Just Look at Me

Look through the faded picture of a girl, and you will see me.

Past my domineering silhouette, can be discovered- a girl running to push out thought, someone with grass stains on her knees, someone whose eyes mischievously gleam. I am not defined by my skill, nor my appearance.

I am my actions.

I am the snarky comments that should not be said,

I am the comfort given to a friend,

I am the tears bitterly shed,

and I am the crazy laughter with no end.

Look past images to imagine,

see through judgments to judge.

People are their actions with no exception.

To see clearly you must watch.

Mind of Its Own

My mind is so full, I can hardly focus long enough to type.

It's lips attempt to form words I am not sure are entirely agreeable to my heart.

It's thoughts escape through my eyes- trying to tie down a solid foundation onto someone.

It's confusion causes avalanches to occur. Obliterating any hope of neatness.

It's dreams try to sneak out by hiding in my hair, yet somehow I capture all of them and stuff them into my mouth and trap them behind my teeth. They bite my tongue, but fleeing is out of the question.

My mind retracts from any interaction. It overanalyzes the images flickering by, it rereads expressions, and it cynically snarks at random passers by.

My mind is kind, it speaks to the weary, wandering thoughts, and never hesitates to carry someone else's tired dream.

At the end of the day, instead of demanding sleep, my mind waits with me through the lonely hours of the night. It stays by my side, forever loyal. Sometimes, it answers for me, saying things with complete honesty or things of absolute politeness.

I think I will keep my mind, for now.

Brandished Words

Illuminated

The ever folding shadows

whirl around,

Thousands of eyes flicker awake.

One face shines through the cloud,

and the shadows deepen and twist away.

Fairness

Secretive lips part slightly

and bend into a smile,

the words threaten to spill out.

But are trapped behind the bars of their existence

they come out in the the laughter

and leave everyone wondering.