Emo-Racoon

 “Jamie, you get down from there this instant!” The wrinkled finger pointed like a dagger toward the small child, walking across the short wall which bordered the perimeter of the park. “But I’m gonna fly!” The petite urchin spread her arms like featherless wings, walking slowly onward. “Momma’s waiting for me, up there.” She tilted her head to the sky, as though the wind was calling to her; all that was to be seen was gray clouds. A small drop landed on her cheek, becoming the first of many. “Why are you crying, Momma?” She whimpered. “Why did you leave me?” She reached up, and

I see religion in his eyes All the lies, those lies- Emerging; spilling from his lips Such nonsense, no sense, senseless Worthless; What a waste of time. He saw change when I saw beauty- I don’t understand. How can he feel free? I hear death lurk in his voice All those he didn’t give a choice They follow everywhere I hear them in my dreams; That’s when he Rips my heart Divides the seams And the smallest light stops gleaming. Is ignorance really bliss?

I never knew you were such a coward You hide-tail between your legs// What makes you think the wind will blow it all away? What makes you think you can drop it and then run- leave me behind?//     Why would you do this to me?     I thought we had this rehearsed-     You are supposed to hold me     Yet-you do the reverse// So this is how you solve your problems? So this is what you think is better: Fake strangers in a lonely world All pasts: now severed//         I can't understand how you look so strong         Thinking hard-looks to me so wrong//      Why would you do this to me?      I thought we'd figured it out  

1. Red-headed Woman struts down the street- hand firm on her hips, Right finger to her lips           "Shh..." A gentle sway as she walks away. Heads turn-you learn What it means to be a Woman. 2. clenched fists hanging on either side. dark face- the tears don't fall; they crash. 3. he lets out a content sigh during their silent embrace his fingers comb through her hair she sighs too- I know this feeling, I've been there.    The world doesn't matter.

Times sure have changed// I used to see a web That glistened in the moonlight, Catching flies beneath the stars// Looking back, I see a wreck at sea Why didn’t I jump ship? // Even now I wonder why you aren’t after me// Lies on your lips: // Stop living in a fantasy Where I’m the dreamer// Choking big tears back You’re a suicide attack Just waiting to happen// I thought you buried your heart long ago Devoted to me, I thought you’d know// Seems to me, you can’t commit Can’t you quit making me so sick? // You thought you blew it When you made me cry// How were you to blame When you didn

I hate you for leaving me, to be at her side Stealing my heart and then ripping it wide And when I ask you why, why you'd do such a thing? You chew your lip, run, then hide. Why must I run a marathon to hear a mere whisper from a ghost? Leaving me in the dark, tying my heart into knots My mind travels the world and back trying to read your thoughts. If I can't write to you without getting a look of disapproval Because important things should be said, though it's cruel and unusual, How can you write to me, leaving the note somewhere to be found where I can't see? I hate you so much right now, and I guess the truth is that you hate me

     There you were, standing still as a statue. You wanted to say it, and you did. Your eyes said everything. Those big green eyes never could keep a secret. Not then, not now.     I watched you tremble, and a month ago, I would've cared. Every day I had waited for a call. Every night I had waited for a message.     Now, after a month, here you are telling me something I don't even want to know anymore. It's not even you telling me! It's your eyes...your goddamn eyes.     Forget this. I think. I'm done waiting for you.  I turn away, with my hands dug deep in my pockets, walking down the park path. The wind dances with the trees, the

I'm looking out the window Thinking it's a brand new day Slowly heading uptown On the cold and lonely subway You're contagious in my mind Like a drop of blood in white wine I wish you could know What you mean to me If you were my chains I'd never want to be free Some days I need you Like the air I breathe When I say I love you I hope you truly believe When the nights bring pain You're the one who keeps me strong If you think I'll ever leave Just let me prove you wrong I'm looking out the window Missing how you laugh and smile Wishing you were here Crying as I wait a while

Today I will tell him how much he means to me in as many different ways as possible, so he knows. Today I will hug him and kiss him until he tells me to stop because it's embarrassing. Today I will tell him how much he makes me laugh, and how much I miss him when I'm alone. Today I'll tell him how much it would've meant to me if he had called just to say hello. Today I'll tell him that I miss it when he makes me feel important. Today I'll tell him I'm worried until he tells me that he had a bad day instead of lying so I don't worry about him. Today I'll tell him I want to see him to make things better. Today I'll tell him that I love h

     "I see these walls...and I want to paint them black." I told him, looking at the green that surrounded me. The same green that had surrounded me my entire life, as if to tell me something, like, "I'll brighten your night! No matter what happens you'll be safe".     "Wouldn't that be kind of depressing?" He laughed.     "Well yeah, but..." I gripped his hand tenaciously. It was warm...maybe a bit rough, but that never changed anything. It never would. "If they were black, then I could say something really cheesy, like, 'You're the light that leads me home.'"     His arms pulled me closer, his chin resting on my shoulder as we sat on