Motionless
besides the slow, stead
rise and fall of her chest
breathing deeply,
sleeping deeply,
beauty illuminating
every feature that is her.
Though her perfect green
eyes are shining up at him,
he knows he loves this face
and this girl
with his entire heart.
Silently he lay
next to her,
praying he never looses this,
never looses her,
and his life with her.

Emotionally numb,
wanting to cry
wanting to laugh
wanting to scream
but not being able to.
The static
hauls all muscles
from obeying the mind’s orders
and my mind slowly
succumbs to the static,
slipping into a deep
sensation of
numb.

She read books
and longed to place
herself within them
to be able to feel love
like in the books,
to have fun
like in the books,
to exist
just like in the books.
And for all of the time
she has read books,
she has always longed for that,
and never thought
“I bet they wish they were me.”

Each note 

is strung together 

with breath 

making a necklace

of great beauty.

Every audience member

leaves with several 

new necklaces 

emulating the entertainment 

they just witnessed. 

And no necklace broke that night

as the songs died away, 

joy kept them strong 

and true power kept the joy. 

coveredinrainnn:

“i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)”

— e. e. cummings

I sang this today and thought of you. 

I thought of your smiling down from the stars at me

and smiled 

because I knew I would see you there,

and I know I see you know, 

because “I carry your heart with me” 

and even though my wrist didn’t have your name on it 

my heart and mind did. 

I love and miss you Elianna! 

To be a part of such wonderful singing ensembles has made my life so amazing. I cannot even begin to explain the amount of love I have for performing with these people and watching them grow to be so beautifully musical and strong. 

Next year will be hard to leave it, but I am so ecstatic to have had the chance to be a part of it now.  

Under a blanket of stars
she dreamed
she was an owl
flying among the fireflies
passing wolves where they lie.
Wind currents
lifted her higher
than any love
or any high.
When she awoke
her arms didn’t stretch
as far as her wings
yet he flew,
she flew away.

We cover the grime
with bright paint
and add a bit of glitter
to make it shine.
Anything not up to par
becomes obsolete
useless,
and goes away.
For once,
maybe if we stick with the bad,
we will actually find
happiness.

Under the Willow tree
I wept,
with no one to hold me
only the branches to hide in.
The weeping willow
wept with me
knowing it was useless
and alone we stayed,
together.