not into the love thing,
But it doesn't hurt to be a little more open,
You would be the type to not think about wedding rings,
But its all about finding the right person,
And what I found was an angel,
Then another angel shot me,
Then I fell for you instantly,
I was waiting more like pending,
It was all bout midnight midnight midnight,
And that night I sat on top my roof of the house crying,
Thinking was I doing something right,
I need you,
You went away,
Saw you sometimes,
But away I stayed,
I wanted you,
I wanted you,
I wanted you,
I wanted you,
And if you forgive,
Won't let nothing come between me and you,
Not anymore,
With some clarity,
Wishing one day that you marry,
And when your heart is ready to conceive,
I'll be there for you,
I miss you dearly,
And its killing me,
My true intentions was for you to love me,
Cause....
Cause......
I love you.

For Midnight