I sing of a new carol Which starts silly giggles As a speeding blue carriage Runs merrily through the dark.

Perfection is an evil reflection On what is really real. Solitude is my gratitude When I am sad. Numbness equals oneness

It’s so quiet. I feel soft. The winter hurts, So I burrow inside, But I forget how to

Never give up on love, Though I’ve died a thousand times Just waiting. And I’ve hoped in the rain. So many times

In seventh grade, I made you a po… But I tore it up into pieces Because it wasn’t good enough. In eighth grade, I made you a poe… But I left it under my bed

Dignity is death.

While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,

Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me

A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.

Smile your baby smile and please l… I know I love you, but haven’t yo… Twinkle and shine and don’t ever c… You warm me like a fox in a fox’s… Light of my life and you gave me t…

But I’m still a kid Only don’t tell my dad that. He’ll say, no, you’re not a kid And you haven’t been a kid in a lo… I guess that when I cry,

It’s like waking up from your best… To find that it’s all gone. When you love someone who isn’t re… And you say, “I’m done.” It’s like swimming in Heaven,

You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees

Without you, I feel the pain. The rain seems cold now. Thunder is only evil, And the sky is bare and pale.