Black little figure,
The same shape as me,
Copying my every move,
Like we’re the same person.

When I’m lonely,
You’re my closest friend.

But you hold my deepest fears,
The thoughts from my younger years,
Fear of the dark,
Something I can’t escape.

Yet I console in you with my deepest secrets,
Something they could never understand,
The people in the real world.

My Shadow,
Tied to me with strings,
Unbreakable bonds,
I just wish,
I could cut you loose.

             ~E.M.

through your eyes
you see the smiles
and laughter

through your eyes everything
is okay

in my eyes
the smiles are fake
hiding all the pain
and hurt

those laughs
just helping the cause
hiding what's inside

my eyes see it all

open your eyes
and maybe you'll see
this life i live

isn't all it's cracked up to be

~anonymous

There is a girl who lost her way
Lacks the sparkle in her eye
Darkness shrouds everyday
Feels like she wants to die.

There is a boy who is in pain
But fakes he is happy
Everyday his mind rains
And his eyes in which his forest grows sappy.

Fate brings them together
It is meant to be
He is meant to be with her
And finally they can both see.

There once was a girl who lost her way
Lacked the sparkle in her eye
Darkness used to shroud her everyday
Felt like she wanted to die.

There once was a boy who was in pain
But faked he was happy
Everyday his mind used to rain
And his eyes in which is forest grew sappy.

What I want is
enough money

To have what I want
what I want is

A good life
with only small cracks that I can repair

What I want is
a relaxful place to live

Where I'll never have to worry
what I want is

Everyone to be treated equal
so no one has to suffer

All I really want is
Peace.

you say you understand
trust me i wish you could
if you walked a mile in my shoes
you'd be hurting before it started

you say you went through it too
that i can always come to you
it happened to you
did it really?

just let me
be me
for once try not to judge
don't tell me i'm not good enough

all they told me was to give up
to stop trying
to just quit already

i'm not going to have you tell me too

~anonymous

Neither black or white
But a color in pencils
The feelings that people feel
When seen on shirts

But clouds have this color
On dark no energy nights
The clouds make a dark stormy feature
When they crawl to the sky

As the earth is asleep
And mix with the darkness
That falls from space
Where you can see neither black nor white
But grey

ZaZa G.

we would plan for weeks
just me and you
the dynamic duo

picking songs
creating dance moves for each one
no tv
just a laptop
and the beat of the tune

just me and you
the dynamic duo

weeks of planning
shoved into just a couple hours
we danced all night
made our own songs
talked about anything we thought of

when i look back
these days
every minute
was worth it
these are my favorite memories
it's like we couldn't leave each other's sides

long lost sisters
our parents couldn't handle us
as sisters
so we chose to be
sisters by choice
not by force

~anonymous

Lies are a human spiderweb
we weave them without a second thought
justifying our falsehoods,
easing our pain by creating false realities
many go to escape from life’s burdens
the false freedom seems intoxicating
in actuality it is a trap composed of your own twisted web
one misstep and the delicate structure will snap
leaving you with nothing

Always selfish only thinking of our own pain,
no matter how minute
caging the truth like some sort of exotic creature
it too must be set free

The pain by telling the truth is soon healed and forgotten
whereas the toll of a lie is never ending
Kylie D

He is what I like to call "interesting"
His head is too big for his body
His breath smells like peanut butter and
He is always tired
But he is all mine

Many would call him "cute" or "adorable" but
They don't know him like I do
He is Tonto- 95 pounds of pure love
He will always stick by your side but
There are times when he will hide

He can make me mad when he chews my shoes but
He can cheer me when I'm sad
Even when I'm down he can turn my frown upside down
He is a true joy to be around and
That's what best friends are

I can always tell when he's in the wrong because
His head sinks like a fish in the pond
Then his eyes slowly rise as if he is surprised
The big browns just give me a look
That say "I'm sorry and I know I've been naughty"

No matter what I always forgive
I owe it to him and he owes it to me
He knows were a true match meant to be
So our friendship will forever last
My baby Tonto and me

-MMM

The world around me
Sun falls softly

The moon emerges
Nightlight and Daylight’s excursions

The battle for space
Lights as bright as their face

I on this ground
Hear not a sound

For the battle in the sky
Will never die
                           -Adam

My eyes were just like the clouds that day
Dark
And full of rain
My tears streamed down my face and smashed onto the concrete floor...
Just like the rain
I cried in anger
I watched the beautiful little Rose die
Drained,
She lay there
As each of her petals fell off...one by one
I sat in the bed next to her,
Begging for an answer,
Flowers aren't ment to die, they're ment to be beautiful.

