Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Chops" because that was the name of his dog And that's what it was all about And his teacher gave him an A and a gold star And his mother hung it on the kitchen door and read it to his aunts That was the year that Father Tracy took all the kids to the zoo And he let them sing on the bus And his little sister was born with tiny toenails and no hair And his mother and father kissed a lot And the girl around the corner sent him a valentine signed with a row of X's and he had to ask his father what the X's meant And his father always tucked him in bed at night And was always there to do it
Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Autumn" because that was the name of the season And that's what it was all about And his teacher gave him an A and asked him to write more clearly And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because of its new paint And the kids told him that Father Tracy smoked cigars And left butts on the pews And sometimes they would burn holes That was the year his sister got glasses with thick lenses and black frames And the girl around the corner laughed when he asked her to go see Santa Claus And the kids told him why his mother and father kissed a lot And his father never tucked him in bed at night And his father got mad when he cried for him to do it.
Once on a paper torn from his notebook he wrote a poem And he called it "Innocence: A Question" because that was the question about his girl And that's what it was all about And his professor gave him an A and a strange steady look And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because he never showed her That was the year that Father Tracy died And he forgot how the end of the Apostle's Creed went And he caught his sister making out on the back porch And his mother and father never kissed or even talked And the girl around the corner wore too much makeup That made him cough when he kissed her but he kissed her anyway because that was the thing to do And at three A.M. he tucked himself into bed his father snoring soundly
That's why on the back of a brown paper bag he tried another poem And he called it "Absolutely Nothing" Because that's what it was really all about And he gave himself an A and a slash on each damned wrist And he hung it on the bathroom door because this time he didn't think he could reach the kitchen.
- poem from the book "Perks of being a wallflower"
"When he shall die Take him and cut him out in little stars And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with the night...."
Why do you think people like reading and playing video games so much? Perhaps it is because, if just for a moment, they get to live in a different world.
"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
"...to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever."
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our Abilities"
"Understanding is the first step to Acceptance, and only with Acceptance, can their be Recovery"
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of places...one only needs to remember, to turn on the light"....
"You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble?....You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night....You found him inside yourself."
10 lies they tell in high school- 1. we are here to help you 2. you will have enough time to get to your class before the bell rings 3. the dress code will be inforced 4. no smoking is allowed on school grounds 5. our football team will win the championship this year 6. we expect more from you here 7. guidance counselors are always available to listen 8. your schedule was created with your needs in mind 9. your locker combination is private 10. these will be the years you look bck on fondly.
"Thus the Third Age of Middle-Earth began......History became Legend....Legend became Myth;.....And some Things that should not have been Forgotten......were lost....."
