colleen

"The ashes of our time togetherHave fallen to the groundAs quickly as the ever changing leavesBegan to drop With the first talk of frost.And there's no time for sentimentalityAs time moves onAnd Jack o..."

"The fireflies light the skyFlying in a maze,Teasing the childrenTrying to capture themTo make a new pet.And the children run aroundWith a look of absolute glee and uncontrollable happiness,Like we did..."

"Who would've thoughtWe could ever go so longWithout a simple 'hello'?The distance that lies between usIs much wider than That short path up 95.We promised to be there always.We would be old ladies tog..."

"Sometimes, every once and awhile, When no one else is around, I say a silent prayer for you Because since I can't See you anymore I have to find someway To make sure that you have a happy new year. W..."

"They fall softly, graceful From up above With no purpose, No direction Eventually landing on the Earth, The dirt, That empty field once so full of life. Their many colors scaatter All over the Earth, ..."

"A time when Hyacinth and coconut-scented sunblock filled the airWas the last timeThat you willingly spoke to me.Even then,I'm sure the fact that we worked togetherDidn't have anything to do withThe wo..."

"What happens to our lost childhood dreams? Do they get tossed away With the rest of our childish toys and ways? Or are they collecting dust somewhere, Locked tight in a must, old attic Only to be take..."

"'Do you want to kiss me?' He whispered softly in her ear In the back seat of his friend's car. 'Only since I first met you,' She whispered back, smiling brightly in the dark car As her soft lips touch..."

"I found that bracelet I had made especially for youWhile I was cleaning out my drawers today.I thought that you were my friendBut then we tried being lovers, For just one night,And it just didn’t work..."

"Sometimes I wonder if I would be happier Just being your wife. Staying at home with the kids, A hot meal waiting for you After a long day at work You'd greet me with a smile And flowers every evening...."

"The moon was not made of cheeseThat night.It shone a bright red,Unlike any we had seen before,Reflecting over the lake watersWhile the fire lit upOur facesInto distorted portraits,But you had never ap..."

"Living like a rock star;It's a permanent lifestyle.Temporary lovesJust one night is all I can afford.You taste so sweetYou smell so goodThis thing is so right,But don't forget to be out by sunrise.You..."

"What if I was your Princess And you were my Prince? We could have stayed forever In that immaculate castle we loved. Never being forced to leave by anything. Not wind, or rain, Not the snow that fell ..."

"Here we are, Here's the bridge.Are you ready?Are you going to jump,And dive head first into the crashing waves,Head first into what may lie below the surface,Into the unknown?Not knowing what the out ..."

"I stood there naked in front of the crowd Tears streaming down my face That came from no where No cause, They just started and never ended As the people sat there Whispering comments in a hushed tone ..."

"I'm not used to these complements.Not me,The shy and awkward little girlWith the glasses and messy hairWho would always Sit behind the tall kids,In the last row,Lost in the sea of facesMy mind offIn s..."

"I'm not used to this place.The sun hasn't stopped shiningFor weeks,It's beautiful.But I'm just not used to this place.Every flower is in full bloom,They won't ever die.Go ahead, pick one,It'll grow ba..."

"You stoodStaring at your elegant reflectionThinking,'Today's a dayFor being selfish.'And you smiled a sly And sassy smileAs you spreadA mysterious red colorAcross your daring lipsKnowing that now thin..."

"You always loved to give intoYour self-destructive ways.You placed more importance on themThan you ever did on me.You own a problem greater than you,Greater than I;Rather it owns you.Late at nightWhen..."

"I search for answers To questions I don't fully understandAnd it keeps me up at nightScanning the channelsHoping my answers will come to me From the late night GodsBut it gets me no where.The clock ti..."

"The sweetest moment. His hand Brushing against her moonlit face, Moving a hair Blocking her eyes And his brown beauties locked With her hazel wonders In the sweetest moment of their young love. Writt..."

"I would gladly stand in the dimmest shadowsIf it means being able to watchYou shine brighterThan you ever could have imagined or dreamed.I'll gladly watch from afarIn a clouded haze of lonlieness and ..."

"Your mind is playing Constant movie clips of things you should have saidWhat you could have done differently.And the movie never stopsYou think it's ended, That the misery is over,And then you hear a ..."

"While I'm asleep in my roomI feel something enter in the middle of the nightI feel the warmth of your bodyAs you tightly wrap your arms around me,Protecting me from the outside world,Whispering things..."

"There is nothing quite like the feeling Of kissing the one you love For the first time, Feeling their soft lips easily meet yours Meshing together in beauty. Under a blanket of stars With the summer a..."

"When I picture my life in a monthIt's a new season,The heat of summerEnding in time for the colors to change.I'm in a new place,Far away from here.Living in my new giant white castle,With no rules to ..."

"I knew him once,A few months ago.It wasn't for long,Just a few kisses or twoAnd a night or two.A few calls here or thereAnd boot camp called his name.I said good- byeTo my little soldierWith his beaut..."

"It took all of her strengthTo admit that she had been in love onceThat she had let her heart grow weakFor just long enough to let him in.He snuck in the door While she wasn’t watchingAnd she wasn’t re..."

"Time passes us by so quickly and we don't even realize it Until it is too late To say how much fun you had Just being you Or how beautiful he looked When the sun shined on him in the middle of A hot..."

"I stared at the empty Bottle of rumAnd then at youAnd I knew you were notThe solution to my problemsOn this day That the rain poured On our heads Pools of waterAnd a real friend seemed so far away.I k..."

