Bruises Like Badges
You wear your heart on your sleeve
and proudly display your (shallow) bruises
like badges
desperate for others to believe
in what you can achieve.
And you are so intent on putting on a parade
that you've lost yourself somehow in your charade,
and in the stories and lies that you weaved.
this plea for attention, your need for affection,
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this is unbelievable.  the dentist told me i need a root canal on one of my molars on the top and it's gonna have to cost $1800 considering that we don't have insurance.  we just don't have that kind of money right now, and we can't extract it because my teeth WILL shift which just wastes the $5000 my parents spent on my braces ( Read more... )

You're you, and well, I am me. 
We cross from time to time,
but inevitably,
it’s always been nothing more.

There's something to be said about awkward hallway moments, like when you somehow end up walking side by side next to a stranger, as if you were really walking together, at least for that really brief moment before the awkwardness sets in and ( Read more... )

I HAVE SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT BUT NOT ENOUGH TIME. sit tight guys, an update will come soon, I promise.

I know I have a tendency of complaining about how shit my life is, but the truth is, I've got a lot to be thankful for as well.  There's something to be said about finally realizing that you've made the right choice, especially when most of the time it feels like you didn't ( Read more... )

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i'm tired, dreading school today. another poetry slam. i just want to sleep forever sometimes. apparently this break has NOT been enough. one and a half more months to go...thank god.

favorite song at the moment: Proof by I Am Kloot and The Man Who Can't Be Moved by The Script.  I am excited for Thursday (BAMBOOZLE ROADSHOW!) and prom.  I dyed my ( Read more... )

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my dad and i are currently not on speaking terms.  last night was the worst, and maybe, the only screaming match I've ever had with him.

I feel like shit.

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