Like Beautiful Sun Rays

And then I begin to smile,
Because it's honestly all I can do.
With you, I feel so alive.
Love comes out from behind the skies,
And it strengthens me,
Like beautiful sun rays
Reaching down from the Heavens above.
My sweetheart, you give me the purest love,
And it makes me whole.
Love like this is one I'll always hold
Close to my heart and never far away,
Because a smile like mine is one
That is worthwhile, because I smile it
Every day.

December 22, 2011

Similes of Love

It's near the end of December
And yet our love blooms like in the Spring.
Babe, when we're together
Butterflies flutter and lovebirds sing.
I'm taken by your gentle touch
And the way you sweep me off my feet.
Everything you are and everything you do
Is so tender and sweet.
But love, I'm as fragile as glass
Laying out in the middle of a highway.
I'm as weak as a light weight
Bearing beneath rushing tidal waves.
But love, you carry me back
From ocean deep and you
Breath air back into my lungs.
My heart is so strung on your love,
So willing and so eager, so strong.
You take me back to where I belong,
The place that you dedicate a song
To me, singing, I love you "just the way you are,"
Everything you are and for who you are.
But love, who you are is my everything.
And I love you just the way you are.

December 22, 2011

Warfare

Shots fired
Russia neglects my arms
I landed down from the helicopter
Breath in, “ take cover, ” breath out
Point, aim, trigger
Fire.
Headshot. 
No regret.
I’  m crawling on the ground
Moving towards my death
Silence …
Tank shot, target killed
I’  m a Marine
Point blank range
My body’  s stilled
Point, aim, trigger
My sniper fires …
Beep, beep, beep
… Rib shot, headshot
Dead.
BOOM.
Damn grenade.
Back to checkpoint.

December 6, 2011, Written for the ODYSSEY CWP

Second Block

“Class, can you rell me what romanticism is?”
Uhm, no.
Ain’t that about love or something?
Anyways…
“No, what did y’all just read in your textbooks?”
Nah im in lit. 
oh cool. wish i was outta dis class
Me 2. 
what yall doin?
Nothing.
“Come on, y’all. We just read pages 173-175 together on romanticism and transcendentalism. 
What do you at least think it means?” 
I see dental. Is it about dentists?
Girl, you stupid.
Well, then I don’t know what it means. 
“Well transcendentalism is a type of writing that…”
  You wanna hit da mall l8r?
Sure. Lemme text boo boo. We aint finna go without him.
Shawty you trippin. 
Lolll.
“Is anyone listening?”
Dang, what are we supposed to be doing?
A KWL chart.
What the hell?
That thing we used to do in elementary school.
Ohhh. Well, we’re about to leave so.
“You guys got three minutes!”
I ain’t doing this.
aight ill see you next block.
Okay bye.
“Put your phones away!
Students, focus!”


Dec 6, 2011, Written for the ODYSSEY CWP

Honestly My One and Only

Faking a smile
Because it's all
That you can do.
Without you,
There's no one else
I have to talk to.

December 12, 2011

On Those Gray Sky Days

If the love is there,
Don't mess with it.
Let be what is meant to be.

But if my heart has to go through
Life with only half of itself,
Then so be it.
Because the only heart that could
Ever fill that place is yours.

Nothing else more.
It's honestly simple.
I'm a girl who has grown
In love with you.
Nothing else more,
It's honest and simple.

December 12, 2011

Let's Chase the Sky

Cherish time.
Boy, it's all that we have.
We may be young but
Our love is purely strong.
I know what we have is true,
Because I see a love in you
That is separate from others.
I never want another.
You have what I want.
Sorry if I come on too strong.
But I'm just a girl.
You make up my whole world.
You've slowly reeled me in,
Closer and tighter.
Every time I'm with you,
Boy, I fly higher.
I'm a skyscraper and I like the view.
There's no one else I'd rather be with
Than you.

Let's cherish time together.
Let's make this last forever.

December 11, 2011

I'm Just That Girl

I'm know, I'm just a stupid girl.
A girl with a stupid heart,
A girl with uncontrollable feelings,
A girl with stupid emotions,
A girl with uncontrollable love.
Yeah, I know, I'm just a stupid girl.

A stupid girl who loves you more than
Anything.
A stupid girl who considers you her
Everything.
I'm just a girl,
And sometimes I can't help it.
Sometimes it's just those times that
I can't help it.
I want to be the sweetest girl,
I want to be the best girl,
I want to be your girl
And only yours.

But for now, I'm just a stupid girl.
One with uncontrollable love
For you.

December 11, 2011