-Annabelle

He is a monster
he always will be
nothing can change that

His ruthless, brutal way
leaving a path of destruction behind
God save those who interfere

~Javier S.

Silently watching over the sleeping village
he works
inspired by the dreaming villagers
he is motivated
to tinker
to invent
all he wants is the joy
and wonderment from them
he got what he wanted
he lives of it

But that's not enough
hunger building inside
he needs real food
meat

When the hunger is unbearable
he lurks through the shadows
he takes the villagers
one by one
eating them
then moving on
to repeat the process
for an eternity

~Javier S.

Forever and always sisters we'll be
We have no choice
Bonded to eachother by blood

We're held together by love
Never will we part
Not only is she my sister
She is my best friend


             -Beth M

truth can be like finding an object in plain sight
we’re surprised even though it is obvious
it sometimes takes a major revelation to see what's there
many spend their whole life blind

we can miss truth by being fixated what seems clear
no one is pure evil nor virtuous
our brain may want to label
but truth evades such efforts

we place some on pedestals
they will always fall
breaking your heart along with it
or we judge others for past failures and mistakes
they aren't given the same opportunities

finding truth is not an easy task
we fail to grasp it when it’s obvious and
we grasp at falseness thinking we possess it

Kylie D

The internet
the technology
why...

All of life
is now electronic
why...

Check this
check that
why...

Life went on
without before
why...

Why can't it now

~Javier S.

Gazing upwards forever
My side, you left never
Wrapped in your arms
Enduring the worst storms
Smiling up at the sky
Feeling the need to cry
Watching an endless ocean
So many different emotions
Watch day and night pass
The stars moving in chasse
Wandering innocent eyes
The world under a guise
It never seeming scary
In this state of reverie.
-KJB

“If I say I wouldn't be hostile,
could you say you would do the same?
If we're all made just a little bit broken,
tell me who is to blame?”

We’ve all got battle scars,
wounds from fights we’ve already lost.
You made me promise not to get this bad,
but I can’t seem to control myself around you anymore.

The voices are building up,
I promised,
and I’m still not taking back my word,
but you’ve turned your back.
And you left me in the dark.

I thought I loved you,
but I realized this whole time I was wrong.
I break at the mere mention of your name,
driving my entire life downhill.

I’m always going to be,
a broken imperfect mess.
I tried to change for you,
but there’s nothing else to change.

I’m a damaged marionette,
lying in your disapproving hands.
But this won’t be my defeat.
With my bones exposed,
I stand up and fight.

Fighting for my life back,
for all I want to be.
I might have lost the battle,
but I’m going to win the war.

Lets see how much you need me.

I’m done playing your endless games,
find a different pawn,
I’m through.

“If I say I wouldn't be hostile,
could you say you would do the same?
If we're all made just a little bit broken,
tell me who is to blame?”

             ~E.M.

Books are like people,
Bent,
Broken,
and folded in places,

They're judged by their covers,
What they look like,
How they act,
Their name,

So the older, uglier ones get thrown away,
Just because they are not perfect anymore?
And the shiny, newer ones replace them,
Just because they look better and never have been torn?

But there's a special place beneath all this misery,
Somewhere hidden deep beneath the covers,
Where a true story develops,

They may look boring from the outside,
But when you really get to know them,
Read their pages,
Learn their story,

You'll find the truth,
And the truth is beautiful.

I always found a way to lose something
I lost my papers
I lost my book
I lost a friends number
I lost my daily stuff to play around on.

At first they think your losing habit would change
But after a while they start to think you lie or not care
I lost my grades
I lost my job
I lost my respect
I lost my friends

But at times when your stress out or think it's the end
There's some stuff you can never really lose

John/crazyjc

Spinning around endlessly,
In a giant round circle,
The bright lights shinning above,

Darkness seeping into the mind,
For the bright lights are now gone,
Replaced by haunting memories,

Now spinning my way into death,
The ride turns into a nightmare,
Dark vines gliding along the walls,

An image of an old family,
And then like magic it all fades away.

The Ocean
Beautiful
Peaceful
On the surface
But
Underneath
Cold
Dark

Her bare feet meet the tide running up to her
The burning words
from them stuck in her head
Telling her she wasn't worth it
Her head now submerged
Silence filled the empty space around her
And then it was black.

