Friends are a lot like
leaves of a tree,
or roots of a tree.

They're in your life for
a few seasons and fly,
or in your life forever...

aging lessons
written with chalk, sweat and years
for ageless pupils

He tried to spit out the truth;
Dry-mouthed at first,
He drooled and slobbered in the end;
Truth dribbling his chin.

For we have thought the larger thoughts
    And gone the shorter way.
And we have danced to devil's tunes,
    Shivering home to pray;
To serve one master in the night,
    Another in the day.

All armies are the same
Publicity is fame
Artillery makes the same old noise
Valor is an attribute of boys
Old soldiers all have tired eyes
All soldiers hear the same old lies
Dead bodies always have drawn flies

"                        "
      !            :                  ,                .
              ,            ,            ,                .
      ,              ;                              !
                    ,

It's actually ok to cry
To let emotion fill your eyes
For tears to reach the edge
To spill over and fledge

I thought it was a sign
Of weakness of the mind
I would stop my heart
From talking with my head
Change the subject
Think of something else instead

But now I understand
Hardness isn't bold or grand
If something hurts my soul
It's ok to let it show
For being touched by what is sad or wrong
Can only make me wise and strong