The battle scars and the gaping holes
The blood that bleeds 'til it overflows
The waiting for something that is truly lost
Is love really worth the debt that it costs?

I stated my grievances
3 for each class
Each handful of problems
Each pain in the ***

I stated my grievances
But thought of the perks
I couldn't find a piece
That didn't really hurt

So I stated my grievances
Shouted them loud
I'd love to discuss them
But I'm *not allowed

It's all so wrong
but it feels so right
but it really needs to stop.
Because the balloon is filling
bigger and bigger,
And soon it's gonna pop.
It's all so wrong
but it feels like I'm flying
soaring in the sky,
The balloon is filling
bigger and bigger,
Bigger than you and I.
It's all so wrong
but it feels so good
like nothing can stop me now
but the balloon is filling
bigger and bigger.
I need to stop it, but I don't know how.
*It just feels so right

Maybe someday
Words will be more than words
Tears will be more than tears
Somebody speaks
Somebody hears

Maybe someday
Ears will be more than ears
Eyes will me more than eyes
You see, you hear
Understand. Realize

That maybe someday
Words will be more than words
They'll be lyrics with meaning
And maybe that day
The world will be gleaming

Her lips were full; her curves more-so
Her sensitive skin was blushing
This siren's song grew louder but
The world told me "no touching"
Her lips were red but bitten white
Her eyes were still and unblinking
She made the air feel ever hotter
Too hot for rational thinking
Her lips formed words and melodies
As my eyes traced her bone structure
I wanted to kiss her; she wanted it too
But society yelled "don't touch her"
Her lips were beautiful I wanted them so
But she would always be forbidden
An act so sweet and innocent
Is an act never to be forgiven
Her lips grew nearer; mine did too
'Til our mouths were nearly brushing
This siren's song grew louder, still
The world told me "no touching"
Her lips kissed mine so calm and chaste
She saved a damsel in distress
But storybooks don’t tell the tales
Of a girl and her beautiful princess

For the first time in my life, it's like I can't put my feelings into words
I'm out of time and out of breath, it's not my turn
If I knew anything, it was how to talk
I could rhyme before I could walk
I could yell, I could whine, I could rant, I could sing
But now it's as if I can't do anything.
My goo-goos and ga-gas were melodic and sweet
But I'm all out of words. I've been beat.

An anonymous terror
That hides in the halls
And burns down our stands
And blocks out our calls

An anonymous terror
That makes and it breaks
Breaking the real
And making the fake.

An anonymous terror
That points out our flaws
Gives insult to injury
And tears down our cause

An anonymous terror
That burns down our signs
You can break all our pickets
But you can't break our pride.

Misplaced punctuation
I don't know where to stop.
Commas run awry
Jumbled up word slop.
I can't find the middle
I can't find the end
There is no flow to your sour words
The sentences don't blend.
I can take your spelling and grammar
Leaving me just a bit confused
But I can't stand your punctuation
Finding commas you should've used.
You're a book that I can't read
You don't make any sense.
The endless run on sentences
And the constant shift in tense.
Your words change their minds
As you do the same.
But it's not the words' fault.
The writer's to blame.

I'm not afraid of the future
I'm just afraid to repeat the past
I am afraid of the unanswered questions
And I'm too afraid to ask.

I'm just afraid of the missing link
Of the chain I've been climbing so long
I'm just afraid of trying
Because I'm afraid of being wrong

You don't care about me
Or your best friend in the school
You don't care about the people
who think that you're cool
The world worships you
Build you up so high
Now all of my friends
Have left me for a guy
A guy who doesn't care
If they love him or not
A guy who just thinks he's the best in the lot
But he's not the best
But you don't know
Because what is the truth
Is not what your hierarchies show

I miss you
The way you are
I miss the one I love
I miss my northern star.
Because you were my guide
My path paved in stone
You held my shaky hand
Every step on this road.
I probably would have scared you off
If you couldn’t look past
But of course you did, My Love
And now I’m falling for you fast.
The what ifs and dreams
That never would come true
Slowly came alive
The minute I saw you.
And although we cannot be together
I know how much you care
Although we are apart
I will always be there.

