Cavernous I often think about/The space/Beneath your knitted collarbones,/Squeezed between your lungs/And the muscles/Across your chest...

I Promise In a world where being normal is everything/I refuse to hold the same values./I will not do anything simply because it's expected/I will not fall into the same category/I will not fit into the box.

My Own Eyes A single voice on a deserted stage,/An ink blot upon a perfect page,/A bird still singing in an open cage./Wilting flowers in a crystal vase,/Beauty's figure that has lost its grace,/Scars that even time cannot erase.

Skin and Bones Some people are like skin, easily hurt but heal quickly. Some people are like bones, hard to break but slow to heal...

2 Twas the Night Before Reading Day Just a silly poem I wrote with a friend about what college students actually do on reading day.

1 The Killers They came, the killers...

Perfectly Lonely She had always done everything right. But she, who had succeeded all her life, had never failed anyone or anything, had finally realized that she had absolutely nothing to show for it.

1 The L Word But I couldn't breathe. His words had knocked the air right out of me, and kept it out. My common sense was desperately trying to untangle the mess of emotion in my mind. Wasn't this what you wanted? It was asking. Well, wasn't it?

Hats "I knew I wanted you. I knew that I did. I didn't know you very well but everything from your hair to your style to your laugh told me that from the moment I started talking to you. But I thought I knew better than to get involved. I'm leaving...

1 Foxes She doesn't fit in here. Neither does she fit there. The only thing she has is the foxes .