Category Archives: poetry

Create a New Reality

When you feel unloved,
“doing the right thing”
might seem too difficult
You might start causing trouble
to get attention
not realizing your own motives
When you feel alone
You might stay isolated
Trapping all you think
is ugly inside
creating blocks to guard
against your will
When you’ve messed up
you might now know
where the pieces go.
You can’t put things back
the way they were
your old reality is [...]

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The Perfect Wave

Riding the wave of the unexpected
into the unknown
I’ve been driving at
something
my whole life
At what?
The perfect wave
The wave that will bring
me calmly to the shore
Where I can bask in never-
ending happy sunlight
That wave and that place do not exist.
The only thing that does exist is beautiful chaos.
I have been putting off
Learning how to ride the wave
I [...]

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Reach Out: A Response to “Reflection.”

There are certain things that are not acceptable… things you have to cover up in order not to stand out for having “something wrong with you.”
Some things you need to sweep under the rug, you cannot say exactly how you feel.
Put on a smiling face because that’s what the world demands of you.
If you show [...]

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Survivors!

**I recited this poem at the Youth Rally at the State Capitol on April 5, 2011 & wanted to post this on the Youth Bloggers Site!
Homeless Youth Are Survivors…
They are homeless because of tragedy
and most have no family.
They live life on their own
and often feel alone.
Most wish this wasn’t the case,
but being homeless is something [...]

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Survivor;

In about a month, the Taking Action conference will take place! The theme for this year is ‘Survivor’. With that being said, everyone in life has survived something. For some it is tragedy, others sickness, and sometimes even abuse.
About two years ago, I fell victim to an abusive relationship. Although I survived, I constantly think [...]

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