The Grey Shadows That Haunt Me;

Silence builds an awful wreckage of a guy;
It feeds on loneliness and creates a void.
Gray shadows haunt and torment and torture,
A teenager is stricken and destroyed.

Emptiness builds a home in this person;
In this guy, this child where hollows have bred.
A deepening sea of nowhereness consumes,
And eats away at every connecting thread.

Confusion feeds like a savage inside him,
Leaving nothing considered worthy remains.
Destined to walk through life less ordinary,
Alone, exiled, different and disdained.

your hell;

Glancing upon your eyes, I viewed hell in a different light.
What you underwent frequently, to me a new sight.
How greatly you were hurt; torment flowed intensly through your veins.
Everyday you skin lacerated; my eyes could never interpret your pains.
To be solitary, you heart damaged; shredded, ripped, your eyes swell as tears stream to the ground.

new again. ;]

New hair.
Rachel redid it because summer screwed it up. ;]

EDITORS CHOICE AWARDDDDD:]

The email sent to me:

"Dear Kayla,

The votes are in, and we are proud to congratulate you for your outstanding literary achievement. The editors of The International Library of Poetry were thrilled to inform you that your poem was honored with the prestigious Editor's Choice Award because of your artistic accomplishments and unique perspective--characteristics found in the most noteworthy poetic works. To further commemorate this prestigious achievement, we have elected you to receive the 2008 Editor's Published Poet Ribbon Award Pin.

This stunning pin proudly displays your elevated status in our poetic community. Since only an elite group of published poets were selected to receive this special honor, imagine the sense of pride you will feel when others see you wearing the 2008 Editor's Choice Published Poet Award Pin. What an impressive way to show off your status as an honored poet for the year 2008!
Kayla, we were delighted to award you the high honors of a published poet, and we hope that you will choose to receive the 2008 Editor's Choice Commemorative Bronze Medallion and the 2008 Editor's Choice Published Poet Ribbon Award Pin. We truly believe these masterpieces honor the artistic accomplishments you have displayed in your poetry.

Please accept my best wishes to you and your family during the holiday season.

Sincerely,

Howard Ely
Managing Editor
The International Library of Poetry / Poetry.com"


Um? COULD I NOT BE HAPPIER!?

Dreaming Of Hell;

The time is approaching,
the pills engulfed, encroaching.
I'd walk through hell for you,
Going anywhere, you I pursue.
When I find your soul, I'll take
it back to the world, oh a mistake.
why such destruction my dear?
are you numb, is it fear?
what you're doing, its severe.
cease this madness, but you persevere.
Terminate this, You're soul, cursed;
Falling back into the darkness, you thirst.
Blood will be yours, you scream,
as you fade off into the distance, i dream
i never brought you back, it was a fake.
at that moment, a scream, a shiver, i awake.

:]

At my cousins, :]

Nuff said.