Different,Yet the Same

by Allison K. 

To all those people who made fun of an outcast before

How would you like it if people ridiculed YOU even more

To all those who treat others equally

Their number one philosophy would be,

Size or shape doesn’t matter to me

To all those targets who get aimed at a lot

Don’t you ever wish sometimes they would not

To all those people with autism, ADHD,

Or those who are just plain odd

Don’t you ever wish, when you asked to be included

They would answer with just one accepting nod

Some people are different, some are the same

Even those who dress up like a “Just plain Jane”

We really aren’t that different at all

And it doesn’t even matter if we’re short or we’re tall

So accept those who suspect, maybe you’ll show them respect

Once bullying is passed on, your personality is easy to reflect

But we can turn it into something better

Maybe someday become Best Friend Forever

So take a stand, speak for yourself

And let’s all make a promise

To put mockery or sarcasm on the shelf

In the Mirror

by Artemis Moon

She saw her face,
and closed her eyes,
and clenched her fists,
and started to cry.

Nobody liked her.
she wasn't perfect,
Not skinny nor pretty,
she wasn't worth it.

A cut on her face,
she watched the blood fall.
Another soon followed.
She leaned against the wall.

Soon she was found,
and one word was said.
Six feet underground,
on her cheek she'd spelled DEAD.

R.I.P.

by Artemis Moon

Her heart was pounding.
Her face was bleeding.
Her father was drinking.
Now she is dying.

Does anyone care?
Do they miss her?
Just a child,
soon to be gone.

What happened?
The people ask.
What happened to that little girl?

Her father beat her.
Her mother slapped her.
Her brother raped her.
No one cared for her.

Rest in peace.
Three simple words.
Yet nothing can replace 
the words she never heard:
I LOVE YOU.

The Method to Madness

by Danielle

the tide moves in boldly
but it does not take me
coldly I say
but it's the only way to keep it at bay
for if i go in
it would be
consumed
for the
method to madness 
has not yet 
bloomed
the tides of chance
get washed away
and get replaced by the
pop pop pop
of fireworks
followed by the
quiet strikes in the reign of storm
it's tempting to get involved
but i know that if i do
i'd get drawn in the 
madness
the madness of the world

Why?

by Emily

why?
why me?
why this?
tears flood my eyes
why do i breathe?
why do i live?
i'm lonely
i'm scared
i'm hurt
why?
i see happiness
i feel pain
from my head to my bloody feet
i see scars
i wash away all the blood of yesterday

The Little Girl

by Artemis Moon

She was once the beauty of her small hometown,
just a girl with an amazing grin.
She had a habit of breaking hearts, 
and trying t fix them again.

She was once the starlet of Broadway,
stealing the show with her eyes.
Now she is but a memory,
known mostly for her lies.

The little girl you thought you loved,
has gone and ruined her life.
And only because she never thought,
people would believe her goodbye.

Abomination Alight

by Zero

I'm nothing but a creature
Swallowing the poison that leads one to Hell
I'm an abomination to the world
This place is no home
I'm a beast in the silence of the night
Who seeks out its own path to that fiery place
They say it's damn-good fun to make others suffer
When all in the end
I've become nothing more than a broken child
My peace has shattered like a glass tipped over
My life has been stained by the inner-insanity
Hope has deserted me to my fate
It's just too late
I'll never be fixed like a little girl's doll
I'll never be whole as the person I once was
The only thing left are my dying dreams
Life is nothing but a bullshit heaven
Just make it all disappear
Just take away this senseless pain
I'm a demon from Hell that struggles not to kill
All life has for me is nothing at all
Set this abomination alight
Let it scream all day
Not the fire will hurt but their evil scorn shall
End it now; do them the favor
Just send your silver through this mindless wolf's head
It doesn't matter anymore
It never really has
Life is nothing to be cherished
Only abhorred
I can't take this shit any longer
I wish this was all just a dream
But this place is broken
It won't let me respire
Where in the world did the salted Earth go
When in the hell will this pain go away
Stabbing, shooting, slicing me open
It's not enough to numb away this life
May bliss come to others that need her close
While I rot in this shell
This cocoon undone

Untitled

by Rachel

To lay in the quiet
And listen to time slip away
Like running water
Is to give up

Kites

by Kathy M.

Far above the deep dark shadows of the trees
Soaring like the birds, flying
Floating. Limitless
But for the invisible string.
A limitless puppet.
Higher, higher!
He shouts.
On his father’s shoulders
He rides.
The boy is the kite,
The wind is the father,
Pushing and pulling him on;
Over the deep dark shadows of disappointment.
Potential. Pressure. Light the flying flaming lanterns.
I wonder, if the kite had a brain
A mind.
What would happen-
Would it cut itself go
If it knew it was free;
What could it be?
Surely all the kites come down, 
Eventually...
Shouldn’t we set them free?
You might think, 
It’s wrong. Stupid.
But if the kite was free,
What could it be?

