Waiting Outside

I confess it confused me,

and hurt a bit

to know that there are still

bars between us,

that we're so close yet

so far.

"Was it me?" I asked myself,

"Am I not enough?"

But then I realize that 

no one's to fault, 

it was just the wrong time to try, 

your gate wasn't ready to open. 

I think I'll learn 

to be content 

just waiting outside, 

it's not too bad out here; 

because you are still you, 

and I am still me, 

we can chat and laugh and 

be happy together 

like we always used to be.

happy birthday to my darling, bunny and purple loving friend!!!!

a quiet day to celebrate my 15th birthday :)
just what I want.

Phoenix

The crimson ruby sun, 

a phoenix falling behind 

the veil of night, 

feathers wispy across the 

carnation and cornflower sky. 

Its lovely sibling 

wanes weakly upon the opposite side, 

smiling serenely and rising,

looking into the phoenix's eyes 

as it falls to the 

Earth and is swallowed 

by darkness. 

The pearl moon, 

the silver dragon, 

is now 

the ruler of the sky.

The Page

Blank and staring, 

daring me to fill the emptiness. 

The pen. 

Filling my blank world 

with the silky, night black, beautiful ink. 

The words. 

Sprouting like trees, 

growing into a great masterpiece. 

The poem. 

A magic spell 

to capture and hold its audience.

I was doing a major clean-up of my disaster of a room (think hurricane hit area, and you've got it), and I found a notebook with some old poems of mine. This poem, the first in the book, was kind of my gateway drug into the world of poetry. I had written it for a school district-wide poetry/illustrations contest called "Urban Voices" when I was in grade 6, and it got published. Back then, I didn't realize that this poem would open up the door and reveal my love of poetry, so I'm thankful that I managed to get the chance to write it as part of the contest :)

so it's been awhile since I've been on here.
lots of things have happened:

• I've finished my first year of high school, and summer has now officially started for me :)
• I've finished my first completed novel Alt+Control
• I've started a brand new novel with G called North by North (http://northbynorthnovel.blogspot.com) and I might be planning a sequel for Alt+Control to start over the summer!
• I've been experimenting with black-out poetry. if I can find a way to upload it to here, I will ASAP

I look forward to posting more often on here :)

I want to show you the world 

I capture behind my lens, 

what it's like to look 

through the one 

glass eye, 

all-seeing 

all-knowing. 

The Girl

The girl seems to
haunt your every thought
and dream,
to live within
your mind...

Her mere voice can
part the darkening clouds
on your horizon,
bringing in sunlight into
the dismal corners of your darkening
soul.

But whenever we

talk I can hear the

pain behind the chatter,

the pain from being

so close to her

yet

oceans away.

Her glittering sun, I’m afraid

is just a reflection upon the water.

I wish you luck,

I cannot caution you any longer

as it is too late,

your heart has been long gone…

I can only help you along

and hope.

for my hopelessly in love friend.