I look at you 
and I am speechless

For there is nothing that can compare to your beauty. 

Your kind heart
that you wear on your sleeve

Your magnificent mind
that is always working
gears always turning
it never seems to stop

Your voice 
so soft 
like velvet for my ears
A hint of accent long ago left behind 
that peeks through 
some words

Your eyes 
my galaxies
Full of stardust
and light

Your hair 
short, coffee color waves
that...

We texted yesterday
Right after class until late last night

You'd say something and I'd smile at the screen. 

One led thing led to another and then we were talking about proms. 

I'd asked if you'd be going. 
You said yes and asked me the same. 

Just with friends I said. No one will ask me. 

And he told me I was pretty. 

Both inside and out 

Said he was shocked I hadn't heard it more.

He told me I...

I searched my head today
For something I had misplaced
Something I hadn't seen for quite awhile
But when I searched 
My brain came up empty
An error message displayed
What it read?
"File Not Found"

What were you searching for?
What couldn't be found? 

I was looking for a feeling
That I used to own. 
It was given to me 4 years ago
wrapped up very pretty 
and tied up with a bow. 

It made me smile 
and want...

I think you like me. 
I'm not certain. 
Not at all. 

Maybe I'm over-analyzing. 
My anxiety at it's worst? 
Maybe.

But whenever I see you, you seem to stare.

When I walk with you, you don't look at me. 
You smile at your feet. 

Your friend made an inappropriate joke and you led me away. 

You seem flustered when I see you. 

Maybe I'm wrong. 

I am a small bit older than you. 

Maybe I think too much. 

But, in...

Twinkle twinkle little star 
Show them all how strong you are
Glowing in the dark of night
Such a spectacular sight
Twinkle twinkle little star 
Can’t you see you’ve come so far? 

I’m only looking forward.
Directly in front of me is all I can see.
A pathway that has yet to be traveled by my callused, worn feet.
There are signs labeled:
College.
Career.
Marriage.
Children.
But I’m only focused on one thing right now.
The mirror that stands in my way.
I have been so incredibly busy searching, wishing, waiting for love; that I have forgotten to find it in myself. 
The mirror stands as a challenge; a mountain I...

I look around at my gray world. 
The gray trees
The gray skies
The gray people
It's all gray. 
I am colorblind you see. Different shades of gray is all there will ever be. 
I can see color sometimes though. 
People's "auras" show in vivid colors.
I've seen green, envious, hateful people. 
Purple, passionate, romantic people. 
Yellow, afraid, anxious people. 
If there is no color at all the person is sad, depressed, and alone. 
I had never seen this color...

9 long years
8 restless hours of sleep
7 blares red on the alarm clock
6 sets of hands grabbing brushes and palettes
5 more minutes that feel like an eternity each
4 knocks on the door
3 simple words
2 pairs of lips meet
1 love is sealed for the rest of forever 

    There are five things that I truly believe are better than anything in this world. Better than treasures and riches, better than the finest silk or food even. In these five things I find myself. The things I love about me and am proud of. In these five things I find peace. 
    1. A smile thrown in the hallway or in a shop that bounces off of walls and faces to brighten even the darkest day. A superpower...