Take Me or Leave Me

MAUREEN
A tiger in a cage
Can never see the sun
This diva needs her stage
Baby, let's have fun!
~*~"Take Me or Leave Me" RENT

Winding down... extremely slowly, as I'm barely posting once a week. Just got back from work a little while ago and felt like posting (and actually had time, !) so here I am. Before I get to the boring details of my life though, here are some poems (that way, if I run out of time, at least I haven't wasted it all on stuff you may already know).

{A few sentiments for our *cringe* president}

Acknowledging
In our society I see
That which has always been present
But never spoken of
A barrier, tearing a world apart
This barrier we must destroy
Nothing should deny an equality
That we fight for every day

Who are we, fools
To allow ignorance to rule
Our country is full of hate
Religious bias interfering
With a right that is unconditional
--10.7.04

Lessons
All people are created equal
That's what I learned in religion class
The Constitution demands equal rights for all
That's what I learned in history class
We can't control our hormones
That's what I learned in health class
Love is the most important thing to give and receive
That's what I learned in life
How can one man think he knows best?
Who is he, to define love?
If all people are created equal,
And we have equal rights,
And we can't control our hormones,
And love is the most important thing in the world,
Then how can we let anyone take that away?
--10.7.04

We the People
If I am an American
Then I have the right to safety
If I am an American
Then I have the right to freedom
If I am an American
Then I have the right to individuality
If I am an American
Then I have the right to choices
If I am an American
Then I have the right to equality
If I am an American
Then I have the right to love anyone I want.
--10.7.04

Ground Rules
A woman loves a woman
A man loves a man
Ignoring any gender
All that is left
Is love
A love that should
Be denied no right
Be embraced as beautiful
Be understood as equal
And be respected for love.
--10.7.04

Living or Lying
No one can tell me
What I want to do
No one can tell me
What I want to be
No one can tell me
How I want to live
So why should someone tell me
Who I want to love?
--10.25.04

{On to bigger and better things, I suppose}

The Wheels Turn
I watch the boy skate
As the busses line up
Though I don't know his name
I can't help but stare
Because I see the contrast
of the boy and the bus
He, so free as the
Prisons line up.
Those prisons soon to be filled
With schoolchildren
Forced into the chaotic din
And then forced out into the wind
In the place they must call home.
--11.3.04

Phobia
I love a girl
Who doesn't love me
Now wait a minute,
That's not true

She does love me
But not in the same way
It's a little confusing,
Isn't it?
--11.5.04

Johnny Says
Johnny says being
A "serious actor"
Is and oxymoron
Like "republican party"
Or "airplane food"

I think I agree.
--11.6.04

Pirate's Life
I see the smiles
On the children's faces
When they talk about their favorite movie.
The Pirate movie.
"Yo ho yo ho
A parrot's life for me."
They sing and laugh.
I smile
Because they can be happy
Even though they don't
Know the song.
And I wish I
Could make children happy
Too.
--11.6.04

Friends Anymore
When I get
Out of school
Everything changes
And I don't
Have friends
Anymore.
Because
We can't transcend
The void
From school friends
To real friends.
--11.6.04

{A few last thoughts...}

Creating Liberty
Your face bathed in the pale orange glow
A breeze slips between us
My hair blows about, trying to obscure my vision
I watch your fingers dance on the strings
Music floting from the guitar to the sky
Eyes have never witnessed such rapture
As you free the notes into the stars
Your eyes sparkle, reflecting your passion
Beauty flows from your soul into the night
A night made more precious by you.
--10.5.04

Fallen Heroine
She tried to hold up the world
But she failed and thousands died
Now she lives in exile
An unworthy savior
She walks away in disgrace,
Her red cape trailing on the ground
The shadow of a fallen heroine.
--10.13.04

Stepping Down
It's much too hard
To walk away
From the greatest thing in your life
Knowing there may
Never be
Something this wonderful again
Trying to hold on
Makes it
Slip away faster until
All that's left are negatives
But ignoring it
Makes it go
Away too.
--10.17.04

Double Entandra
Right in front of my eyes
You forget about me
And I'm ignored
Right to my face
You pretend I'm not even there
And I'm alone
If that's what you do right to my face
Or right in front of my eyes
I wonder what you're doing
Right behind my back
--10.22.04

Whew! Lots of typing. Okay well that's all for now. I haven't really been up to anything interesting, anyway. Just the usual school stuff, and work, and so on and so forth. Blah. *Dances away to the music in her head*