That day will last forever
the last waking moments spent.
The time we were together,
and the perfect dreams I dreamt.
The conflicting feelings will linger,
I’ll remember you handing my hand.
our interlocking fingers
I’ll remember, those moments were grand.

The establishment's crashing down on us
The broken walls; the broken trust
The foundation's busted
That foundation we trusted
Is cracking beneath our feet.

This building's in ruins, this world is in flames
Reality's version of the Hunger Games
We're lost and afraid
We're losing the game
We can't even compete.

They say you've gotta go
Look in their eyes and tell 'em no
The world is not your boss
You are not a fool
Do not let them act cool
Pointing out your flaws
You can beat 'em all
Don't let them make you fall
You're the center of the world
Don't let them put you down
Don't show them your frown
You can be supergirl
*Show them

Frozen, flaky, fragments
Of forward flashing time
Stellar stars are stupefied
When you beg them to align

For angry angels answer
And angry angels weep
Scribbled constellations
Will sing your soul to sleep

There's this place called earth I could visit someday, but I'm stuck in a daydream and I like it that way.

Rain will run like watercolor
Wet and wild like waterfalls
So hard to hide, go undercover
When water will reveal it all

Drops will drip on your umbrella
While you hold me close beneath
You’re Charming, I am Cinderella
Glass slippers sweeping off my feet

Rain will run all around us
You will keep me safe and dry
Brilliant colors do surround us
While water washes the rainbow sky

We are shadows, silhouettes
We were born in black and white
Waterfalls run wild and wet
Watch the rain and fractured light

Raindrops crashing on the pave
Thunder cracks like bowling pins
Color coming down in waves
Soon it halts.
Then again it begins.

Let the sun set quickly
Let the moonlight die slow
Hold me tight in the faint light
And never let me go

Let the clock tick on
As quick as it likes
Just kiss me in the darkness
And hold me, hold me tight

A broken telephone,
No one on the end
talking to nothing,
When I really need a friend.
A brick wall
No shoulder to cry on.
No body to talk to
No one to rely on.
Just talking to myself
or a some non-existent one
But, I’ll tell you, broken telephone
Talking to you isn’t fun.

A stab in my heart
torn apart
I’ve been smashed in pieces.
No blood, no gore,
but a heart  that is sore,
the pain inside hurts so much more,
than a shot to the heart,
a body in flames,
a stab in the heart hurts more than the brain.
Another poem
another day,
another truth that’s gone away.
Sharing my lies with all of you
appearing damaged
believing it too.
keep on crawling to the shore,
no longer drowning,
not anymore.

We live on separate planets, it seems
But we come together in a world of dreams.
We laugh, we smile,
Our lips, they touch
And when you're gone I miss you so much.
We have a connection I can't comprehend
But when we're apart you're my *imaginary friend

Lungs are frozen
Out of breath
Hurt, sorry
Never rest.

They’re running, sprinting, flying past
I can’t carry the weight of my over-sized ***

Trying to run
I’m done
This is it.
Because, of course,
I’m too fat for this ****.

Would it scare you if I told you I still loved you a lot?
Would you tremble? Would you cower away just at the thought?
Do you miss me? Do you want me even though I'm far away?
Do you fear me like I fear what you would say
If I asked you to your face if you still loved me too?
Do you fear me? Do you still love me? Please say that you do
'Cause I don't know what I'd do if you told me you've moved on
Do you miss me? Do you want me even though I'm far gone?

I used to be independent
I used to be sure
But now I am lost,
Confused and insecure
I used to believe
That I always knew best
But then you came along
And put my will to the test
I used to have courage
I used to be strong
I used to have faith
But then you came along.

A feather in a hat
A style and a flair.
I am not special
I am just... there.

Finding myself
Finding my way
Don't know who I am
Just living for the day

I don't have a panache
I don't have a trait.
I'm finding myself
I'm finding my way.

