its been so long
since i last seen your face,
that i almost didn't recognize you.
i notice that you wore a big sweater,
striped and made of knit.
and you had on a lot of mascara,
with your long blonde hair pinned back.
your hazel eyes tired and longing for sleep
because you stayed up all night
waiting for me to show up.

and today,
i run into your arms
like we never even left each other.

you thought i hated you,
but sweetie,
it's impossible to hate you.
i can't wish for anyone else to be my best friend.
we've been through a lot.
more than most best friends.

but when i pulled up to your house,
you did not know who i was.
i guess some things were forgotten,
but i never imagined that you would forget me.
Katie, i am not as close to you as i was.
i will miss you.
goodbye, stranger.

{-m.j.}

please help me, does anyone know how to get their cover photo? it says to have a photo that's 820 by 300. but i try to upload a photo for my cover, and it doesn't work. I KNOW you are reading this, so can you just please tell me how to set my cover photo on here?? pleaseeee

that old rose you gave me
at the dance
now lies
in an old book i kept for many years.
the smell has disappeared
and the color is long gone;
kind of like our love.
the hopeless nights without each other are gone,
and the energy has disappeared.
our skin touching one another's
has been missing for months.
and of course,
foolish me,
seem to be withering away
as well.

{-m.j.}

some are hidden by
baggy, old sweatshirts,
loose gray sweatpants,
long sleeves,
and jeans.

some are hidden by
****** makeup jobs,
bracelets,
and bandaids.  

some are hidden by
the dark nights
and cold winters,

by leather jackets
and over-sized sweaters
and leggings
and pajama pants
and high socks.

but some
cannot be
hidden
at
all.

{-m.j.}

has anyone ever told you
they hated you?
that they wanted you to go away
forever?

well ***** them.
because apparently they do not know
how special you are.
how you can forgive countless of times,
and still go back to that person.
how you know exactly how to react
to certain things,
and still keep yourself together.

you are absolutely amazing.
some people cannot do what you are capable of.
instead of coping with things,

they run.

they run far far away,
to a place no one has ever heard of.
they can break down and cry there,
and no one will ever hear.

maybe we have been there once before.
but maybe we haven't just yet.
but all i know,
is that you
are better than
running away.


{-m.j.}