Writing
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Seven Stairs
At the top of the stairs a little girl stood,
holding her plush giraffe and a blank expression.
Her eyes were locked below at her parents hushed
conversation about the news.
A little girl...
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I try
I try
to strive in life
to get things done, to win
to be on top of everything
it's hard.
I've learned
that a concept
like life is hard to grasp
you have to learn to hold it, but
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I'm sorry
I'm sorry
but for what, you might ask?
Some people know
other people don't need to know
the point is that the message gets across.
I get it
I didn't mean to lash out at you
well, actually I did
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For Lia Smith
Goodbye to a bright-lit soul
Lost to the power of pain
The fate’s thread has been cut
Into the candle wick I light
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Reflections of the Lake
I sit here, silent, staring up at the sky where the sun seemed to be seconds ago,
a special kind of calm can be found in the sunset
I think.
Thinking is not unusual, as thoughts, they never stop
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We’re More Than Just Kids
To adults, we’re just kids with phones. To us, those phones are the only way we’re ever heard.