Screaming out loud at the top of my lungs, waiting for someone to hear my cries and instead I find myself in a faceless crowd not wanting to see, but remain blind to what is real.

Not wanting to fit in, but when standing out is not aloud, I find myself alone and thinking that fitting in is the way to go.

Why can't I be me, why must I conform and fit in, When will you accept me for who I am, a human being, a friend, your daughter, sister, mother, wife.

Everyone makes mistakes, so why must mine be displayed for all to see and judge. I am not perfect, and I don't want to be, I just want to be me.

A chance encounter of the best kind
A meeting arranged by fate

Two souls have come together
Two hearts can now relate

Exploring has uncovered what belongs
A tender love sublime

Whose roots grow deep
To withstand the test of time

This much I know within my heart
That we were meant to be

To share the joys of life
Throughout eternity

So now I ask with an open heart
Barring my soul to thee

Will you take this chance with me?
And let’s travel through eternity

My thoughts are with you tonight
Although, we are miles apart
The distance only embeds my love for you,
Deep with in my lonely heart.

Just to see your face
And to feel your warm embrace
Would take away all that time has given
And make this life of mine
Worth living again

Your lips speak soft sweetness
Your touch a cool caress
I am lost in your magic
My heart beats with in your chest

To love is to help and encourage
With smiles and sincere words of praise
To take time to share
To listen and care
In tender, affectionate ways

You bring such joy to my heart
I’ve never felt so alive before
With each touch of your hand I crave
I love you more and more each day

What is love, but an emotion?
So strong and so pure,
That nurtured and shared with one another
All tests it will endure

By:  Katie Conner
For:  Someone very special and dear to me
You have made a difference in my Life.

I'm standing here
right in the middle of everything
I don't know what to do
you've got me all confused
The wind is blowing me backward
pressing against my chest
I can't breathe
I need to find a way to be relieved
of all this stress
So with the wind I will choose
To let it push me backward
and the thought of finally falling down
it feels so good to me
I'm swinging her above you all
as an under-achiever
I'm doing everything I can
while becoming
a non-believer
My hands are holding firmly
to this bar you see above me
but it has rained hard last night
and its getting harder to hold on this tight
And so I'm slipping
and my hands are aching
I'm crying so hard
and my back is breaking
So I'll let go from all of this
and as I'm letting go
it feels so good
to finally fall
You all say something different
but the decision is up to me
you all give me your input
and you tell me life is the key
With your hands pushing me down
you don't care at all
If I'm so **** important
Why will you let me fall
But I don't want this responsibility
and I don’t want this decision to be up to me
So I'll let all y our hands
push me till I fall
It feels so good to be giving in
letting go and falling down
I'm so stretched out in every single way
I'll have to do tomorrow
What I didn’t get done today
For now
Just this one time
I know what I want
So let it be mine
I want to fall down
and never get back up
I want to let go
I want to give up
Do what you want to me
I'm scared and tired
I'm so sick of this

I am… I am sick of me