I look forward
to closing
my eyes

Because I get
to open them
and see

You

A Vietnamese student
sits in class

Two students
snicker
insult
put her down
for being

different.

While they wear
yoga pants whose
tags stick out

and read
"Made in Vietnam"

Money

     Corruption
     Change

             Loss
                   Devestation
                   Descent

   Stress
    Stress
    Stress

    Earn

Money

Work
    Hard
     Harder

   More
       Need
   More

Always

    Never
       Enough

Just
  Try

Survive

Yesterday I looked at you
(looking at me)
and wanted to say
"You mean so much to me."

So much
You mean
So much

But what does
(so much)
mean

You mean
so much
more
than
so much

To me,

you mean the world

you mean light, brilliance, fire

you mean forever, eternity, a beautiful life

you mean electric tingles, bursts of blinding light

you mean passion, happiness, peace

you mean love that changes my life for the better

you mean
so much
more
than
so much

Humanity

hates
(loves)

kills
(creates life)

hurts
(heals)

Every action
has an
equal
and
opposite

reaction.

To love or
hate?

To heal
or hurt?

To act
or react?

To each
their own.

Humanity
decides
it's own
fate.

I wake to a
brilliant
light every morning
that comes not from the windows, but
radiates
from the beautiful creature
lying next to me.

My world
sparkles
shimmers
shines.

When I look at her
I can see why people say
the world
is beautiful.

My world
has been set
ablaze.

two months.

it's been two months.

two months out of eight.

one-fourth of an entire relationship.

a relationship that ended before it began.

so why am i still dealing with the reprecussions of
the ending?

the end is supposed to be it,
correct?

False.

people refuse to let things go.

why do we want people,

who don't want

us?

we cling to them,
cry,
and beg,
and plead.

And they reject,
or ignore.

And we get angry.

But
WHY?

love yourself.
respect yourself.

and if someone doesn't love you for you,

for God's sake...

Move on.