The silence is deafening; It’s louder than any words. This quiet causes more pain Than a verbal “Fuck you”ever coul… I thought we were okay,

You don’t hate me at all, do you? If you did, would you watch us lau… After what had happened to us? Would you thumb through every poem… To find those about you,

What am I supposed to feel When you walk out like this? You expect me to fight against you To get you to stay here. But you don’t understand.

I went to the woods to reflect on life—to reflect on who I am. Most people would come back from the woods having learned the things that life had to teach. For me, it wasn't that simple...

I don’t know what to feel. I know it’s from your past. But you can’t let it define you. What you said tonight Was unacceptable. But

I sit alone Outside the band room Books scattered about Milkweed. Paper Towns.

Everything now is going wrong. You can’t seem to find yourself. Where do you sit now but the corne… Weeping to the eerie silence Thinking to yourself dreadful thou…

I am sixteen, born and raised in… I went to school here since the ag… From Sierra Vista, to Skyview, t… Down the street is my home Where I live with my mother, my f…

New sensations. New people Opening my eyes to the world As I escape from my enclosed mind… I never thought I’d be the one To do the things that we did

I am young. They tell me I can’t know the tru… They say that I need to run from… I am naive. I argue until my ears go numb

some good stuff. I’ve never had friends like this that loved me unconditionally and got me through the worst parts… I’ve grown a lot as a person,