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Emma Mar 2014
there are some people, who go through the motions
they don't care
at least, that's what they want us to think,
because they could care-less
they say school doesn't matter
yet, they spend hours studying.
simply, to avoid getting in trouble.
To prevent getting things they care about taken away
so, they do care
just, about not caring
they say they don't care about labels
or means names
but punches still hurt
even if you say they don't
they say they don't give left hand about anything
because they're stuck,
stuck, in a paradox of not caring,
because when they don't care,
they say don't care because they care.
but because they care the have no choice but not to care
my friend Anna came up with the title for me because i was stuck
Emma Feb 2014
I don't remember much
but the detective going mad
trying to unclasp hands, reaching for air
and major Metcalf saving me
what i remember most is
running, running for your embrace
looking up into your face
that i'd never thought I'd see again
I was giddy with joy and shaking with fright
you hold me close,
i explain how i once taught the children
that i couldn't help. how i thought you were the murderer
and you hold me tight
tell me it's alright
that's when they dim the lights
a poem very heavily inspired by the play Mouse trap by Agatha Chritsie. (my school did a production of this and i played Mollie)
Emma Feb 2014
when you try to break a cookie half, someone always gets a bigger piece
torn from they're heart
someone always hurts more
even if they said they're "okay" with it


Don't you see
or are you blind?
oblivious?
you always were
you think i'm okay with this?
well i'm not! inside i'm braking to bits
because hearts aren't perforated to break down the middle
so yes, i'm hurting more than you know
you always saw so little
is this, this uneven split
what is called mutual?
Emma Feb 2014
3 wishes
one two three,
can't ask for anymore
so call me evil for not wishing for world peace
but would you like to live like dirt?

we are human
at least that's what we like to call our selves
Without war
there's nothing to fight for
Take away the fight
and you take away our nature

we are human
we need to fight, we want more
we have an undying compassion
so we wish for things that can't happen

So yes! you can most certainly wish for world peace,
but you take away the fight in you and me
Emma Feb 2014
its silly
I know it is
but i can't help but to wonder
what if?
What if you two weren't together?
What if on the slim chance that would happen,
you'd fall for me?
What if, the world just stopped
and it was just us
What if!
what if i said I love you
what if what i'm saying is the truth?
What would you say?
I love you too?
what if  my what if
leaves me alone and aloof?
Emma Feb 2014
Because this is my fault
that it's you and me
not us
please do remind me
who stormed off the buss
screaming "you cheat!"
when you were the one who got caught
and you thought
that it was my fault
that you weren't loyal
had to sleep around
let our love spoil
so yes it is my fault
I made the mistake of loving you
a fictional story
Emma Feb 2014
Society
the place where you are expected
to wear a mask
a facade
because forbid you're different
you're not a size 2
don't share the same views
And if you don't
wear a mask
to this masquerade we call life
then its an icy blast
of cold shoulders
because you're different
you don't care
you would rather live you life in the light
than play masquerade
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