Teenager

Teenager

When did we cross the line

From pure to evil

Sins turning into 

A vile fever

Contagious

Broken

Angered words that come across

Hollow,

Meaningless

We always feel lost

When did we forget

The beauty other words

Have to emboss

On a soul

On a mind

“Connected

Uplifting”

These words are tossed

From a place of ignorance

Where pain was never intentional

Turning into knowledge 

Where hate is seen to be commendable

Conflict 

Hurt family

As we forget childhood manners-

Pain we inflict 

Flowing 

Like it’s all that matters

We all have tactics

We all shy away

Faking a smile

A glare coming your way

When did our heart become so torn

Where we would rather have a touch

Even if cold

Than warm hands

Guiding us 

Embracing us

As warmth bleeds on

Touching a soul

Underneath its coffin-

To give it a name

Of more than the lonely ghost

You see today

The Run

The Run

Don’t show your emotions

Don’t say he is your all

Don’t let him know how true they are

Don’t show humanity

No care

No love

Or else it will fly away

Like a dove

He needs to be excited

With the adventure 

Not you

To obtain something

A “run”

An essence so cruel

But don’t they realize it is merely a chase

And in cold nights nothing a heart can embrace

No fulfillment

No love,

Meaningless acts

To fill the voids

Because it is just humanity

Yet again he avoids

Family

Family

You are like a beautiful warmth

A beautiful glow

Orange and promising

Hovering us with your gold

Cascading at an angel

From our window to the floor

Shining on the table

Heartbeats never ignored

A promise

A comfort 

Through arguments that soar

That even when rains come over

You are opened like a door

Always there

 Holding the day,

Keeping me away

From our thunderstorm

You became my family;

A warm little glow 

And the smallest of conversations

We share

Make me feel whole

Gratitude

Gratitude (cedar publish)

I find pain to talk about my happiness

Because I feel it hasn’t been obtained

Like I over appreciate things

When I do not care 

I don’t love 

Or even like

The small things that come my way

Gratitude for what I have

Rests at bay

But I have so much to be grateful for,

I just don’t let these emotions poor

So much to smile about,

But I never let people know

It is as if I am waiting 

To make a mistake

So that beauty is taken away,

And I feel life from within

But how can I?

Even though, gratitude feels like a forced smile sometimes

I understand to not be grateful,

Is like a crime

Not always easy

But better than undermining moments,

And underappreciating

The days 

And the way 

They hold us

I Hope

I Hope

I hope when you read this

You smile

A frown you’ve called your own

Leaves for a while

Because you're happy

I hope whenever you're feeling down

There’s a glimmer of hope still shining 

Out loud

When you listen 

A hobby,

A person,

A memory,

That makes you feel at home

That even when life hurts you

And throws it’s stones

Making you drown,

And breaking your bones

You feel grounded

Because no one deserves to feel down

No matter 

What people say

Out loud

No matter if you have wronged,

You will find happiness,

The power that

Fuels you into making  amends

To show the world

A piece it has been missing for so long

How to be strong

Materialistic

Materialistic 

Success,

A feeling I long to taste

But not to savor

To obtain it for the thrill

And not its flavor

Because we are competing

Fighting

Making life so interesting

As we keep thriving-

Fighting for a job

A title,

A dollar bill

Which means so little

As we leave earth-

Never feeling fulfilled

As your job

Your title

Your dollar bill

Won’t let you cross...

Life’s biggest hill

Life

Life

Live life to feel all you're meant to feel

To experience the world 

In which you dwell

No matter what 

A price couldn’t

Let you sell

Live life to meet people,

That will mean so much,

Hurt you so much

But give much more

Conceive the world

Breed the world

Change the world

And raise as if your own

But even with 

Best intentions to learn

Experience 

Meet 

And taste the world 

It will dissipate 

All in a second

So, what is the meaning... 

Of living in this world?

Loyalty

Loyalty

Hold on

Don’t run-

There’ll always be someone else shining ...

But not the sun

Can we count on the person

To not look;

To not be tempted by others’ cruel allure

Can loyalty grasp their heart,

More than an image 

That will never last?

Nothing is perfect...

Like the first week’s spark

Sparks will dissolve,

But remnants of love will not

Can that hold us through the dark?

Where roots are to the soil,

And ever

Is for us

A Never Ending Cycle

 A Never-Ending Cycle

A never-ending cycle;

“Move on if it hurts,”

They say

But doesn’t everything we love

Give us dismay

So must we give up

The beautiful rose

For the thorns

That prick skin...

But never our bones?

When it’s home

Built from tears and sweat

To forge a future path

 And road

Or is life a never-ending cycle

Of moving on? 

Where hearts break,

heal,

and simply go on?

Parents

Parents

You take care of us

Not thinking twice

Showering us with 

Unconditional love

At no price

You love with all your heart

And so does the child

Until days turn to years

And so do your fears

The children become distant

And forgetful

They find love in the 

Wrong places

Trying to fill a void

And replace you...

You poured your soul

Your blood

And time

And they just leave

Distance filling the gaps

As they try to create a new life

To my parents-

If I ever made you feel this way,

Or made you question

Whether I love you

Please know 

You are my favorite people

And with each  new day

Is a promise to never hurt you