Life
"Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself."
Said the big chalkboard on the wall
In that gym lined with red mats
And chairs and chairs and chairs
I'll never forget
"Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself."
Said the big chalkboard on the wall
In that gym lined with red mats
And chairs and chairs and chairs
I'll never forget
I feel useless
Unproductive
No one needs me right now
Good
I have nothing to do
B o r e d o m.
I can't stop thinking about you
I assign myself tasks
Keeping me occupied
I am delicate,
not fragile,
please handle me as such.
I was crafted,
perfected,
but I will crumble under your touch.
I am easy to break
because I am not meant to be broken,
I hold my breath
Until we are free
Free
To simply
Be.
And I watch myself suffocate
Forgive me.
I forgot what is of our reality
I keep everything i have left of you
I still look at our pictures together
We looked so happy
I still have your sweatshirt
It still smells like you
I still have the stuffed animals
I found myself in the things I love
In the music I listen to
In the books I read
In the posters on my walls
I found myself
In my favorite drink
In going to the beach
In writing poetry
When I got home
After those two days
Passed by much too fast
And then they were gone
And I was changed forever
When I got home
I remember
I cried and cried and cried
From longing
I love you.
I know that’s just me
And you
And there are hundreds
Of millions
Of haters
Of hated.
But I love you.
But you’re my best friend.
I love you for phone calls
I've been asked a lot,
If you had one wish what would you wish for?
Blowing out candles on a cake,
What did you wish for?
Blowing the seeds off a dandelion,
What did you wish for?
I wish
Some call it “just kicking a ball”
but I call it
a part of my soul,
my heart.
A part of
who I am.
On the field,
Beautifully complex
Yet seemingly simple
It flows from fingers and mouths
It flows from metal and wood
It floats on the breeze
Swaying the leaves in the trees
A bow on a string
Excellent grades.
Excellent sports records
Excellent leadership qualities.
Excellent personality.
The list goes on and on...
They expect us to be superhuman.
They need us to know what we