This poem was written by a member of Rainbow Connections (LHS’s Gay-Straight Alliance). The colors of the rainbow pride flag each have a word that is associated with them. Red is life, orange is healing,...

I begin my walk I step to the beat of Killer Queen as it plays through my earbuds My heart pounds as I near the darkest section of the street No streetlights to protect me   My dog...

There’s a very special bond between a daughter and her dad, a closeness which grows deeper through the years. It starts the very moment that his “baby girl” is born, and strengthens as she shares...

Run. Sticks cracked beneath my feet. Run. I couldn’t look back. Not now, not ever. Run. I couldn’t remember how long I had been running for. Run.  My eyes darted around looking...

Alert the people and ring the bells For out comes the demon, straight out of hell. Here comes the most vulgar beaut you’ve ever seen, Defend yourself from the deceit of the Black Queen.   With...

It's obvious the world is burnt The crisp shards awaken death Leads me to wonder Would this be my last breath? Holdin in my thoughts keeps me up at night Sometimes I even turn on a light In...

Is something I keep inside. That boils in me and makes me want to cry. I hold it in to keep away the pain. So it seems I'm okay. But instead, I started to drift away.   Sorrow, grief,...

On Monday I go write another poem, Tuesday I play waltzes for the choir. But fear not, my queen, I will always make some time for you, For your love is what I truly most desire.   We...

Being a teen is ever so hard Its the part in life you want to disregard You never thought it would be this difficult Having to jump through hoops on an impossible catapult People always warned you...

Never thought it would come to this. Look at you over there with all your lies. Still begging on your knees for forgiveness. Look at the outcome that we came to. Looking at life in two different...

The burn out, moth eaten, child appears in the mirror.  Eyelids heavy and heaving they are, mouth gaping, gasping, he is carried everywhere. Not a burden, however beloved and precious, not curled in...

A person who's supposed to love, care, and protect you. But instead hurt and discouraged the ones she's obligated to love. I look at all the families with smiles on their faces. Then I looked at us,...