-Andrea Christine

The bones in my arms are week
my breath unsteady , mind racing
I'm trapped alone dark and cold
the only light is in memory's
memory's of old times
I am trapped
And cannot get out

JNL

Which came first, time or space

The flow of time is the rout I go
There's something that connects everything in this time
Time had of been made, when the space was being made
Even if there was nothing, it's only a matter of time when it's made
If there's something before, the arms will still click.

Space is the logical explanation
Everything has been made, even time
Is time real? Is it fake?
Or is was there was no time before space from nothing to time,
Maybe space is something that doesn't begin but goes on.

2 sides of every coin, who said they both came around that same "Time"

John/Crazyjc

When I wake
With the sunlight
Shining it's waves

Down on me
Drifting away from me
With its colorful rays

With gloomy trees
Creeching to the entrance
Clouds trying to keep the sunlight

Leaving shadows of sunlight
That break into a sun
Round enough to be seen like the moon

But small to catch a glimps
To be  called a star

Rose E

I always knew this day would come
He would eventually break free
He is coming

The wind was blowing fiercely
Trees began to rock back and forth until they cracked
Then one by one they would fall

It was like watching dominos
Once one fell, the rest were to follow
He is coming

My heart was going faster and faster
The chase was underway
With one crack I would jump

The life I knew was all a lie
With one domino down the rest followed
He would come

One moment
One breath
One lost heartbeat

-MMM

The end is near
the end is here
but how will I let go
to that I say
I do not know
even though
the rest may stop
I may continue
alone
in the end

~Javier S.

My heart feels cloudy

As rain streams out my eyes

The horrid screams blast through my ear drums, like a shock wave

My head is throbbing

The earth is crumbling below my feet

I’m slowly sinking in

The smoke is consuming my lungs

Crushing me from the inside out

Toxic air

The chemicals boil through my blood

I slowly disintegrate

Who am I?

I have let this rule for too long

Time to break free


-A

A simple word
so full of power and rejection

One of anger, a scream that echos
through the heads of the unsuspecting

And one of sadness, a shock of frigid air
harmful even to those who knew it was coming

One syllable is all it takes
To make hearts drop and tears fall

-Jamie F.

darkness
nothing to be seen
but you and the creatures
the dark is mysteryic
that everything goes its way
that nothing could destroy it
but finding its weakness

ZaZa G.

A stream of tears fall down my face
All hope is gone and in its place is now sorrow
No room for laughter
No room for joy
Just a sad girl feeling
alone

-Andrea Christine

The whispers of the wind
Fills my confused mind
Hoping once again
That you shall erase my pain
Ending this terrible nightmare
So much that it fills me with desire
That I can no longer trust
That this is love or lust
But even so
Like the dark elegant crow
I shall fly away
Searching every single day
If only you knew
I cannot forget the memories of you.
-KJB

The small girl so young
Her heart full of love it sprung
From the dark corner
She has become a mourner
Of this world she shall see
What her destiny is to truly be
Her features so fair
Her emotions shall never flare
A small smile gracing her face
Welcoming his small embrace
Matter not whether he is human
He is the spirit of numen
Showing her such kindness
Creating an aura of calmness
Do not grieve
For I shall never leave.
KJB

The winding tales of heroes and heroines from far off lands
their stories forever immortalized in the words of past wordsmiths
the stories they live are set in stone
yet each time I read one feels like I am with them on their grand adventures,
becoming acquainted with these courageous legends
facing every foe with them on the front lines
I figure out every riddle and clue before them, unable to communicate to them,
Unable to warn them of their doomed fates, unable to help them
still I stay letting my heart get crushed
by their predetermined fates
yet after its all through I am left with a void in my heart
only to be filled with a new book to fall in love with
Kylie D

It's strange
Not black, not white
Just gray

Not good, not bad
Different
In a special way

It's all alone
No where to go
No where to stay
It's like me
In a hidden way

       -Beth M.

Fighting,
grasping,
pushing away the pain,
breathing heavily,
sobbing,
make it go away,
the tears stream down my face,
clogging up my brain,
I can't get out,
I'm forever stuck inside this dark and empty drain.

This closed world, shut off from others,
Clasped in the iron grip of thought
Unable to move freely.

Claws rip at the fabric of being,
Shredding and destroying nothing.
Only showing how desperate they are
For and escape from this place.

Many claws, many struggle,
None make it away. just slip deeper
Into the Abyss of nothingness.

