I don’t pay attention at school
But one day
In some class
I don’t even know which one...
Something caught my attention
Your cells get replaced every 6.5 years
That means
One day
I will have a body
That you have never touched
And I still don’t know how I feel about that

I’m scared at how different I am
Because other kids my age
Are holding hands
And kissing in cars
Worrying about their grades
As they study and do their work
But all I do
Is stand here numbly
Drowning myself in alcohol
And choking myself with smoke

It started out so innocently
A drink every now and then
But he quickly spiraled downhill
He became a mess
This constant desuetude
Of alcohol he kept well hidden
Cost him his job
His family
His love
And his life

The denouement
Was startling
Because it was there
Right in front of everybody’s eyes
But no one
Not a single **** person
Saw the truth behind her lies
And now
The ending of this play
We call her life
Has ended

A demure child
Of about ten years old
Sweet and quiet
She did not do much
With her light brown hair
And soft brown eyes
She wore flowery dresses
And had a sense of innocence
Her classmates teased
And bullied her
Trying to get a rise
But they knew
This mild girl
Was not one to fight back
Until one day
They pushed her hard
Her favorite book
Landed in the mud
She started shaking
Not from fear
There was anger
In her eyes
She pushed right back
A boy twice her size
And watched as he landed
In the mud
Another tried
To pull her hair
So she punched him
In the nose
As he fell
She looked around
And dared someone else
To step up
When no one did
She picked up her book
She dusted her dress
And calmly walked home
Ever since that day
Everyone knew
This quiet girl
Was not one to be tried

The bright, burning lights
On the large, expansive stage
Thousands of people
Seemingly faceless to him
In the crowd
Just trying to get a better glimpse
And hear a bit better
Sweating profusely
Adrenaline pumping through his veins
With his guitar strapped on
Playing furiously
He’s bellowing the lyrics
Of the song he wrote himself
Along with his bandmates
Made brothers by music
This is where his heart belongs
This is his demesne

It happened suddenly
As a violent burst
Like a flash of lightning
Their love was toxic
An extraordinary dalliance
They thought it would last forever
But it ended quicker than Shakespearean love
It was real, it was true
But it burned out much too quickly
And it ended up as nothing more
Than a lesson for later love