J_Kramer

My name is Amelia.  

I am 17 years old 

And I am afraid for my future. 

I am tired of old men 

Deciding how I will live,  

Determining the world in which 

This is what it's like when there's news of any large storm, tropical storm, or hurricane near the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit Texas today.

I regret not running to you

Yet I regret running to you then but

Now it's behind me

I think of how we talk

Of how we laugh, then 

I pick apart every word

I hardly knew her at all, wasn’t expected to. She was just a kid at the High like anyone else, who had no car. She was sitting stubbornly on a bench, determined to get a ride.

it's hard to believe i am beautiful

when in the eyes of the world

beauty is the opposite

of achievable

without bending yourself

out of who you are

i want to stay me

true to my being

The saying 'you don't know what you have until it's gone,' 

is a truth that feels like a weighted curse, one you'll never be rid of. 

Seasons change quicker than we realize, as winter holds fall close,