Pulse+Volume+2+(Spring+2010)


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Poetry: "Whispers to Nobody" Fiction/Nonfiction: "Minutes" Artwork/Photography:
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 * Whispers to Nobody**

She sits in the corner her head on her knees eyes closed no breathing something stirs from behind her body shakes in the slightest way her eyes are staring, no life in them the voices surrounding but no lips moving her hair flows as the wind blows someone is talking but no one answers and there her body sits a cocoon for spirits She is the void between life and death they try to be free but they can not break this curse and she whispers to nobody sitting in the corner body used as a cocoon and she whispers to nobody.


 * Dawn of a New Beginning**

Fallen straight to my knees yearning for you to be pleased I've taken it for far too long I want to go to a place where I belong You've laughed at my feelings of fright and you've held me way too tight I really don't understand how you can just demand there's certain ways for your stuff to be done you care about everybody, but me none out in public everything's alright but when we get home it's just like tonight you scream, you yell you tell me to go to Hell but today you've gone too far your words stuck to me like tar I'm tired of you winning it's time for the dawn of a new beginning


 * Mind and Body, Heart and Soul**

I see you across the field what am I doing here? I run and stumble forward confusion makes me want you near

I can't seem to reach you you slip through my fingers like freshly softened silk the feeling on them lingers

suddenly you're yards away your voice carries on the wind "Try again" the sounds caresses I can't, to the ground I'm pinned

fighting against the anchorage obvious it is no use you continue to beacon to me emotional abuse

tears leak out my straining eyes drowning in my own salty ocean I awake suddenly with a start overcome with emotion

cocooned in my blanketing pillows thoroughly soaked aftereffects of my dreaming the nightmares he evoked

my subconscious yearns for him but I must stay away my heart's constant pestering is leading my mind astray

a battle raging within myself fire burning down to my toes tearing my fragile limbs apart simply leaving my heart exposed

my heart has no sense of self-preservation always protected by ribs and bones but now that it's in the cold open air my emotions are throwing stones

heaving me in different directions my mind tries to take control and I just don't know what to choose Mind and Body or Heart and Soul


 * All Along**

I murmur to melodies a tune carries from my lips to your ears you hear my words to my words you swing your hips

for whom I sing this song, unknown for you or an old love I cannot tell, my mind is blank all I know is that my words float through the air above

I hear your applause from far away some claps, a cheer, and encore tears stream down your face so I begin to sing some more

I feel your happiness and your admiration I see you smile, miles wide my words are your salvation

so now I've realized all along you were the one for which I sang my song


 * Miles Away**

Thousands of miles away, You are needing me today, The strongest one of us all, Is the one who has the furthest to fall, You could handle anything, With someone by your side, Someone to lean on, Someone to hold your hand Through the pain, I pick up the phone, And hear your voice shake, Immediately my heart begins to ache, I long to be there, To see your face, I want you to come home, To this old familiar place, I've walked the streets of town, Everything seems different I've stood in the spot where it all began, Where one game led to a beautiful friendship That will last forever, No matter how far apart we are, we'll always be together, It's killing me not to be there, Not being able to dry your tears, I can already feel the distance grow, And I mask my sorrow, You say goodnight, I can hear you crying, On the other end of the phone I'm dying, I want to be there, Giving you anything you need, But I end up staying here, Crying myself to sleep.


 * I Am a Dreamer: A Happy Poem**

Every single dragging day My mind wanders all the way. Illusions form in my head As my thoughts continue to spread.

Sometimes they drift into dreams They flow and flow like many streams. Flowing into a deep dark ocean Getting sea sick from all the motion.

As I slowly fall to earth This ocean turns to a little firth. Transforming back to reality I've changed my whole mentality.

But these dreams still drift in my mind. Where ever I go I long to find Some sort of point where I can stop. Will this dream bubble ever pop?


 * The Next Chapter**

The end of a chapter, Beginning a new

Past stands behind paper walls Only a memory of what has already been read, The old fading peacefully

The flip of every page makes it very clear, Time is passing slowly An old friend always missed,

Though the promise of new time brings happiness. Excitement builds with the desire to find out what happens next The longing for the unknown

The world is full of anticipating the next chapter The love for the page in front of them forgotten But what they don't know, The most happiness comes from seeing what is now.


 * The Four Walls**

The four walls around me, whisper secrets of gold. The four walls around me, fell like a box would unfold. And all there is left is me and my pain. Soon enough it will be me only to remain. These walls were built by you to keep me safe. But, now, they've fallen, and they didn't fall in place. These four walls around me have given up the fight. Now who is to protect me all through the night?


 * When the Rain Flows Down**

When the rain flows down in pouring thunders, the little garden snake will dance a tiny jig A baby gnome looks on in surprise As that snake wiggles its way through the yard, the crow above squeaks out her approval Which only adds to the beat of the song (in the rain) Entwined with the grass, the green snake wanders Showing of its snappy tail A dog's barking bass vibrates the intoxicated air Rain droplets catch the pesky sound, dragging it into the earth The snake misses a beat and does a double take, as the turtle comes out to play but soon, these two dance together under the sky's fountain One last thing heard before they jiggle away was the sound of thunder, striking the ground


 * A Savior**

A hand whips across her cheek, She opens her mouth but not to speak, She closes her eyes, And becomes numb, She's tired of fighting, And succumbs, She falls to her knees, Whispering a soft short prayer, And sitting beside her an angel was there. He said "listen my child, you no longer have to fear, For now, your savior is here." He tales her and, Keeping her steady, She takes a deep breath, And decides she's ready, They take a step forward Into heaven's warm embrace, Leaving behind a broken and bruised body, Of a girl with a hand print on her face.


 * For My One and Only**

You've had me from the start; grasping firmly onto my heart. With every little tug you take, my whole world begins to shake.

The whole world with you I would share as long as you promise to always be there. Traveling along this crazy path together, we'll stick with each other like birds of a feather.

There's nothing I wish to hide, in you, all my secrets I confide. Expressing my worries upon you, without reason, unsure what to do.

If I have ever hurt you during this life, please forgive me for the pain and strife. Any harm I've caused I never intended, my immature actions, please don't be offended

The thought of losing you is too much to bear. every time I do, my heart feels like it's going to tear. Ripping, crumbling, and ceasing to beat, without you, I fall short of being complete.

You make me feel like I never have before, a perfect match, like a key to its door. Only when I am with you can I soar above, all thanks to your undying, passionate love.


 * Live in Peace; Fight the Power**

I may be different but you think I'm wrong I may be dressed weird but you say I don't belong I may be colorful but you call me a freak all of this discrimination because your point of view is weak.

One my daily stroll but tackled by the police For doing absolutely nothing but walking down the streets irritated at my incarceration but smile painted ear to ear cop in sunglasses holding me down frisked and told I shouldn't be here

I'm against human nature but you're wearing black and all the same so accepting of the boring normality but my colorful mind I can't seem to tame scarred back beneath my crazy clothes beaten for an innocent crime but you don't want a world corrupt so I'm punished for speaking my mind

I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I'm wrong forced into my bleeding face whips lashed against my spine acceptable opinions penetrate brainwashing my rebel mind gun held to my pulsing temple making me repeat your angry words slam the firearm against my skull

wake up on a cold damp floor in a nice conservative suit no blood but covered in scratches what did I ever do to you? lie there for half an hour concerned of what's to come how dare you have so much power its reign has left me numb

Plant a frown upon my mouth an orifice I nno longer change leaving my heavy make-up at home along with my clothes that are strange Every day I now go along with clean cut normal hair but unknown to you or the mases I have on Woodstock underwear