
Saltshaker City
The Stage
I envied you The anticipation as the curtains drew back The way you put the audience at the edge of their seats Sweeping the theatre with...
Life in the Ruins
I started life in a tower High and protected Guarded and serene The view from the window Never ended. The world was possible And magical...
The Star Charter
She lays out her maps and measures the distance To the place where she wants to be and where she is now Her face in distress as she...
Mythbusters // Talkin 'bout stuff
There’s a day when Everything I ever knew to be true Might turn out to be a myth When two grown men with grants for questionable...
To love and love let go must be an art
To love and love let go must be an art Cause love’s a compass; you’re magnetic north And boarding trains and boats, it pours on forth...
The Paintbrush
Sleek and elegant Was what she was No Dollarama purchase of corroded plastic thistles She was the real deal. You could read the “Genuine...
The Ballad of the Stars
The Ballad of the Stars It was end of May or early June When a star came, falling, falling Crashed into the local school The Pleiades...
They Say
They say the grass is greener on the other side And it’s true For I’ve hopped this fence innumerable times And I’ve never been content...
All Sorts of Daze
I’ve come across all sorts of days The “stay-up-all-night-to-finish-homework” days The “have-to-finish-this-chapter-oh-whoops-I-finished-...
In Simpler Times
We only spend 9 years In single digits. And unless you're really keen Most stick it out at double. There were simpler times. When...
The Siren
THE SIREN She could take over the world with her song And I just know if she did I’d be singing along For she pierces the silence Draws...
HAPPY JOUR D'AMOUR! // Oblivious Wings
I know I haven't posted in FOREVER and there's a lot to say but - ohy my God I just got a notification from Cortana: "Roses are red....
The Woods
THE WOODS She blazes the trail. With a glint in her eyes And a curse in her smile Like she knows the world’s against her But it doesn’t...
The Coat Rack
She's like the coat rack at a fancy dinner party. The guests come and strip themselves to reveal marvelous gowns and tailor-made suits...
Thank You Note
To Xxx Xx Xxx You've turned the worst times of my life into days I want to remember You give me a smile and suddenly that's all I've ever...
Soggy Brownies and Brown Water (and a really bad on-the-spot poem)
In the writer's club at my school, we've arranged for a secret santa type event in which instead of a gift to give, we actually write a...
Livin' for the Weekend
Do you guys remember the Weekenders? Like: I loved that show. Oh, the golden age of Disney channel...RIP. That being said, here's a list...
Francais, peut etre?
I'll ever continue to annoy me that I don't know the accent keyboard shortcuts but whatever. Since I'm Canadian, I was thinking maybe I'd...
Presents
At last the the lights are all strung up At last the snowflakes fallen At last the star sits top the tree At last the, we're gone with...


