You think I lack Enough maturity Cause I won’t take Responsibility For everything That happens to me None of the facts You hear or see Because it was me It happened to You dismissed everything I said to you Clearly you find it Hard to believe That this is why I tried to leave You think I’m wrong for saying It wasn’t my fault The school forgot my rights Through it all I did everything I was able to do And I did it all Without help from you I know the difference between What&r...

No matter what I’d say       Or what I’d do I just couldn’t       Get through to you You’d say you understand       How I feel But you don’t even understand       This is real I begged to move       Away from that school Where the teachers ignored       Words and actions cruel Just because with a smile   &...

The wonderful thing about social change is that, to be achieved, you have to piss people off once in a while

Night comes again and with it the time to rest, but its spent instead wandering amongst the shadows... An unwelcome visitor. Leave me ALONE! A cold smile. Arms encircling. Hands roving. Break free Run...Run...Run... Empty halls Here. There. No one to help Busy. No time. Not my concern. Scared. Hurt. Angry There! "Please. Who do I go to for help?" "Me." I tell him what happened. A name. The arms. The hands. He nods. Makes a note. Doesn't move Still no one to turn to Sinking down, down, down. B...

Walking down Main Street so quiet and serious Then she waves and smiles to a friend in passing For a moment, its as if she's come alive Going through the workday hard-working, always ready to laugh Yet so much down-time is spent gazing at nothing, her eyes sad and distant Extra time spent on the computers at school headphones on, eyes glued to a project Another design forming on the screen Normal. Carefree. Going through the motions and nobody knows it but me Lying awake in her bed, waiting f...