I tell him that I would like to think of myself as complex.
He says "You're simple".
I tell him that I am puzzled by the complexity of life.
He says "You're young".
I tell him that sometimes I lay awake in bed wondering what the significance of it all is.
He says "You'll get there".
I tell him that I have come to accept my role as one that doesn't hold much importance.
He laughs. "You're emo".
I am frustrated.
I tell him that this is not just the product of some bitter girl's teenage angst.
He just looks at me.
I am angered.
I ask him why he laughed.
He says "It was funny".
I tell him that I am old enough to understand what I am
I tell him that I would like to think of myself as complex.
He says "You're simple".
I tell him that I am puzzled by the complexity of life.
He says "You're young".
I tell him that sometimes I lay awake in bed wondering what the significance of it all is.
He says "You'll get there".
I tell him that I have come to accept my role as one that doesn't hold much importance.
He laughs. "You're emo".
I am frustrated.
I tell him that this is not just the product of some bitter girl's teenage angst.
He just looks at me.
I am angered.
I ask him why he laughed.
He says "It was funny".
I tell him that I am old enough to understand what I am
I whispered my dreams
Into a wishing well-
The glint of silver coins
Flashing dully under the rippling surface.
So many empty souls
Tossing coins upon the water;
In hopes of a sliver of hope.
But no one ever told me
That all you get
Is a small splash
And an echo of tarnished soul-songs,
Floating from beneath the still, still surface...
But it's never any use,
Because the heart is just a hollow muscle
That moves to stay alive.