Stories about sensitive issues like sex, drugs or sexual assault, suicide and teen drinking, are often censored because people just don't want to talk about those things. It's not that these things don't happen, but when they're shared in a fictional setting, for some reason they make some people uncomfortable.

And it feels strange, almost sad, to walk through ther empty halls. Each step I take sounds so lonely.

How many times had I let myself connect with someone only to have it thrown back in my face?

And here he is again, yet things feel like they'll never be as easy between us as they once were.

Because when you're posed, you know someone's watching. You put on your very best smile. You let your sweetest personality shine.

If you're angry, you don't have to write a poem dealing with the cause of your anger. But it needs to be an angry poem. So go ahead... write one. I know you're at least a little bit angry with me. And when you're done with your poem, decipher it as if you'd just found it printed in a textbook and know absolutely nothing about its author. The results can be amazing...and scary. But it's always cheaper than a therapist.

Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters.