To my mother,

I never said thank you for holding my hair while I threw up in the bathtub because I couldn't aim into the toilet. I never said thank you for sleeping in my bed because I had cramps that hurt more than anything I've ever felt. I never said thank you for killing those harmless spiders and pulling out those bloodsucking ticks. I never ( Read more... )

Dear You ( Read more... )

Why is it that when you act like you don't care - like it doesn't matter, you seem worth it? But the minute you show interest, the minute you're back to wanting the same thing, it's gone. It's back to the lies, annoyances, insecurities, and otherwise flaws return. But, girl, it's time to stop caring. It's time for "you do you" and time to stop ( Read more... )

dark nights&broken thoughts&aching back. flipping sides. breathing - even. blood-shot//eyes blinking+mind racing. be still. laying, waiting, staring @

blank white ceiling. empty. empty [canvas] mind. stop thinkingTOSSimages flash a c r o s s psycheTURN. join+make disjointed movie. quiet//too quiet. breathe. deep. INoutINout. don't [move] think. ( Read more... )

I cannot say I am a person who truly understands the real meaning of friendship. Is it being there during a time of need? Is it a wonderful feeling of complete warmth? I wonder, often, if it is like love: indescribable and indefinable. I guess it is hard to fathom the intangible emotions that dictate life, but in the quiet euphoria of riding home ( Read more... )

She, inevitably, affected us more than we ever wished to admit. Her strong personality and 'disregard' for what people thought of her permiated into our lives for the short time she was in them. We began to see how people looked at us more - judging, staring looks only noticed by those who give them right back. We consciously watched what we said ( Read more... )