when trying to define
           the most important things.

Like love
       enveloping you

from hundreds of miles away.

i n  n i n t h  g r a d e
dr. mcalister told us to freewrite two pages
before starting our assignment.

he never collected the essay.
instead he told us to look at our papers, look at
everything that was in the way 
of reasoning and objectivity.

he asked us to describe it all
and that quiet girl
i never knew her name
raised her hand and said
"beautiful"

he told ( Read more... )