My unnamed classmates,I remember the youthful faces,so full of promise and hope.Almost forgot the planned parties,illegal fireworks in the bedrooms,and would be rapists in training.The valedictorian speech of honor,almost famous queens and kings,and teenage bodies saying yes.Never let rejection affect us,I saw many brave souls,worn and disguised behind steel.Tried to destroy all reminders,those pages my

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I have seen youRideUp and down on the Contraption.What is it called?I don’t know.I shouldn’t careDoes it change anything?This contraption willCounsel youOn the ways of the deep.I can see the other SideAnd push the darknessFurther.Will fate influence me?Mark up my body.Paint memories.Twist my mind into a pretzel.

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My youth has grown old and I feel the pain.It isn’t me to be this way, but this won’t go away.I could curl into a human ball, roll me up the plank.Let me wither away on my arms and legs.Let my heart feel darkness on the rough waters.Or, I might fall into the open mouth

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I will not end up like you. No way will I let this happen.Not now, not ever, not in any form.I have many reminders of the pain.The images can blur together.You weren’t there?Are you sure? Trust me.I wasn’t there.I wish I had been where you were.I didn’t taste the local food.My lips ate dry food.The

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