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Calhoun Poetry Mar 2015
2am
I lay in my bed trying to sleep
It's so easy for everybody else.
Fifteen minutes and then their out.

But my mind wonders.
0 to 360.
What's for lunch tomorrow?
I wonder what your doing lying in bed.
I can't get this song out of my head!

My brain unravels
Calhoun Poetry Mar 2015
Time to write
No need to fright
"It's as easy as riding a bike."

But my brain crumbles
My words jumble
I feel as if I've taken a tumble.

This is taking an hour
I really need to shower
I'm giving school too much power.

I'm unable to write
Blank typing into the night.
It's time to say goodnight.
Calhoun Poetry Feb 2015
The wind blows and I can feel the breeze running through my spine,
I sit there in the shade of the giant oak tree that grandma Glenda planted here back when she was my age.
I was reading "Mocking Jay," by Suzanne Collins,
I feel like every time Katniss talked about bringing peace to all the districts this is what she pictured.
Quietness; happiness; tranquillity.
That's all I felt.
Like nothing in the world could hurt me, like my body and my mind had left me and all I had to do was sit back, relax, and enjoy my favorite book.
The wind blowing, the kids playing, the birds all in harmony as they sing,
With all this beauty in one moment, it's crazy that some people don't just enjoy the little things.
When everyone thinks of happiness they think of money, and nice cars, and a huge mansion. But for me, happiness is all the small things people take advantage of. Like sitting at the park enjoying a read on a beautiful summer day.
Calhoun Poetry Feb 2015
Many people quickly conclude,
After taking only one glance,
That you are up to no good.

Really, why must we be so shrewd,
If the truth can be defeated with one look of askance?
Calhoun Poetry Feb 2015
Have you ever thought of chasing the sun?
Of leaving everything and just going?
Of following bright yellow rays and fading, flaming tails
And giving into the chase?
I have.
Calhoun Poetry Feb 2015
Do you even know what you stand for?
Do we even know what we stand for?
As the latest inequalities between races, classes, and genders sweep by my generation, we stand one-by-one

I wonder how many rose because the person next to them did
Calhoun Poetry Feb 2015
6 Years Old
hair in braids
tied with pink bows
a toothless smile
am I beautiful yet?

10 Years Old
hair slicked into a ponytail
a skewed smile
chubby thighs sticking out of the bottom of my skirt
am I beautiful yet?

13 Years Old
hair badly straightened
a mangled smile
purple eyeshadow spread across my eyelids
my first pimple on my cheek
am I beautiful yet?

17 Years Old
messy ponytail
mascara running down my face
the distressed look I get when I wear clothing that exposes my body
am I beautiful yet?
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