That’s what i love about poetry. The more abstract, the better. The stuff were your not sure what the poets talking about. You may have an idea, but you cant be sure. Not a hundred percent. Each word, specifically chosen, could have a million different meanings. Is it a stand-in ―a symbol for another idea? Does it fit into a larger, more hidden, metaphor? ...I hated poetry until someone showed me how to appreciate it. He told me to see poetry as a puzzle. Its up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.

It's hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true.

Why does it say she has three hundred and twenty friends?" Josh asks. "Who has that many friends?

This time, for the first time, I saw the possibilities in giving up. I even found hope in it.

Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust?

Normally when a person has a stellar image another person's waiting in the wings to tear them apart. They're waiting for that one fatal flaw to expose itself.

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