high five

when you are feeling sad:

1. Drink a glass of water

we treat sunburns with aloe vera, and have bandaids for raw skin.

 refresh yourself when you hurt within. 

2.  Do some jumping jacks

show your heart it can pump with unique finesse

don't let it remember it brokeness.

3. Listen to a happy mix

indie pop ballads and quick beats 

are there to remind you of your feet

4. List things you are looking foward to

even if today wasn't worth the pain

tommorow there are so many things to gain

5. Smile

your cheeks will resist the effort as folly but your mind will remember the feelings so jolly

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we

we are a mixture of poetry and chemistry

one part nuclear attraction 

two parts sunshine and belly laughs 

i think of you sixteen times before breakfast

we are a balance beam 

and i'll only fall 

for you

adolescence and the green light fades

I

America the beautiful the promised land.

There’s no end to the sky there’s no burn to the sand

Six years old-- grasps a water-gun in gritty hands

II

Green lights fade, Gatsby’s dead and there’s red stop signs

Red like the debt and the lines in our eyes

Cynical-- seeing guns behind every headline

III

Frost thought we were escaping by turning to the sea

Beds neglected and we’re turning to the drug of caffeine

Neglected and forgotten

--The American Dream--

Palms

You can not go on with clenched fists

The only thing you will gain is 

Nail marks in your palms 

And sore muscles

You must learn to let go 

And learn that there are others whose hands can fill the empty spots in you own

You must push on but 

It need not be alone 

The clenched fists await the bruises 

And wait for the fight to start

Open hands are quick to welcome, 

The beginning of an open heart