You are the best thing Because things like that do not co… You are my moon and sun Because you make my days real. You are my best friend,
I wish I could tell my brother That I loved him, But the words are tight in my thro… And I’m a coward. I wish I didn’t say “thank you”
Don’t cry Don’t cry Don’t cry Because it’s your birthday.
Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me
I live inside my head Where soft flurries spin, And there’s a rise of warm water b… I live inside my head Where spikes stick out
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
That’s why she died– Because she never let anyone hold… She didn’t trust herself. She didn’t let anyone love her Or touch her
Splattered you All over my body And flecks of skin Inside every crevice. I can’t get rid of you
I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us
The stars belong to both the sun And the moon Just as my heart does belong to yo… You may not see me, but I’ll be there.
I love John. I love when he cries. When he looks at me, I fly.
That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:
Nobody can see the darkness in me, And when I go deep, I bring a flashlight to slash thro… The dark. I once used to frolic in light,
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 mom hates her life, And I’m too much to juggle, And my dad doesn’t support my mom, And my brother’s never home, And my medicine doesn’t work,