"A young woman.20 years-old.Brown hair with highlightsThat are growing out.Hazel eyes.34 A is my bra size(No padding needed.)5'3', with a little 'winter weight.'Creative.Romantic.Independent.Free as a ..."

"Whatever happened to the young loversWhose innocence was ruinedBy bottles of alcoholOn a warm summer nightMany years agoWhen time was put on holdAnd love ruled their world? Written November 3rd, 2001 ..."

"I was blessed enoughTo have been born a Summer Baby.August gave birth to meIn a time of uncontrollable warmthUnder the full moon's gazeAnd they smiled with gleeAs I danced into the world Promising to ..."

"If you've ever wondered What perfection was, It's the kiss of true love The taste of him lingering Long after he's left To give you happy thoughts All day long. Written November 3rd, 2001 © on Nov 0..."

"It doesn't seem fair That you can't be here with me That I'm forced To walk into the ball alone But the air smells like you And it brings a small smile To my perfectly painted face. You're here in my ..."

"We could have been so perfect together.We could have had a loveThat Romeo and Juliet, the most classic lovers,Would have envied.We could of held each other forever.Through the first coldness of fall,T..."

"The rain falls quietly outsideThere seems to be no break from The wet bleakness that's surrounded usThe past week.It pours down just light enoughThat it's not a complete inconvienceBut enough to keep ..."

"The playground is a rough place For girls who would rather burp and run Than paint their fingernails And for boys who care more about their homework Than scoring the winning goal. Written November 5th..."

"New Love I think its great that you have a new love I'm very happy for you. That you have found somebody who Doesn't mind when you come in smelling like smoke Or when you show up at 9 When you said ..."

"I hold in my memory A magical, special place Where two lovers are forever happy together They do not let the Evil tempters of time and distance Stand in the way of their love. It is eternally summ..."

"Crystalline shimmers Fall aimlessly into the night sky And there's a warmth in the air I've never felt before This late in the year. The trees shake with fright At the wind's overwhelming presence But..."

"We were too embarrassed To admit we were the ones with the food stamps. We'd play near the soda and gumball machines, The magazine racks Reading of celebrities Living our dream lives While we turned ..."

"So many months have past Since that night when we first kissed It was a cool August night And you held me, keeping me warm. Now, early December, I stare out the window Waiting for the snow to fall, B..."

"You're driving too fast You're out of control You had too much to drink, Maybe we should stop and rest here Wait until tomorrow to contunie home. But you insist on contuining, You keep going With you..."

"I feel poetic right now, Doesn't that figure? The world is ending and I'm feeling poetic. The ideas are stirring in my head, Ignited by my fears of what is to come, Whether or not this night will ever..."

"Winter's song Calms a lonley soul As I stand here Before this place I've spent my life. 21 years spent Growing and learning, Laughing and crying. Is there really going to be a day When this isn't hom..."

"The pure white snow outside Makes me feel like I'm flying. Through the night sky I soar Unable to feel the cold As the white, untouched land spreads out beneath me And I stretch my arms out to my si..."

"I think it's so sad How the sun Will never shine for us Quite like it did So many years ago. It wil never shine wonderful hues Of pink, orange, and yellow For hours and hours, Long past the time It ..."

"It's late. I crawl out of my bed And up to the school Where you are waiting I walk past all of the sleeping houses To meet you, My love. The rest of the world is oblivious, They don't need to know...."

"You. The first one I ever opened myself up to You were my friend, My boyfriend, My lover. Where have been lately? It's been so long since I saw you last, How have you been? How was your new year? Rem..."

"I haven't talked to my best friend In weeks. But what does that have to do With my life falling apart? It's slowly crumbling down in front of me And all I can do is watch Like a spectator watching A ..."

"The snow and ice falling so gracefully from the sky Are just another reminder Of all the time that's gone by Since I last saw you; Of all that's changed Since we last touched. It was so much warmer, T..."

"I miss the feeling of being 'your girl.' The only one who could tame The wild butterfly Without her fighting through the net For freedom. You held the net with such grace And gently pulled her majesti..."

"The little girl dances in front of a mirror With a wreath of flowers on her head And her mommy's best old slip on her body. She has bright red lipstick on her mouth And teeth And blue eyshadow from h..."

"The August heat can only warm a person up so much It cannot reach a person's heart, their soul. It cannot remove the coldness of a stare Or remove the chill that enters a room when those 2 are near. ..."

"My path is made of sand,The soft, white kindThat feels like Heaven on barefeet.Every once in awhileThere's a bumpy part,Just as I'm skipping through the sandLike a child,A broken shell Jumps into my f..."

"Why do these ghosts insist on coming back To haunt me again and again?Waking me up screaming in the middle of the nightNot quite sure where I amOr who I am Why can't they just leave my poor body alone..."

"I kissed a boy the other dayHis tongue felt nice inside my mouthAnd I liked to feel his hands on my bodyBut I quickly grew bored of him and his kisses.I sent him on his wayI don't even remember his na..."

"Pretty little Catholic girlTaught the difference between right and wrongFrom the very beginningGo to church once a week,Confess when you've sinned And you will be saved.Listen to your mommy and daddy,..."

"Hiding from our boss In the closet, In the stall. Long looks of desire across a crowded room When it felt as though non one else was around. Long hours of overtime together. Butterflies in my stomach..."