Untitled

by Rachel

Soft skin
Pink lips
Old heart
New rips

Change

by Rachel

Returning home
Faces familiar
Smells still sweet
Your room as if untouched
Nostalgia coursing
Through your veins
But something has changed

You.

Trapped By the Inevitable

by Rachel

Is our life our own,
Or are we enslaved,
By the power of kismet,
The inevitability or morai?
Is there no escape,
From death,
From fate?
Can we ignore memento mori,
Choose our own destiny,
Write our own story?

Fonder Moments

by Rachel

Unknown to you
That man with the hair as long as yours
The briefcase
The suit and tie
The subtle remnants of lead on his hands
And the musky aftershave 
Sitting at the table to your right
Has a life
A real life
A purpose
A family
He's in love
He's felt sorrow and joy
He's broken a bone
Somewhere there's a box of dusty old video tapes 
With footage of his childhood
Hundreds of people have heard his name
He draws pictures of his favorite things
Flowers and animals
Lips and buildings
His hair is long
Because it reminds him of his surfer days
He wears the suit and the tie
To support the two children he adopted from his late brother
And he is at this coffee shop
Because unknown to you
He's planning to stay up a while
With the shotgun in his hand
Thinking of his dearest
Of all his experiences 
Of all the things he won't live to see
And the haunting realization
He's better off as a memory.

Only Him

by Anonymous

he's the only one
the only one i want 
the one i can't live without 
the one that makes me smile 
with one kiss everything's alright again 
one hug makes the world melt away
across town i would walk 
just to see your smile

A New Beginning

by Derian

feelings of white hot anger

burn in my eyes like a wild fire,

the haunting memories rush through my head

like a torrent of water.

fate, anger and hatred,

they lead me to a dark place;

my life is like a dance of the eternally damned, no way out.

i feel like my words echo through the wind,

bound to someone’s ears,

alas those words fade away;

lost in time itself.

a sweet soothing melody; snow falls before my eyes

both seem to make my fiery core cool down,

each snowflake reflects a memory

which I hold dearly to my heart; rain falls.

washing away impure thoughts and cleansing my soul.

the sun shines; light that reveals the darkness

erasing sinister object from my life.

the sunset; brief light that shines the brightest

that shows true character, which changes my life.

the moon; drove me insane in one glance,

now it is a tranquil, harmonious sight to see.

dawn; start fresh,

forgetting troubles of the past, today is a new day.

a new dawn and a new beginning.

It's Not Over

by Mariya

it's not over when you leave
when you leave,
its like a leaf
falling from a tree
but knowing you're by my side,
it's never over
hold my hand
and tell me it's not over
til you say it is
but it's never over
trust yourself 

Memory

by Rachel

The pain has subsided
Better times and I
Reunited
Finally feeling like me
The sorrow becomes
A memory.

A Waste

by Leyla

you see me as nothing but a waste 
you see me as a mistake 
i should not be here 
because i only cause trouble
i am no use to you
i am just a burden 
i cause headaches and pain only
i have no value 
i am just a waste

Untitled

by TillyMarie

do you feel it in your heart when we kiss? 

do you sense all the love that i'd give? 

can you tell, when you're gone, it's you i miss? 

do you know that, without you, i couldn't live? 

i'd cease to exist. baby this is it,

whatever this is, it's forever. 

i'd spend a lifetime in your arms. 

forget all the heartache and the scars. 

baby this love is ours.

My One and Only

by Derian

You my beautiful amazing girl
you are my whole world 

without your love my heart is baron and dry
with your love i can fly high 

i've made such terrible mistakes 
you're not one of the fakes

forever on my own
forever lonely
you are my one and only.

My Heart

by Derian

My heart is a battle ground filled with anguish and torture;

I can hear echoing laments from within me.

Once a pure soul resided in my body;

now it's forever tainted with pain.

My heart yells out for retribution,

it cries for all that has be lost in it's hardship.

Even though my icy cold exterior doesn't expose all that has happened,

it doesn't mean it never did happen. 

The blazing inferno that takes my heart captive 

wishes to decimate all who have done wrong to me.

My heart was full of love; now it contains cruel love.

The light which once made my days bright

vanished along with everything I have ever loved.

My heart... My heart... My heart. 

Gone, but never forgotten.

My One and Only

by Derian

You my beautiful amazing girl
You are my whole world 

without your love my heart is baron and dry
with your love i can fly high 

i've made such terrible mistakes 
youre not one of the fakes

Forever on my own
Forever lonely
You are My one and only