Such hopeless devotion
I can’t help but feel
The pain that you’ve brought
The scars that will never heal
I want to break free
Of the ropes you have tied
To bind me to you
To keep me by your side
Such helpless dedication
I need to get free
of these unbreakable chains
Slowly killing me.

Tu ganancia y la perdida mia
Busco sol dorado y encuentro joyas amarillas
Tienes torres de oro; tengo juguetes de plastica
Ganaste la loteria; yo perdi, que lastima

Mi derrota y el triumfo tuyo
Arruinas los castillos que yo construyo
Tienes torres de oro; no tengo nada
Pero yo soy fuerte y eres delicada

Defeat is expected
A necessity of success
But defeat is my shadow
And my life is a mess.
Crying in public
Like I don’t even care
But I cannot help it
The pains everywhere.
I try to conceal it
To keep it inside
But somethings are always there
Somethings you just can’t hide

You're always small
When you're standing by the ocean
But you're still a skipping stone
That can set the sea in motion

You can't end global warming
With the flick of a magic wand
But you still can win a chess game
When your only pieces are pawns

I miss you when you're gone
I miss you when you're here
Because I know that you're leaving soon

I miss you in the light
I miss you when it's dark
I miss you like the low tides miss the moon

I miss you when you're far
I miss you when you're not
Even when you're close...

I miss you like a ghoul misses her sense of touch
And when I am alone
I miss you most

Is it my fault I’m jealous
Is it my fault I cried?
Is it my fault I go to bed teary eyed?
Is it my fault that you’re better?
That they all prefer you?
Is it my fault that I cannot handle what’s true?
Is it my fault you hurt me?
That I want your approval?
Am I the one causing our friendship’s removal?
Is it my fault they blame me?
Are we friends or are we not?
Is it my fault or is that just what I thought?

Don’t walk away when I’m talking to you
I clearly have something to say
You never stop to think how it makes me feel
When you simply just walk away
Don’t talk to him when I’m talking to you
Is he better or cuter then he is
Don’t you once maybe think that it hurts?
That here is just not where you want to be?
Don’t start to talk then leave ‘cause he arrives
Do you want me to feel like you don’t care?
Just don’t walk away when I’m talking to you
Don’t just walk away ‘cause he’s there.

Am I invisible to you?
Can you see or do you see through
Everything I say and do?
Do you see me?

Maybe I'm in love with you
Or maybe I'm just confused
But figuring it out would be dangerous
For I've got so much to lose

I'd rip my heart from my chest for you
But you would only bury it
My love's a load I have to lug
But I can hardly carry it

I'd fall apart if you touched me
I'll fall apart if you don't
It's time that I got over this
But I know I can't and won't

Maybe I'm in love with you
But you don't love me back
Falling head over heels for you
Is one long anxiety attack

Without potential.
Why do they lie?
I feel useless.
Tell me, am I?
just another girl,
who has made some mistakes.
just one correction,
is all that it takes
the pick me up
out of the crowd,
build me up
and let me down.
So this is my question
Am I alone?
Is there a place that I can really call home?
so here I am...
without potential.
In a life like this,
hope is essential.

Her name tastes sour in my tongue
It hurts my fragile ears to hear it
Even when she's miles away
She haunts me like a vengeful spirit

Hearing you speak of her
Sends shivers down my spine
For I know as long as she exists
You cannot be mine

The way your lips form her name
Makes me want to *****
Your breath is like skywriting
Tracing her name among the clouds like a comet

My rage is a lion
I cannot tame
Every time you say her name

The sky is a shade of angry air
With the false illusion of gray
The kind that foreshadows agony
That never goes away

Skyscrapers high and paves on the ground
Serving as concrete masks
Wallflowers hide as wallflowers do
From people walking past

Never does a color floss
Through trench coats and slacks, all the same
Never does a person pass
Who knows more than your name

For wallflowers hide as wallflowers do
And no one really cares
For those wallflowers grow, ivy on brick
It never moves, but it's there.

Walking around
Aimless and confused
Where do I go?
What do I do?

