Sep 2013
The empty page comes out.
- - -
( It was said to me before
that the very essence
of brainstorm
- of creation -
is a blank sheet of paper )
I want to talk about
Colleges
She said
and she was genuine
- they all are -
when she made a list:
She showed me
the stars I'd never
reach
and my
Safety
net.
And I...
Well I,
I started crying
pushed up against the
old cracked kitchen cabinet
and my family stared
at my flushed face
And turned away
because none of them
could say I was scared.
- - -
( It was said to me before
that the very essence
of brainstorm
- of creation -
is a blank sheet of paper )
I want to talk about
Colleges
She said
and she was genuine
- they all are -
when she made a list:
She showed me
the stars I'd never
reach
and my
Safety
net.
And I...
Well I,
I started crying
pushed up against the
old cracked kitchen cabinet
and my family stared
at my flushed face
And turned away
because none of them
could say I was scared.
Marisa once said something profound to me: "You have to make your own choices. Because Max is thinking of himself when he makes choices and you need to do the same. Where do you see yourself living for the next four years?"
I couldn't stop thinking about Max and all the places he'll be going. Where I'll be living remains undecided.
I couldn't stop thinking about Max and all the places he'll be going. Where I'll be living remains undecided.
