Spring into fall, And we’ve all hit a wall. Love comes quickly. Sometimes, it grows. Summer, then rain,

The tissues know something. Even the mirror knows. My music knows it And especially my pillow. My books can see it

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

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,

My mother is the darkness inside m… She planted the seed That grew into brambles, And now, I can’t be loud Because she makes me so

I ran from you all my life. I’ve had problems, But that doesn’t make it right.

Dignity is death.

Nobody wishes so Such as me To die quickly Or be mauled in Such a manner that

Last night, all I saw was Nancy. The way she cried when I held her… Like a fleshy cradle Around her broken heart. I saw her loving me

There’s always a morning, But there’s the night, too. Every faith has a savior, But the devil always follows suit. There will be spring,

In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,

In my daydreams, I used to be an acrobat, Flying through air Into capable hands. In my dreams,

I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us

Walking by at night, I saw the falling snow Tumble down like sleep. God, how could you be So cruel as to give