This poem is dedicated to my parents and it describes my life from the time I was one till now.

A Touch Of Love

by Amy Reynolds I was six months old and full of fun, with a blink of your eye, I was suddenly one. There were so many things we were going to do, but when you turned your head, I turned two. At two I was very dependent on you, but independence took over when I turned three. My third birthday was another year you tried to ignore, but when the candles were lit, there weren't three but four. Four was the year that I really strived, but with a turn of your back, I became five. At five I was ready for rules and told this is the year I go to school. The big day came, and I was anxious but scared to go. You walked me to my room going oh, so slow. With a gentle smile, you said, "I'll see you in PE". As the years came and went, along with friends fads, and boyfriends, you were in the background watching over me. Soon we stepped into my teenage years, which started the days of mouthing off and learning to drive, and suddenly you wished I was five all over again. Time goes so fast it is so hard to believe, that just yesterday I was home with you. And tomorrow when I come home and walk through the door, you will remember the day I was wearing my cap and gown and think how did I grow up so fast. With a nod of your head, you watched me walk down the aisle and across the stage. Then, with a wave of your hand, three months later you sent me off to college to find my way. Now, today I am not six months old and full of fun anymore, I'm almost twenty-one. With graduation approaching, I have the world, the city, and my job waiting on me. It's so hard to believe I've come this far. But without you and dad, I wouldn't be here and where I am now. So hold these moments as hard as you can, because the next time you look, it won't be just me, you'll also be seeing a man.

I Am Thankful ...
I have been loved.
There are those for whom no one has ever cared

I Am Thankful...
I can see the beauty all around me.
There are those whose world is always dark.

I Am Thankful ...
I can hear music playing.
There are those who entire life has been spent in silence.

I Am Thankful ...
I can move about freely and express my beliefs.
There are those who live in constant fear.

Cultivate a friendship,
As you do a garden bed;
Nourish, feed and watch it grow,
With help and nice things said.

Smile, it's like the sunshine
Needed for the flowers,
Loving hands to tend and care,
Soft rains and sun-filled hours.

Little hurts are like weeds,
That come between the rows;
Pull and cast them out before
The beautiful friendship goes.

Be proud of your well tended garden,
And proud of a good friend too,
All the work you put into them
Will come straight back to you.

Don't neglect your garden,
Or the good friends that you know,
Don't let a single day go by,
Keep trying, both will grow.

~Ruth Moyer Gilmore~

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friend is the one who walks in when others walk out

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waters may dry..
flowers may die..
but true friends will never say goodbye...

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A best friend will always find a way to love you even when you have done something that u cannot fix.

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Hope we could be friends? hope u call me?

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Forget the times that he walked by.
Forget the times he made you cry.
Forget the times he spoke your name.
Remember-now, you're not the same.
Forget the time he held your hand.
Forget the sweet things if you can.
Forget the times, and don't pretend.
Remember-now, he's just your friend.

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through out your life you will meet someone who is unlike any other, you could talk for hours and never get bored, you could tell them things and they wont judge you... person is your soul mate...your best friend don't EVER let them go

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Three things of life that are most valuable - Love, self-confidence&friends. In you, I find all three.

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Friends are like roses they are beautiful and gentle, but will cause pain in the process of defending themselves

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As fast as we became friends we come to notice how much faster we can lose each other...how much more friends you become friends with...even the ones you never think you will...Remember the good times we all have together because time and reality is moving fast and the reality is some of us will never see each other again and some will...but even though we'll all change we'll all remember the times we had together and all the times we said
best friend still the end.

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~ Guys are When ever
Friends are for ever
When worst comes to worst
My girls always come first~!!~

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At Night

by Miss P.

At night At night I lay and think of you hoping my wishes and dreams come true At night I wonder can this be the end is this all that's left At night I wish we could go to the way things were At night I lay and cry about the things that happened and how it all ended At night I lay and think of us, I mean you and I At night I realize there's no more us At night I dream of us together again At night I wish for us to be together again But in the morning I realize it was all At Night

Our Love

our love is a                                              wasteland                                            of                                                  promises in vain                                            of past                                             of present                                             of future                                            nothing                                           rotting                                            quietly                                              in my palms

Me, Not Her

by Jennifer Souza

I'm not sure if you know or not But I really do love you a lot. You still hold a special place in my heart And you did, right from the start. But when she came along and took your breath away, I was devastated and didn't know what to say. I spend my nights crying, time after time, I spent my days lying, saying I was fine. Little did you know, my heart was crushed inside, And on that day, a little of me died. But with her, you look so in love 'Cause you are an angel from above. I now have to teach my heart to move on, For, you are now forever gone. But about one thing I am unsure: Why it can't be me, and not her.

                                  Wish I were too dead to cry

Wish I were too dead to cry
My self-affliction fades
Stones to throw at my creator
Masochists to which I cater

You don't need to bother;
I don't need to be
Ill keep slipping farther
But once I hold on,
I wont let go til it bleeds

Wish I was too dead to care
If indeed I cared at all
Never had a voice to protest
So you fed me shit to digest

I wish I had a reason;
My flaws are open season
For this, I gave up trying
One good turn deserves my dying

You don't need to bother;
I don't need to be
Ill keep slipping farther
But once I hold on,
I wont let go til it bleeds

(solo: corey)

Wish I'd died instead of lived
A zombie hides my face
Shell forgotten
With its memories
Diaries left
With cryptic entries

And you don't need to bother;
I don't need to be
Ill keep slipping farther
But once I hold on,
I wont let go til it bleeds

You don't need to bother;
I don't need to be
Ill keep slipping farther
But once I hold on
Ill never live down my deceit...

Can we still be friends?

I was cold and hurting
lost out in the night
wandering and searching
for heaven's light

I saw the night sky clearing
when you spread your rainbow wings
But little did I know
what joy you would bring

From that moment on
a friendship did start
you kissed away my tears
and sheltered my heart

I bless the day God
sent him from above
But then I grew fearful
for I had fallen in love

I told you this feeling
and what did you say?
You said you liked our friendship
and that's how it would stay

I cried for a friendship I thought I lost
But then felt your warm, gentle hand

My Gift To You

by Lonely Shadow I live through my dark existence only to bask in your beauty your eyes that shine like sapphires your smile that brightens even my sad existence I envy the wind that runs through your hair that touches your lips I long to touch you to hold you in my arms but I cannot for your heart belongs to another so, I can only love you from afar your friendship means more to me than anything this world provides but like an angel you touched my heart in a way that I've never felt before cause I've never known what love is until this day I know that we are only friends but my heart wishes it to be more so I will still hope and dream that one day I can feel your lips pressed to mine to hold you in my arms and say, "I love you"