Did it not happen?
Did I simply forget the day when we fought?
When you said you played me?
When you said it was over?
No, I didn't.
I will never forget.
That was the day I cried for you.
Was it easy lying?
To an innocent girl who you knew was innocent?
To a girl who loved and trusted so easily?
But I don't anymore
Not since they day you lied to me
That was the day I cried for you.
But no more tears will be shed
My love is too valuable to be given to someone so insignificant
My trust and love are no longer given:
They are earned.
Some might say I am young
My heart says differently.
I was not to young that day when you walked away
When you said it was over
When it all fell apart
That was the day I cried for you
This is the day I stop.

I'm her
That Girl
Who reads in the hallways
Who writes short stories
Who ducks her head in the halls
Who's scared of confrontation
That Girl
I'm her
I avoid love
In an attempt to save myself
It doesn't work.
I avoid trust
In attempt to help myself
It doesn't work.
That Girl
It's me
But I'm putting a whole new meaning
to That Girl
That Girl is brave
That Girl is smart
That Girl is beautiful
And somebody loves That Girl
I just have to find out why


*We are all That Girl.

This one's for the 20 kids
Now all dead, god forbid
For the parents who now cry
Who always ask themselves, "why?"
For those teachers killed on the job
Their entire city mourns and sobs
For all the people who took a fall
I support you and I bless you all.

*To the familes of  Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Rachel Davino, Olivia Engel, Josephine Gay, Ana M. Marquez-Greene, Dylan Hockley, Dawn Hochsprung, Madeleine F. Hsu, Catherine V. Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, James Mattioli, Grace McDonnell, Anne Marie  Murphy, Emilie Parker,  Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner, Caroline Previdi, Jessica Rekos, Avielle Richman, Lauren Rousseau, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto, Benjamin Wheeler, and Allison N. Wyatt.