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Mar 2014 Latiaaa

The weather outside is "Colder Than My Heart, If You Can Imagine" (A Day To Remember)
but that won't stop me from "Bleeding Out" (Imagine Dragons)
and you know I won't be "Happy" (Pharrell Williams)
as I am "Without You Again" (Sam Shaber)
I would never try to force you to "Stay" (Mayday Parade)
don't try to tell me I need "Therapy" (All Time Low)
until you hear "Both Sides Of The Story" (We Are The In Crowd)
you've always told me to be "Brave" (Sara Bareilles)
but now I'm afraid of the "Demons" (Imagine Dragons)
I'm sure we can "Let It Go" (Demi Lovato)
after all we're just "Human" (Christina Perri)
as long as you know "I'll Be" (Edwin McCain)
more than "Weightless" (All Time Low)
up here like a "Satellite" (Rise Against)
but now you're back so let's "Begin Again" (Taylor Swift)
and "Step" (Vampire Weekend)
to our "First Dance" (Nevershoutnever!)
before we sit together under the "Starlight" (Taylor Swift)
until we're "Out of Time" (A Day To Remember)

If you liked this poem and haven't read my other poem "What Was The Name of That Song" then you should read it if you have a chance.

#different

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Stand Tall

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Karl Franssen aka Bryson Flegg

Stand Tall

Sitting here next to you
and then we start talking
I don't even know
but now we've started walking
and now I've gotta tell you
I'll never let you fall
I've gotta tell you
you need to stand tall
and tell the whole world
just what it is that you believe in
I'll guarantee you
I'll never leave you.
Even if your stuck on the other side
of a glass wall
I'll always tell you
you need to stand tall
and even if
you're drowning in an ocean of sorrow
I'll guarantee you
I'll be here tomorrow
so don't ever try to be someone else
you're you
so just be yourself
I'll guarantee
if you stand tall
then i'll never
let you fall..

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Binging And Purging

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Theia Gwen

Binging And Purging

Sometime I think this cycle never ends
I binge and purge,
Then binge again
Cookies, ice cream, and chocolate cake
All in one go
Until I have an empty plate
Hugging the toilet,
Tasting bile,
I tells my friends it's just a diet
It's dangerous,
It could ****,
It's not glamourous
I knows it's wrong
But it feels so right
I tells myself I'm being strong
This cycle will never end
Emptying my plate,
then my stomach
It's far too late
I keep binging, and purging
Then binging again

It's a snow day, which means I'm home alone, which means I'm binging and purging. Fun. I literally just ate a whole gallon of ice cream.

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Ann's Angels

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Katelyn

Ann's Angels

i wasn't asking for a smile
       though i wanted one indeed
and i thought you have the rest of yours away
       but the night you opened your eyes
and i saw the blue ocean for what might be
       the very last time
you told me things that will stick in my head
       until it is my time to pass the words along
"i love you, goodbye"
       thank you for the journey

My aunt isn't doing very well and barely ever speaks or opens her eyes, but as I was leaving last night and I bent down to kiss her forehead and say goodbye, she opened her eyes and said "i love you, bye katie" when I touched her hand. She's the strongest woman I know.

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Wintergirls

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Theia Gwen

Wintergirls

Cassie and Lia
Or Ana and Mia?
I don't know who we are anymore
Best friends or competitors?
Both fighting for a place at the morgue
As the first snow falls,
Our blood intermingles
In a pact to be the skinniest of them all
And no one else can see
That we're stuck in a blizzard
Doing anything for beauty
Icy veins and frozen hearts
Numbers shrinking on the scale
Metallic blades leaving scars
Pretty pills and bathroom stalls,
Diet coke and working out,
This is all that we are
We used to be innocent Cassie and Lia,
But when I look in the mirror
I only see Ana and Mia

Based off of the book Wintergirls by one of my favorite authors, Laurie Halse Anderson. It's about two girls struggling with eating disorders, Cassie and Lia.

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

The Children

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Fish The Pig

The Children

this is where they sang and danced
this is where they felt romance
this is where they learned to laugh
this is where they bounced with gaffe
this is where they learned
this is where they yearned,
this is where they were shown the world,
this is where they slowly twirled
this is where they sang rhymes of crime
this is where they saw the tragedies of time,
this is where they truly saw the world
this is where they quickly curled
this is where they loved
this is where they began to shove
this is where they had faith in fate
this is where they learned to hate
this is where the children play
this is where their bodies lay

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

I am Nothing

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Sam Lauzon

I am Nothing

I am a pathetic distraction
A mild little shelter for any in need
I am the person who should tell no lies
I am a ghost of the build up
I am the sight of a shadow
I am one not permitted for opinion
I am one bound from the rules that have been given

I'll be invisible to any who wish me to be
I'll be deaf for all who wish to spread the words of rumors.
Ask me where i'm going
Nowhere

People can't seem to understand my existence
I get dragged by the thoughts that over think for themselves
I make complications
I make mistakes

But I will not be permitted to be labelled as a human
I am nothing
Nothing special
Nothing extraordinary

I’m the nothing that will bore you
I’m the nothing that will raise hell
I’m the nothing that wants to be someone’s everything
I’m the nothing you’ll forget
I’m the nothing that has been taken for granted
I’m the nothing that should never be left alone
I’m the nothing filled with expectation

So I will apologize for nothing
I will regret your disappointment
In the end my real goal is to figure this out
Since this story wasn’t written for nothing was it?

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Cognitive Dissonance

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Theia Gwen

Cognitive Dissonance

I'm so filled with self loathing
I have a problem believing
Anyone could love me
And then you happened
You, with your perfect grades,
And perfect family,
Perfect everything
It makes sense you'd want a perfect girlfriend
So why'd you settle for me?
Why am I next to you?
Me, the definition of average
It doesn't add up
Why is there an us?
Us, You and I
Perfect and average?
You're not a good liar
I can tell when you do
And it seems you're not lying
When you say "I love you"
I don't know what to think anymore
Because you've told me all the things
I never told myself
And I think I needed that
More than anything

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Never Good Enough

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Theia Gwen

Never Good Enough

You never fail
To point out every single flaw
Never forget to remind me
Of everything I do wrong
I was stupid getting 60's,
Still stupid on honor roll
And you never cared about my ADHD
Always comparing me to someone else
I already know how worthless I am
I tell myself all the time
No, this isn't teenage angst
I've been sad for years
You've made me feel alone
And that's why I love him,
He told me the things you should have said
All along
I think this revelation is far overdue
The fault isn't in me,
The fault is in you

To my mother.

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

As We Know It

Mar 2014 Latiaaa

Fish The Pig

As We Know It

It's interesting to see how it goes
when somebody dies and nobody knows.
It's a cruel cruel world
when the rain flattens hair that's been curled
and her makeup is running
and she looks so stunning
but it would be crueler not to mention his tears
muscles cover up his fears
be a man
they preach
be a man
take a stand
don't be a leach
be the biggest
be the best
and not anything less
for they stress and they stress
otherwise he, is, nothing.

It's a cruel cruel world
when we brand our
children
with something worse
than labels-
expectations-
like horses in stables
bred for perfection
bred for success
bred to be a show pony
with no free will
glitter and smiles
nothing but phony,

It is branded in their skin
it's burned quite deep
like all of their kin
a scar to keep.
Hold it in,
careful,
breath with the beat,
walk in the middle of the street,
you are not your own
your heart is made of stone,
for otherwise you are nothing,
and will not be noticed upon passing.