You moved first,

Increased my thirst,

You made me so glad,

I loved what we had,

You always held me,

Like it was meant to be,

You started to cheat,

My face began to heat,

You hurt me more,

Then a brand new sore,

You cut to deep,

And made me weep,

You set the date,

But you’re always late,

You could of tried,

Instead you lied,

You ran away,

While I still stay,

You pretend a lot,

Like you just “forgot”,

You took my heart,

But stayed apart,

You stole theirs too?

What’s wrong with you?

You are cold,

Your game is growing old,

You say you care,

But your not there,

You got off so easy,

What you did was sleazy,

You continue your game,

That is really lame,

You see my eyes water,

Yet you continuously slaughter,

You are no good,

Date you? No girl should,

You may play these games,

With our hearts and our names,

You won’t win forever,

You’re not that clever,

You will lose,

And again turn to booze,

You can’t win,

When all you do is sin,

You shouldn’t be daring,

Start actually caring!

You aren’t worth the pain,

That drives me insane,

You can do as you do,

I’m not playing this game with you.

Game Over.

Walls of concrete become walls of goo,
Us becomes just me and just you,

Trees that are growing become trees that die,
Guys that make me laugh become guys that make me cry,

Roads that are straight become roads that bend,
Relationships that start become relationships that end,

Birds that sing become birds that blare,
Guys that stay become guys that aren’t there,

Doors that let in become doors that keep out,
Thoughts of hope become thoughts of doubt,

Dogs that lick become dogs that bite,
Guys who take the dark become guys that take the light,

Windows that let in sunshine become windows that shade,
Smiles that are bright become smiles that fade,

Flowers that bloom early become flowers that bloom late,
Guys who are patient become guys that can’t wait,

Signs that lead you forward become signs that lead you back,
Good things that guys have become good things that they lack,

Steps that take you up become steps that take you down,
Guys that make you queen become guys that take your crown,

Change that makes you happy becomes change that make you sad,
Guys that left you become guys you wish you had,

Everything that changes becomes something new,
Even when a guy breaks your heart; you change too…

copywrite Leah Backstrom 2009

Mom you are so special to me,

You make my day when no one else can,

Mom you love me for all that I am,

And always have since I began.

Mom you are my guardian angel,

My protector and my hero,

You always know how to make it better,

Even when things look like zero.

Mom you are always brave,

When I need you, you are there,

You do things for me that no one else does,

To show me how much you care.

Mom you are all I can ask for,

You are great at everything you do,

You are a loving, kind, and giving mother,

I’m so thankful and I love you!

Copywrite Leah Backstrom 2009

I once said to  bird that I found in a tree,

"I’ll soar like an eagle and I’ll fly like a bird."

"Humans can’t fly, don’t be so absurd."

"Oh yeah, well I’ll prove it, I’ll build a machine, with  propellers on top, all painted green."

So I worked and I worked, all morning and night,

’till finally my eyes saw a beautiful sight.

I cried out ‘Eureka’ and marched straight to that tree,

and I told that bird to come follow me,

and when he refused I said ‘What are ya, scared?’

he just stared at me, he stared and he stared.

I won a bet with a birdie that day,

and that’s how the helicopter came to be.

-mariah lichty

P.S. could you help me out a bit on the name?

It’s hard to say how hard it feels,

When someone passes on,

But you have those to comfort you,

Those you are not gone.

-mariah lichty