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 Oct 2013 Paige
Katie Walker
Every day the temperature climbs
Ever higher into the sky
The sky responds in turn
By sending a warm wind down to Earth

The wind brings warm air to share
Flowers spring up every where
Tender grass grows
Where lethargic leaf piles have been

Above all else the wind brings life
It reaches out and touches every being
Even places in me I thought long dormant
Sad thing is I didn't even know

I don't know how it happened
I felt so alive with you
Simple skills I have to re-learn
A detachment I've seemed to form

From the world I hid
Until a breath of spring
Gently woke me from my winter slumber
I didn't know you had affected me so greatly

So much more attune
To the seasons I have been
Anticipating every turn of leaf
Every flower bud opened

Such discreet things take care to remind me
The touch of another person
The feel of fine cloth upon skin
Of simple treasures once lost

As spring progresses
Summer creeps up behind it
Full of warm sunshine and lush promises
A silent world I live in now

You probably won't bother
With reading my petty thoughts
But it feels good to have it said out loud
So now I won't burden anyone but paper
 Oct 2013 Paige
Jay
If I should have a son,
Instead of mom, he's gonna call me Support
That way he knows, no matter what happens, I'll be there to hold open the heavy doors.
And I'm gonna paint the solar systems on the fronts of his game controllers
So he has to learn the entire universe before he can say "I'll school you in that!"
And he's gonna learn that this life will bury you
Deep
Underground
Wait for you to claw your way out just to throw dirt in your eyes
But not being able to see which way is up is the only way to remind your pupils how much they enjoy the beauty of this earth
And there is hurt here, that cannot be fixed by alcohol or drugs
So when he realizes Superman isn't coming, I'll make sire he doesn't have to wear the cape all by himself
"And sweetie" I'll tell him, "dont let your head get so big"
I know that trick, I've seen it a million times,
you're just looking to impress that pretty ******* the cheer squad who picks on other kids to adjust her own self worth
Or better yet, date the girls getting picked on, then dump her to adjust YOUR self worth.
But I know he will anyways
So I'll always keep an extra supply of "I taught you betters" and "Treat girls rights"
Even though all boys learn that at a young age...
Okay, most boys don't,
But that's what moms are for
They'll teach you to be amazing husbands if you let them.
When he opens his hands to catch, and drops the ball
When the girl he likes says no to going on that date with him
when it feels like the world is crashing in
Those are the days he has all the more reason to say thank you,
because there is nothing more beautiful than the way the sun refuses to stop kissing the horizon, no matter how many hours it must spend spinning away.
And yes, on a scale of one to greatest, moms pretty much know it all
But I want him to know that this world will throw curveballs that I can't see
And he can't be afraid to put on his mitt and catch it himself
"And sweetie" I'll tell him
Remember your momma is a queen, and your poppa is a king
and you are the boy with big eyes and a willing heart who never stops trying
Your aren't big yet, but don't stop growing
And when they finally hand you heartache, when they slip peer pressure and sin under your door and give you hand outs on street corners of druggies and defeat.
you tell them
that they really outta meet
Your Mother
My version of "If I should have a daughter x Sarah Kay"
 Oct 2013 Paige
Michala
I want to fall in love
Sitting in a booth
Over a steaming cup of coffee
Thinking back on my youth
I want to look up
And see a pair of eyes
Eyes so beautiful
Angels start to cry
You'd smile back noticing
How alone I'd be sitting
And make your way over
You'd start by telling me your life
And some lucky 4-leaf clover
You'd say you'd found that day
"Oh" would be all I could say
For I'd be bewitched by you
(You'd be bewitched by me too)
Your voice would be smooth
Your touch would be strong
Eyes never having seen any wrong
It'd be like I was entranced
By a never ending song
And into your love I'd be strung along
(m.p.)
 Oct 2013 Paige
Kristi D
Love, the real kind, is never simple.
It is the one thing that makes life worth it in the end,
and something that wonderful and sought-after is never going to be easy to get.
You have to work for it.
Blood, sweat, and tears.
So if it’s easy, yeah maybe you won’t get broken.
But you won’t be truly happy, either.
You’ll be settling.
Don’t get me wrong,
There are lots of things in life that are totally acceptable to settle on.
Sure, Harvard was your dream school.
But you know what?
Going to your state school because its more affordable
Will still get you where you want to be in life.
And I know the hairdresser couldn't match the color you showed her,
But you are beautiful and can rock it anyway, so don’t worry.
But love?
Settling in love is like buying a pair of shoes that are a size too small,
Just because you thought they were pretty.
They may look nice,
But you are dying on the inside. I
f you had just held out a bit longer,
You would have found a pair just as beautiful that fit well, too.
Maybe that nice guy looks good on paper,
But if he doesn’t give you butterflies whenever he looks at you,
Don’t be with him.
You want someone who makes you fall for them every day,
Not just once.

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