More than ever, this summer has solidified for me how alone people really are. I am surrounded by people who love me, people I love, but inside, there are things that no one can or will ever understand. I wonder how people go through their whole lives, decades upon decades, knowing that they will die, the people they love will die, and they ( Read more... )

In the dissolution of love we are blown to pieces. Some pieces we collect in the fallout of moving on and others we leave behind; thumb tacks on the great maps of our personal histories, showing us all the places that we have been.

What I ended up finding was a vision of America that I always knew existed, but never truly opened my eyes to. We ( Read more... )

    I was just listening to my friend, Colleen, and our mutual friend, Henry, talking about this other kid who they know who got married and is about to have a baby, but is only 20 years old. Colleen went on and on about how she was so against marrying young, and didn’t understand why you can’t just wait. While I agree with this, I also think ( Read more... )

If God takes life, he's an Indian giver.
So tell me now why, you'll tell me never
who would want to be,
who would want to be such a control freak?
Well who would want to be
who would want to be such a control freak?

Well, see what you want to see,
you should see it all.
Well, take what you want from me;
you deserve it all.
Nine times out of ten
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An entry I wrote but never posted about my first weekend back in Worcester ( Read more... )

Can we get the chemicals in?
Cause anything's better than this
Mix it up with vicadin
Cause anything's better than this
Little cuts on your wrist,
To try and get back the feeling
And no real friendships exists
That would be an understatement.

Cause I keep bad company,
I'm trouble.
So go on stay away from me,
I play the villain.
You don't ( Read more... )