Walking around
Which way do I go?
There's no one to lead
No yellow-brick-road

One foot
In front of the other
Keep your head down
Don't be a bother

Lost and confused
A white puppy in the snow
What do I do?
Where do I go?

I'm just afraid of the person I used to be.

I'm not afraid of the dark
I'm not afraid of the demons that hide from me
I'm just afraid of that spark
That lights up when you're here, that lights up inside of me.

I'm not afraid of spiders
I'm not afraid of what's crawling in the night
I'm just a lover, not a fighter
And I'm just afraid of the fight.

You can cry on my shoulder
You can tell me your pain
I won’t let him hurt you,
No, never again
I might not make it better
but I’ll try and I’ll try
I will never hurt you
I’ll never let you cry.
And when you have to let it out
I won’t laugh or stare,
I want you to always know, my friend
That I’ll always be there.

Don't you know what I put up with?
Feel my heart and feel the pain.
My heart's not beating, boy it's throbbing.
Felt like you hurt me for your gain.
They said we had that connection
Not of body but of mind
Thought you'd always be there waiting
But you just left me behind

I don't believe in water under the bridge
People don't just walk away
And I'm not simply holding a grudge
But I'm still not okay
I'm not okay with what happened
And though I won't let you know
It's still there deep inside
Whether or not you let it go
No, I don't believe in water under the bridge
You hurt me and I'm still in pain
And maybe I'm just holding a grudge
'Cause I refuse to be hurt again

I see you’re stained with tears
But you won’t let me know
The reason that you’re crying
You will never show.
I see you want attention
And I’m giving all I can
But you keep showing weakness
Like It’s always been your plan
To be front and center in the spotlight
All the eyes on you
I want to try to help you
But it’s time you helped me too.
Maybe I’ve been stupid,
for trying to help you out
But still if you ever need me
I’ll come running without a doubt.

Quiero escribir cartas a tu cuerpo que vive debajo de la tierra
Pero tengo palabras en mi mente que no puedo permitir afuera.

Tengo millones de cosas decir que estan enterrados contigo
No puedo hablarlos a una tumba porque no sería lo mismo

Asi escribo cartas a nadie porque nadie quiere escuchar.
Quizás alguien querra oirme cuando no estoy aquí contar

You got me on the top of the world
And I don't ever want to come down
I got a smile painted on my face
You got me looking like a circus clown

I can't explain it in words
Not ones that can be spoken
You got me under a spell
And I know it can't be broken

But God, I'm begging,
Please don't ever break it
'Cause I'm thinking about losing you
And I know I couldn't take it

I was just a kid when it began
I didn't realize something ignited
And now there's a fire that burns our regrets
And I know we'll always be united

So many songs sing of love
Between a girl and her significant other
But no song can describe the way that it feels
To smile on your sisters and brothers

Don't you dare cry I can't stand to see you crying
We're a family, a flame
And this flame isn't dying
We've parted ways but this isn't the end
This is just "see you later" not "goodbye," my friend

So put your arms around me
We'll sway like waves on the water
We'll add fuel to this fire
Feel the heat as the embers burn hotter

I was just a kid when it began
I supposed I'm still a child today
But I'm growing and learning and slowly maturing
And I'm glad I met you along the way

Never has there been an escape
Never have I seen the way out
Never has there been a green light
Nor a benefit of the doubt

Never has there been a yellow-brick-road
Nor a lantern to lead my way past
Never has there been guidance
Nor an answer to the questions I've asked

Forever there's been a problem
When yourself is the antagonist
Forever there's been a conflict
That cannot be solved with your fist

But forever and ever we've fought
We fight ourselves and we fight each other
Pain and pleasure walk hand in hand
But never look in the eyes of one another

Never have they met
*Not really

Look me in the eyes
And tell me without lies
That you don't love me too
If you don't love me
Please just set me free
And I'll stop bothering you
If you want to leave
Give me reason to believe
That this is really over
All I ask of you
Is the honest-to-God truth
Please, just give me closure