Tears of sorrow cascade down my face  in response to the way  the world and my family treat me    I wonder what my purpose is in life and what will become of me in the future:  A...

This world where everyone  Has lost their own light  Like a firefly that can’t fully glow  In the dark on a summer night    Some say she still plays  During the summer  In...

She walked into the spotlight   with her instrument.   The first time she had been seen   judges were not the greatest critiques  and they shattered her heart.    The judges...

It hurts  Knowing the one life path you wanted so badly is out of your grasp  It hurts  Knowing you can’t live the life you wanted for yourself for years  It hurts  Knowing the endless...

The years pass, The months end, The minutes are shortened and the hours are not long enough.   The days are ending faster, The time is shortened, Every day we get older and the dead...

It was 12 pm on Sunday, and I was walking down the street distracting my mind. Suddenly I heard my name spoken out loud. Someone said, “Tiana.” It sounded like someone was crying and I felt nervous....

Bubbles rise gently to the surface, as memories are lifted away with each one. That voice, that field of blood, the corpses laying ever so still. Each thought races through the mind, all burning it, all...

Love is like a whisper: soft and near,  A spark that shines without fear.  Its laughter caught between two breaths,  A quiet place where fear forgets.    It’s morning light: warm...

There are so many things I'll never tell you   So I'll just sit here and lie to your face  Tell you that I'm over you, that it was just a phase  That I only see you as a friend  That my...

I still have love in my heart.  More than words could break apart.  The more words I say, the less and less you love me back.        You wouldn’t ever know that I wrote about you.  But...

I fell in love with the word love.  It’s rare, yes, but I did it.  The word love is something poetic.  It’s like falling for gestures, not just a person.  Because you think a person...

          The muffled tone is stern, but it drips with determination. Delusional conviction carried with each word. The whole world stopped to listen. “Freewill among humans is a fleeting dream,”...