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Sooner or Later (Draft #3)
"Make your bed!" she always shouts
when I'm exhausted
(because I just woke up)
And then I always argue back,
"Why do I have too? It's not like anyone is coming over today!"
Then I whisper myself,
"God, why won't this woman stop nagging me?"
(I know it's because you want me to be organized and responsible.)
But something inside me screams,
" Why do I have to? She doesn't make her bed!"
Making mine wastes my time
when I could be… Continue
when I'm exhausted
(because I just woke up)
And then I always argue back,
"Why do I have too? It's not like anyone is coming over today!"
Then I whisper myself,
"God, why won't this woman stop nagging me?"
(I know it's because you want me to be organized and responsible.)
But something inside me screams,
" Why do I have to? She doesn't make her bed!"
Making mine wastes my time
when I could be… Continue
Added by Lyndsey Nicole Herrera Trejo on January 27, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
"Waiting for Dad's Arrival (Draft#5)
Mom drives to the soccer field,
in our blue Explorer
and I ask, "Where's dad?"
Mom answers, "He's not coming tonight".
(Anger and sadness spread through my veins
of hearing you weren't coming.)
"He has to work," Mom reminds me,
"And he arrives too tired."
The game begins and I'm thinking of you
(wondering why you haven't come)
We're losing 2 to1.
(I can't stop thinking of you.)
Luis ties the game and we all… Continue
in our blue Explorer
and I ask, "Where's dad?"
Mom answers, "He's not coming tonight".
(Anger and sadness spread through my veins
of hearing you weren't coming.)
"He has to work," Mom reminds me,
"And he arrives too tired."
The game begins and I'm thinking of you
(wondering why you haven't come)
We're losing 2 to1.
(I can't stop thinking of you.)
Luis ties the game and we all… Continue
Added by Alan Gomez on January 26, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments
To Sarah , My Friend Who Left
We thought everything we did
was hilarious and brainless.
We did it anyways.
We didn't care.
We just wanted
to have fun.
We were best friends.
We grew up together.
We laughed and fumed with each other.
And we thought differently.
"You're a freak," you accused.
To which I replied,"Oh yeah, you're a prep."
Then we started laughing.
We were best friends.
Then we grew apart.
You stayed in Arkansas, I… Continue
was hilarious and brainless.
We did it anyways.
We didn't care.
We just wanted
to have fun.
We were best friends.
We grew up together.
We laughed and fumed with each other.
And we thought differently.
"You're a freak," you accused.
To which I replied,"Oh yeah, you're a prep."
Then we started laughing.
We were best friends.
Then we grew apart.
You stayed in Arkansas, I… Continue
Added by Brenda Saucedo on January 26, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
Deserved Thank You (Draft #5)
Thank You...
for always scouting over me so I wouldn't get into trouble,
for always cheering me on in my baseball games,
for always busting your butt off
( so we could have a roof over our heads, running water, and food so we wouldn't go hungry,)
for always letting my friends come over even though I misbehaved,
for always buying me gaming consoles even when I don't deserve them,
for always letting me work around the house…
Added by Marky Benavidez on January 25, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments
Waiting for Dad's Arrival (Draft #3)
Mom drives to the soccer field,
in our blue Explorer truck
and I asked,"Where is dad?"
She answers,"He is not coming tonight".
Anger and sadness spread to my veins
of hearing you weren't coming.
"He has to work", my mom says,
"He arrives too tired".
The game begins and I'm thinking of you
wondering why haven't you come.
We're losing 2 to 1.
I can't stop thinking of you.
Luis ties the game and we all celebrate;
the game… Continue
in our blue Explorer truck
and I asked,"Where is dad?"
She answers,"He is not coming tonight".
Anger and sadness spread to my veins
of hearing you weren't coming.
"He has to work", my mom says,
"He arrives too tired".
The game begins and I'm thinking of you
wondering why haven't you come.
We're losing 2 to 1.
I can't stop thinking of you.
Luis ties the game and we all celebrate;
the game… Continue
Added by Alan Gomez on January 19, 2010 at 4:28pm — 1 Comment
HER TRUTH ABOUT CANCER
I remember you playing with your family outside
in the lovely green grass
I remember you screaming
to me and my mother
for your pain pills that will calm down
your painful pain
I remember you hitting my mother
with your heavy and beautiful hand
I remember you crying and screaming
for help in your scary bed
without anybody there to help you
I remember you bleeding
from your breast
because of your deadly… Continue
in the lovely green grass
I remember you screaming
to me and my mother
for your pain pills that will calm down
your painful pain
I remember you hitting my mother
with your heavy and beautiful hand
I remember you crying and screaming
for help in your scary bed
without anybody there to help you
I remember you bleeding
from your breast
because of your deadly… Continue
Added by Martin Cardenas on January 14, 2010 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments
To Grandma, Thank You (Draft 1)
Thank you...
for cleaning my room when I didn't feel like it,
for putting up with me and my brother,
for always having a hot meal ready when I'm hungry,
for buying me toys and games when I don't deserve it,
for taking me to the doctor when I'm sick,
for doing my laundry,
for welcoming your home to me and my brother when my parents didn't want us,
and for loving me more than them.
for cleaning my room when I didn't feel like it,
for putting up with me and my brother,
for always having a hot meal ready when I'm hungry,
for buying me toys and games when I don't deserve it,
for taking me to the doctor when I'm sick,
for doing my laundry,
for welcoming your home to me and my brother when my parents didn't want us,
and for loving me more than them.
Added by Juan Araguz on January 13, 2010 at 11:30am — 4 Comments
The Perfect Heart
A heart
is a lovely red color
is you
A heart
is many multicolored journeys
is you
A heart
is lots of bombastic emotions
is you
A heart
is unbreakable
and frivol for love
is you
A heart
is a tricky vanishing thought
is you
A heart
is an approach
with amazing trifle things
is you
YOU ARE THE HEART
is a lovely red color
is you
A heart
is many multicolored journeys
is you
A heart
is lots of bombastic emotions
is you
A heart
is unbreakable
and frivol for love
is you
A heart
is a tricky vanishing thought
is you
A heart
is an approach
with amazing trifle things
is you
YOU ARE THE HEART
Added by Jonathan Sanchez on January 12, 2010 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
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