Russell, Taynon, Josh and Stephanie
Thank  you for willing to be seen with me

Zack, Anthony, Lili and Max
Thank you for accepting all of the facts

Danica, Cody, Shayne and Steven
Thank you for keeping the playing field even

I know I’m forgetting so many names
So many faces and so many claims

So, to all of you who I call friend
Here is the message I’m gonna send:

You’ve all been there through thick and thin
Better friends there have never been

Stories, poems, rants and obsession
You listen and aid my mental progression

I could write this thing all day
And still I know it would not say

What you have all come to be
And what you all mean to me

And yeah I know, I’m awesome too
My being here is an honor to you

But my dear Ninja, Artist, and my Writer
My prep, my worshipper and my oddball character

You’re the ones with whom I rock out
You’re the ones who won’t let me pout

So, speaking quite seriously
I hope you don’t ever leave me.

SO! Please stand up and cheer
All of my friends here
Because if you don’t it will be quite queer…

Crawling, creeping, through the dark,
keeping an eye upon your mark

Throwing knives rest on your hips
blackened cloth against your lips.

Against rooftops, your feet are silent
your movements so graceful so poised, so violent.

You stalk your prey from far above
a sick and twisted sort of love.

They turn their head and then they die
and away you seem to fly.

A smoke bomb thrown, a muffled boom.
In the shadows, you'll always loom.

Twist and turn against the air,
walk on water without a care.

A sense of honor, strong and deep,
keeps you company you as you creep.

And you move on to another,
followed by shadows that you call brother.

Morning comes and you go to school,
and no one can deny that you're ******* cool.

A pirate greets you, bright and gay,
and so begins another day.

It seems that through the years
I have shed my fair share of tears

And the blood coursing through my veins
Have become far more like chains

Life is long and filled with horrors
Seen by only brave explorers

And of course those who’s eyes
Are open as they hear their cries

Others curl up and ignore
Everything forevermore

The world is crumbling in front of me
And now I know only I could see

The way humanity fell apart
Through my icy and numb heart

I fought for years to save you all
But alas! You did not hear my call

No more heaven and no more hell
I won’t remain and I will not dwell

My death will be my own
So you can see the seed you have sown

The spawn of hatred to your fellow creature
No longer will I be your preacher

I will be silent till the end of days
And when you’re gone I will bask in the rays

Of the warm, warm sun and the cool, cool moon
And now I will die all too soon

The chains will fall away
And leave me to play

In a world destroyed
In this great wide void

And now I can smile
At least for awhile

Because soon I will die
And then I can lie

On the ground in peace
And my body will release

My soul to the stars
And I will never have to see my scars

My tears will dry
And I will not cry

For the deaths I have seen through the years
I know I hold no fears

I can be calm now
And take my final bow

No matter what happens I know I’ll see you
Through thick and thin and rich and poor too

When tears stream down my cheeks from memories too hard to bear
I take solace in knowing you will always be there

When I gain a lover and move away as well
It is you who I will always tell

When I need help and I hope you will come to me
If ever you have to have someone hear your plea

The sky knows I’ve cried in your arms
When in my mind all of the alarms

Were blaring so loud I couldn’t think
And it was your words which pulled me from the brink

And I hope I can do the same
Even if  I never reach fame

And together we’ll be because of what we are
No matter how near and no matter how far

A friend forever and a shoulder on which to cry
A companion and a constant ally

One bond is forever when you see through our eyes
because Sisters never say their goodbyes

Spinning rings
and shining things

Singing birds
and mini words

blocks and *****
and dropped calls

rubber bands
and unclaimed lands

lovers' sighs
and heartfelt goodbyes

a survivor's tears
and a child's fears

things you can see
and things you can be

things you can hold
that make your hands cold

when you close your eyes
you can see fireflies...

Places where people tend to hide
where they shed their secrets and confide

all these things I gather here
I hold them all so very dear

humans tend to overlook
the wonders resting in a blank book

a candle flame
is never quite the same

greyscale, color, or just the red
hear what people in the past have said

this is my home of endless awe
where there is but one single, unbreakable, undeniable law:

Keep you mind opened, keep you eyes peeled
and never let your thoughts be concealed.