A two-person poem between me and a guy I like. Every first line is me, every second line is him.
(2013)
This is not about the first time we met, but about our first real conversation, in the science lab. This is what I thought he was thinking...
She’s alone, none of her friends k… She cries tears of blood when she’… She hides her feelings, sometimes… And she keeps it in when she’s mad… No one else knows what she’s been…
Come on, baby I’ll wait on you, try to run, try to hide, there’s a killer
Wyatt, I did so many things so you’d noti… I wore clothes I didn’t like, stuff I wouldn’t wear otherwise, but you still never looked over,
He sat down next to me, I saw Spa… I knew then that Everything Has… Before, I was Invisible around hi… But Change has come, and he’s Min… I ended up in a State Of Grace.
Dancing in the night, Eating up what people throw in. It’s impossible for me To act like I’m invisible. I can destroy,
They said, broken wings, shattered dreams, fractured heart. I said,
It’s nice, knowing there’s someone… You’re the only one who knows what… And I know you don’t know why I’m… But I loved being able to talk, a… No one else understands why I cry…
Fallen idols, another one bites the dust, watch them fall, like a statue
I am Amanda Laughman. I’m in band and orchestra. My favorite subject is social stud… My favorite color is yellow. I love jewelry and nail polish.
When can I see you Again? We only meet in the Hallways And outside before or after
They say you can’t fight fire with… but I would. Because my flame would rise higher than yours could. Because you would be damned, conde…
Didn’t think I needed you, didn’t think I deserved this, didn’t want this to happen, what am I to do? You didn’t think about this,
Lighting the matches Sneaky arson at midnight Watching houses burn. The loudest silence No one talks, or even moves
So many things you don’t know, like the way this Tightrope Ride burned me out too many times. The way I almost took the Highway To Hell,
Watching you... self-destruct, it hurt me as much as it’s hurting you, I took down