Smile

Hello Blog. Miss me? While I was away at camp, I experimented with writing slam poetry. You won't quite get the same effect as me performing it, but here you go:

Smile

"Smile," he told me, "and remember the good things."

Good things?

These things.

The things that made me laugh,

the things that made me smile,

the things that put a spring in my walk

These scenes

keep playing in my head on repeat

like, walking to your car

like, kissing in the park

like, tear ourselves apart on the grass where we

Lie

to each other and our friends

saying, this will never end

saying, I never knew that it could be like

This Love

is not a game and,

what a shame and,

"So this is how you want it to be?"

Yes.

This is how I want it to be.

See, you're walking in the rain and,

I know that you're in pain so

can you Talk to me??

Or just ignore me...

but to cast a dirty glance

rather than address me

yet you used to caress me

Gently

your finger tips would brush the hair from my

Face it.

It ain't ever going to change girl,

things won't ever be the way that

You

know you don't want it back.

You don't want the lies and,

there are no second tries and,

so don't look back.

Don't look back.

You know there's so much more

so close this empty door

and take that road

Before you

go, remember:

Love, even when it's hard.

Trust, even when you can't.

Laugh, even when you fall, and

Dance through to the days that life is beautiful.

Because Life Is Beautiful.

I also experimented with what I called U-turns. They are the words that end one phrase and begin another. I know it doesn't flow quite right, but it Is a first attempt. I'd love help editing it. I'm debating putting all of the 'like," and "and," s all together either in front or back. I'll probably end up printing it out and taking red sharpy to it.