Observation of a Lie
Emily Johnson
California
Hanging out at the punk rock show
So much has taken place here
Just for me alone
I lost my love
I lost my mind
I gained a love
Only to find
That life really isn’t what you think it to be
Imagine how it will pan out in your mind
But really it’s about laying your heart on the line
To be broken and stomped on and thrown to the ground
To become one with the depressing song
To find you’ve been forgotten by him
Forgotten for so long
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Someone New
Erin Dursin, 19
New Jersey
You’d think that I’d be happy now,
now that I’ve found someone new.
But my smile still feels empty,
and I’m not sure what to do.
You’d think you wouldn’t be on my mind anymore,
now that I’ve found someone new.
But I think about you more than ever,
and I’m not sure what to do.
You’d think the dreams would stop,
now that I’ve found someone new.
But your face wakes me up every night,
and I’m not sure what to do.
You’d think I wouldn’t feel the same,
now that I’ve found someone new.
But my heart still feels so strongly,
and I’m not sure what to do.
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Vanessa Martinez
California
I love the way you look at me.
I love the way you touch me.
I love the way you talk to me.
I love the way you kiss me.
I love the way you care for me.
I love the way you make me your priority.
I love the way you don’t listen to your friends.
I love the way you shine them off just to be with me.
I love the way you make me laugh when I’m feeling down.
I love almost everything about you.
I hate the way I always get mad at you.
I hate the way I hurt you.
I hate the way I make you feel like you’ve done something wrong,
when you really haven’t.
I hate that I’m slowly starting to lose you because of my actions.
I hate how I’m so jealous.
I hate when I see a pretty girl walking by
because you might be checking her out instead of me.
I hate the way I’m paranoid.
It drives me insane.
I hate the way I am.
I hate how I push you away
because all I’m really afraid of is losing you.
I love the way you still stick by me
even though I’ve caused you all this pain.
I hate the way I am;
how I can hurt you so much when all I have for you is love
and all I want to do is give you my love
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Am I Wrong?
Anonymous
I lay in my bed
Looking at the ceiling
I wonder
Where you are
I wonder
What you’re doing
I wonder
Who you’re with
I wonder
If she is prettier than me
I wonder
What you do when I’m not around
I wonder
If she knows about me
I wonder
If you said you love her
I wonder
If she believes you
Then
I have to wonder
If you’re wrong
I know
I can’t blame you
Because
What would you think about me?
As I wonder
All these things
I realize
I’m just like you
I look to the person
In the bed beside me
And I think
Am I wrong?
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Untitled
Stefanie Broviak, 18
Illinois
All the thing I want to say
that are hidden inside of me,
I want to let them out
yet I can’t seem to find the key.
All the things I wish you knew
I can’t seem to let them free,
all the feelings I have for you
I wish that you could see.
I wish that you could hold me close
or look into my eyes,
yet the last time I opened up
he told me only lies.
Now I wish you felt the same
so I never had to leave your sight,
I get so caught up in this game
I forget I must turn on the light.
But of course I always do
and reality takes its place,
I somehow realize you don’t like me too
and this makes tears run down my face.
Yet I’ll get over it
the same as I always do.
Someday I’ll find
someone who loves me too.
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Eyes Meet
Alex Levlock, 17
Pennsylvania
A look betrays a hope,
a glance portends a wish,
a face speaks volumes,
and eyes tell a story.
But the words remain unspoken.
Every day at school,
I see your earnest stare
from across the classroom.
Yet, I’m afraid to return it.
Deep down, I’m afraid to confirm it.
Do I want to open the cage
and let my deepest thoughts flow free,
peer through the window,
and see the harsh light of truth ?
I can’t keep silent forever.
Speak the words for me,
I can’t change my ways.
Is it too late to love?
Or simply too early?
Let the wind direct us.
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