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Maytin Paige Jan 2014
I tap the toe of my Converse
against the floor,
containing my dance
keeping the beat
of the current rock-n-roll song
that blasts from my
earbuds.
I mouth the lyrics
totally ignoring
the writing assignment
that I'm supposed to do
but I can't find a decent Opinion topic,
so that's a good excuse right?
There's nothing to do.
Everyone is on their own.
I can not find a topic to do my writing assignment on.
So I sit here,
listening to some good ole Rock N Roll
writing a pointless poem
for all of you
to read.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
I wonder about you
sometimes.
Somedays
you act like
my best friend-
though I already have one.
But you were one of mine,
growing up.
I guess you still could be.
Other days
you act like
you are disgusted
to be within
1119 feet of me.
Some days
you'll be nice as can be.
Other days,
you'll anger me to the point
of frustration.
You call meĀ A ****
your argument is because I'm a poophead
but it takes one to know one
and you're okay with that.
I catch the way your eyes linger on mine.
I see in pictures
that have been taken by a friend
the way you stare at me
when I'm not looking.
You tell me things
but
I can see in your face
that you don't actually mean them
in the way you say.
I wonder about you
sometimes.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
Love has similarities with dreams.
They both
have power.
They can seize terrifying emotions
and deep instincts
and form into
images
that can haunt a person.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
After you-
Muscle cars drove through my heart
(although I grew up around them),
Rock music was unbearable
(even if it was my favorite),
I couldn't look at another plate of steak
(although I loved meat),
I wouldn't dare wear another article of clothing that was black
(even if it was my favorite color and brought out my eyes).
After you,
I was ruined.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
I bet you don't think about me.
That I don't run through your mind.
But I'm kept up at night.
By thoughts of you
running through my mind.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
High school isn't what everyone said it would be.
It's not the time of your life.
It's not necessarily the worst either.
Teachers hold you accountable for every little detail.
You won't finish every assignment.
You won't be in love
when you believe you are.
You won't care if you get detention.
But there's always that one class that is the best out of your high school
experience.
It happens to be French.
There's a group of us
and we all sit in the two middle rows.
Two girls
three boys.
We're all fairly smart.
Four nerds,
one who is able to get by.
We laugh
and annoy each other.
Sarcastic arguments,
fake fights,
and loud voices.
We question the stupid things
we do.
Flinging pencils,
taking phones,
stealing papers
to help each other out.
We escalate to
tripping,
kicking,
flicking.
But as we tell others
who are
not in the
class,
they look at us like we're crazy.
Which we probably are.
They think we're abusive,
and that the teacher isn't in control,
and that we hate each other.
They're wrong, though.
I guess
it's probably
one of those
"You gotta be there"
things.
Because it really is.
While we do annoy and anger each other-
we have an odd friendship
that we don't even consider
a friendship.
We're classmates
who have fun
by being
stupid and obnoxious.
That is why French has topped every other class that was apart of my high school experience.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
Have you seen the snow
as it falls
on a winter night
that was dark as could be?
White dots flew at me through
my headlights.
The night swallowed me
in its darkness.
High-beams would make
snow
fly at me faster,
the white dots
brighter.
A fog-like
blanket of snow
ghosted
over the road,
hiding lines and tire tracks.
It was so very beautiful.
Snow,
white
as milk.
It flew at me in flakes,
and ghosted over the road in blankets.
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