stuck in time
i know this boy
who gets me in every way.
we used to talk all the time,
spend all our time together.
he made everyday more fun than the last,
and i love him for that.
but i also love him because,
when we lost our friend,
one of our best,
and i couldn't get over it-
or even express how i felt,
he got it.
he got me.
he understood that it hurt so much,
that no words could describe it.
that nothing would ever be the same again.
and we're still friends.
he's seen me at my worst,
in tears,
a sight not too many have seen,
and somehow he's still there for me.
i'm always scared that no one will stay if they see the real me,
but he's the one person who always has,
because he's seen me.
because our friendship is genuine.
and even though we don't talk very often anymore,
we still talk like no time has passed.
maybe it just doesn't pass for us-
maybe we're stuck in time.
Don’t pick that flower
I've passed by this same flower every day on my walk home from school
I admire everything about it
I can even say I love it
For all its beauty, it's a wonder, its growth, and perseverance
It's survived winters, storms, and every challenge the earth has bore
I wonder what it's like to pick it up and hold it
I've even thought about taking it home and planting it
It's not my flower, but I can't lie, making it mine has crossed my mind a time or two
But what's my walk like without that flower?
Does it have the same beauty if it's in my room?
Will I admire it for all the same reasons?
Maybe the flower is special because of where it is in my life
In my best friend's garden
Maybe the flowers right where it needs to be in my life
Where it's always meant the most to me
There is a duty among men
to hold each other up
and edify the workings of their friends
it is sacred, and it makes us whole
and defines and manifests the eternal love
earthly practice, community building endeavor
designed to defy the ways of the world
through works of kindness, an act of rebellion
Total harmony from now until forever.
Platonic
Thats what we say
people still think it's romantic
we take each other to dances
and buy each other flowers
but she is the closest thing,
to a sister i have
she cares
i wear her clothes as i write this poem about her
her colorful hair
he grey eyes
and bright smile,
its platonic
i promise
yet no one believes
she means the world
she will leave some day
but not unless i leave too
we are stuck together like glue