The walls are braced, and stout.
Built with power and defense in mind.
Containment no wall goes without.
Yet the living see it as protection.

Herded, like swine to a slaughter
Those who struggle weep,
And those who weep,  fall deeper

But light will shine on those who’s
Will never falters, only grows brighter
As the angles give a swoon.
They are saved, and in turn save others

Those who suffer under the watchful gaze,
Of the others not Walled Off.


Alex D.

The past has fully risen
My mistakes now present
My heart tends to beat faster now
Always afraid for the future

I never thought of myself as I truly am
I’m somewhat unique, having my own personality
I’m pretty normal perhaps even average
But I never knew I was one of them

They are the ones everyone can hear at lunch even if they don’t want to
Always yelling and screaming
Many will sneak a judgmental glance and sneer
But I won’t they are my friends and I am one of them

I do admit we are a crazy clan
Kind of weird and awkward
But they are the few I can trust that will always forgive and forget
And that’s what true friends do

Even while you’re at your worst, they make you feel as if you’re at your best
They are always there to support and forgive
But there are times were you may fight
But if you are true friends they will always forgive

In my eyes life is full of mistakes
But your true friend will always be there to help
Some mistakes may be worse than others yet we shouldn’t be afraid of what may come
The future is still unknown
And that’s the way it should be

-MMM

What is music,
Is it just something we hear and feel better too because we can relate,
Or is it the memories it brings to us that we like,

Maybe its the fact that when we are listening to that one song,
It makes the world seem so small,
But around us we are still there,

Living in the light of day,
breathing heavily and smiling because we are thinking,
Thinking of the one day we meet you,

I think of you
As I travel far
Wondering where you are
What youre doing
And hows your day

I think of you
When I'm by myself
Lonely
Cold
And afraid

I think of you
As I wonder
When I'll get
To see
You again

I think of you.

Time marches on
not caring about a thing
Hurting on the inside
But on the outside,
wearing a plastic smile
to not show the pain she goes through
day to day
Just trying to fit in and be "normal"
But the is no such thing
Normal is just a thing we made up

-Andrea Christine

It will always be there
Blocking
Keeping us from the person
We want to be

To pass
We must find
Our strength
And open the door

If we cannot find strength
There it will stay
Solid and cold
Lifeless

But there is always hope
Behind the door
Potential we cannot see
Until we open the door

I hate the rain
its really lame
I can't go outside so all i feel is pain
its always the same

i can't wait for the sun to come
so the rain can go away
because its really dumb
so i can come out and play

So many days spent
Sitting in this deep lament
But even so
Forward we must go
To the new day
And embrace every sunlight ray
We shall smile
And make our lives worth while
Before death calls
We shall stay together until the last leaf falls.
KJB

The world are one
Your life are one
Your thoughts are one
The sky are one.
Your chances are one.
Your opinion are one.
The time are one.
Your time are one
Your style are one.
The beginning are one
Your birth are one.
Your voice are one.
The end are one.
Your death are one.
Your grave are one.
This poem is one.

~ John/Crazyjc

To lose someone close to you is hard enough
But losing the love of your life
That's tragic

She never knew what happened
Never said good-bye
Never imagined this
It was like a book with no conclusion

Hearing the words
Not knowing how to react
Time frozen
for a split second
Then the tears fall

The emptiness now in her soul
No room for happiness
Now feeling all alone

The feeling of shock
through out her body
Her daughter too
Sitting there at the police station
Knowing that her husband is now gone.

-Andrea Christine

We see this world in an ever turning spiral
To be or not to be is our quest
We build our lives upon trust and goodwill

Our lives our like planes
Sometimes they fly
Other days they can come crashing down

Although they are planes
They’re still in a box
Sheltered from all sides

The box will protect us
The box will no sooner guide us than betray us
The box is a friend and a foe

These are our lives
We build them and we destroy them
That is our lives in a box
                                           -Adam

Sitting here in school
Writing this poem
It reminds me of home
Quiet time, I think is cool.

The times of old are coming back
Those times were fun
I just might write a poem on that
Some were fun and but now they're done

So here, now writing this next line
My peers will watch, they'll watch me write
For soon in time
I'll say goodnight.

-Adam

I am free from chains
Wrought through pain and jealousy

I have found peace
and I will fly

We saw the entrance
We ran in
We looked for each other
We didn't have a chance
We walked for hours
We dropped to our knees
We see each other the lights go out
We never could see again
We couldn't find the exit
We didn't stand a chance

JNL