Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
Gabby Paige Mar 2014
Is this real?
Are you really mine?
It's been a week and I still can't get over the fact
that for the first time in forever,
I am not alone.
Gabby Paige Mar 2014
I'm sorry that I never told you
that I liked him.
I'm sorry that there are secrets I've kept
to myself,
away from you.

I didn't want to hurt you.

I'm sorry that things worked out the way they did.
I don't want you to think that I stole him-
that I did this voluntarily-
because I didn't.

It's just...
my heart does things.

I can't control it.

I'm sorry if you think I'm a terrible person.
You didn't deserve this.

I'm sorry that the one you are trying to love right now doesn't love you.
And I'm sorry if you find that out right now.
I had to tell you.

I'm sorry that I couldn't find the words to tell you these things.

I'm so sorry.  Really.

Forgive me.
Gabby Paige Dec 2013
Sometimes I think of you.
I think of you showing up at my house
in the middle of a snowstorm
with white roses,
hot cheetos,
High School Musical 3,
and your favorite sweater.
And you'd knock on my door
and I'd come running
and I'd open it up,
and there you would be.
You'd smile at me and whisper,
"I'm so sorry.
I made a mistake.
Please forgive me."
And,
because I love you,
I'd nod
and let you in.
We'd cuddle on the couch,
our bodies tangled in each other,
and we'd whisper,
"I love you."

Sometimes I think of you doing this.
Sometimes I believe that you are planning this.

But,
I don't know,
maybe I'm wishing for a Christmas miracle.
And,
we all know miracles don't exist.
Gabby Paige Dec 2013
Today our bell ringer was
¨What makes you happy?¨
I stared at my blank paper,
sighed,
and turned it in.
Gabby Paige Nov 2013
I am the petals
if he is my roots.
I am the harmony
if he is my melody.
I am the sunlight
if he is my shade.
I am the pain
if he is my comfort.
I am the effort
if he is the reward.
I am the happiness
if he is the love.
Gabby Paige Nov 2013
I’ve always dreamed of flying,
but long ago,
my wings were clipped.
It wasn’t a seasonal trim,
but a severe tragedy
that felt like an eternal fire.

I’ve always dreamed of flying,
but long ago,
I was left to die.
I was on the ground,
lonely and broken,
but still alive.

I’ve always dreamed of flying,
and just a short while ago,
I finally believe I can.
My wings have grown back
bigger and brighter than ever,
because I found the wind.
Gabby Paige Oct 2013
Born first out of everyone.

Be perfect.

Dreams taken away, childhood taken away.

Be perfect.

Work from spring morning to winter dusk.

Be perfect.

Work for only pride.

Be perfect.

Last chance, first break.

Be perfect.

**** your time.

Be perfect.

Lynch your imagination.

Be perfect.

Bomb your audition.

Be perfect.

**** your body.

Be perfect.

Forced to fight his vision.

Be perfect.

Pay the ultimate price.

Be perfect.

Sell you endless lies.

Be perfect.

Sell lies to your friends.

Be perfect.

Forced to live a new life.

Be perfect.

Uninspiring schools.

Be perfect.

Puts you in despair.

Be perfect.

Bitten by critics.

Be perfect.

Water leaves more thirst.

Be perfect.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Perfect.

Perfe­ct, for everybody else.

But when does perfection become self-loathing?
Next page