I walk along a path of stars
that stretches across the heavens.

I dance across the constellations
the universe they do leaven.

The galaxies, they sing their songs
that echo on forever

and every planet, one by one,
shall join in their endeavour.

don't pretend
to be something
you're not
because eventually

you will forget who you are.

A prayer a day

Keeps the demons at bay

But I cannot say

How long they'll stay away.

you had
found me
before I
could even
find myself

Hurt is hurt
no matter what
has caused the

Pain.

Just be what you want
and do what you love.

Everyone around
me has been
saved
but I'm
still
drowning.

'Tis true
your love
is the
saddest form
of poetry.

The eyes cannot see where
The heart is utterly blind.

How easy it
is to fall
asleep thinking of
      You.

I'm not a
"hopeless romantic,"
I am simply
romantically hopeless.

That's the thing
about teens
today.

*We're no longer invincible.

i try to tell myself that i'll be okay
but i know that i'll never be okay
if i never get to be with you

l.r.

and here i am in bed
staring up at the ceiling
and it's 1 a.m. again
but it's funny because i don't remember
even lying down to begin
with
              l.r.

Undefeated and never ending
I just don't know what I'll do
So i go
To my room

There the silence is
So unbending and so unbreakable too
So I sing
In my room

Words of passion and words of hatred
Words of love so true
Echo loud
In my room

War is raging and footsteps pacing
in the morning at two
So I stay
In my room

she is afraid of no man and she fears no monsters

she's one of those girls with a dynamite dream that believes in true love

l.r.

i'm no good at being myself but i'm even worse at being without you

l.r.

cold mornings brought on by
the absence of you in my
bed.
sheets lay unwrinkled because
there is no one to help me
tangle them.
the only thing that remains unchanged
is the noise; except that the sound of
my moans have been replaced by the
sounds of my struggle
                        l.r.

endlessly searching for
knowledge in a world of
fear,
we are the white knights of
our generation.
                              l.r.

gentle smiles and friendly eyes
soft touches and deep laughs
hot kisses and long hugs
i'd almost forgotten what it felt like to
be this close with someone

l.r.

forget the darkness
cut your ties
dawn is coming,
open your eyes
                             l.r.

he would always say that he felt as if he was walking on a cloud whenever we were together. he said that i possessed an ethereal beauty. he said that every sunday morning he could see me stretch my wings. he always called me "angel" but he didn't mean a thing.

l.r.

Hold tight to your humanity,
my dear
even in the worst of times
for if you lower yourself to
their animalistic ways
there you shall be and
there you shall stay            l.r.

and every year it seems that i lose my heart to different people with the same intentions


l.r.

My darling girl

You're not happy with yourself,
It begins to affect your mental health

My darling girl

You lose weight ******* and then your concert tees don't fit anymore

My darling girl

You say that you want to heal
But how then? If you cannot feel.

My darling girl

I have nothing left to fear
For you my dear, a silent tear.

i've seen who you are
you don't have to pretend
i'm sorry that you're trapped
into being my friend

l.r.

WHAT IS ART OTHER THAN
BOOKS AND PAINTINGS?

IT IS PLEASURE, ***, AND POETRY.

l.r.

i asked you to take care of me,
to nurse this deepened scar.
you said that you couldn't fix me

*it's too much for a galaxy to ask of a star.

so many words have begun to
fill my mind and writing them down
is the only thing i can seem to do
but i guess it's okay that they take up
so much space because i am
no longer thinking of you
                                               l.r.

We let our hair flow free,
flowers in our hand and
dirt on our feet.

The trees laugh with us as we tickle their leaves,
the wind blows their love
to the edge of our sleeves.

Sun beams are warm as
they land on our cheeks.
It's as time stands still
and the whole world speaks.

The voice of the forest
rings in our ears.
We'll be remembering
this moment for years.

sand and saltwater sweat
fills my nostrils
as we lay side by side on
the shore.
if love was an ocean,
then I've never wanted to
drown more.          
                             l.r.

Believe it or not
There is somebody there
Someone to listen
And lend you an ear

A boy or a girl
With brown or blonde hair
And you'll sit in the floor
Just clearing the air

They'll give you a smile
And say, "do your best."
And something about them
Is different from the rest

You'll take it to heart
Until it's the end
And what do you know?
You have you a friend.

I guess you could say we're close, Depression and I.
We used to be exclusive,
And I never shared him with anyone.

We were best friends,
We saw each other every day
For four very long
Years.

But then,
Gradually,
I saw him begin to slowly
Slip away.

I saw him less and
Less often.
Is it bad that I
Never missed him when he left?

Things were good,
We made new friends
And saw other
People.

But lately, I've
Begun to see him again.
He stops by almost
Every other day.

"What are you doing here?"
I whisper to him
As I look around at
My life without him.

It slowly turns to
Grey and seems
To whither
Away.

"I just stopped by for a visit,"
He replies, looking around
And taking my hand,
*"But I guess I'm here to stay."

after all this time
i put myself to the test
and i realized i deserve
nothing less than the best

l.r.

No name. No face.
Living in such a lonely place.

Darling, You were not born a flame simply to light his fire

You were not made a flicker of heat just to burn his deep desire.

You were not created to ignite his cigarette,

You were not brought into this world just to make him sweat.

i just wanna kiss you and get it over with; to finally understand if pining after you is worth the trouble

l.r.

Not in love

I may have been once

But I don't want to be

Anymore.

It's funny how we let
The people closest to us
Hurt us the most.

People who once
Meant the world to us
Have now drifted away.

C'est la vie.

a rainy day
a lonely girl
nothing else matters
but the pen in
her hand.

she wishes she
could change the world
but all she can
write is:

*There is no reason to be so cruel.

Their parents split

when his brother was young
He was never there he just
sort of hung
around
from time to time
leaving the smell of
chocolate behind.

l.r.

you are an adventurer,
constantly exploring the
geography of my
heart.                        l.r.

I am a puzzle.
You don't understand me,

But that's okay,
because if you did

*what sort of puzzle would I be?

it was all because of you ; the reason that i do the things that i do

l.r.

after meeting you
love is no longer just a
physicality
                         l.r.