(2013)
Came to me while reading other poems on this site.
My first crush moved away, the summer before third grade, but I didn’t cry then. My parents beat me up,
You can’t see the pain behind my s… I know something’s wrong, talk to… I can’t tell you I love you. It’s obvious, the way you act arou… You think I don’t notice you.
I lay awake Waiting for you To call But you won’t And it’s
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…
You said I’m funny like that, but I know it’s not true, You’re only saying that so I’ll laugh,
Looking outside, the angels come, rising out of the fire. I wonder where they’re from, as they rise higher and higher. Restless street, quiet night,
When can I see you Again? We only meet in the Hallways And outside before or after
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,
Making it hurt, making it bleed, until I feel nothing at all. I just want
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.
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,
Dancing in the night, Eating up what people throw in. It’s impossible for me To act like I’m invisible. I can destroy,
What did you think I was doing al… You never knew, although you sat r… It was all for you, but you wouldn… You never saw me cry, or at least… You could have helped me, you were…
Lighting the matches Sneaky arson at midnight Watching houses burn. The loudest silence No one talks, or even moves
You told me I was scared of the fire, I chose to walk through it,