Under The Apricot Tree

The Smell of His Home The smell of the house was old Not like the smell of mold But of dust, newspaper, and Snapple Tea Warm Chili and Soup, homemade In my mind, the smell will never fade Lizard Wart You had this big knobby mole You said you got it meeting your goal The lizard was so quick And when you caught it, it did not lick The bite left behind a big bump You called it a wart but it was just a lump His Room I cannot go in that room Without feeling the deepest gloom So many memories burn in my head Of my sweet uncle who is now dead No one understands why I cannot go in that room But my heart feels an oncoming doom Powerless I felt so powerless I could no longer dream of happiness His life was coming to an end Was there nothing I could mend? I watched his body waste away That truly was the worst day Lonely When I feel lonely with no one to hear my grumble I find myself talking to my deceased uncle He left ...

My AP Literature class had to take about 50 lines from Hamlet and translate it into a modern style text. My group decided to make it vulgar with a mix of 1980's slang, current popular slang, and references to the television shows "Jimmy Neutron" and "Spongebob Squarepants". We then performed it infront of the entire class. Let's just say the reactions were great. This is Act III, Scene i lines 43-90 of Shakespeare's Hamlet  Polonius: Ophelia woman, m’ere. [to the king] Homeboy, we’ll hide [To OPHELIA] read this bible because it will look like you are pious and sweet bow-head but psych!! We are totally spying on those yuppies. Of course it's not like we are doing anything too wild. Lots of people hide their true intentions behind religion. Don’t look like you are shitting bricks. King: (aside) Truuu! Well damn, that bums me out. You know them bimbo hoes be covering up their grody faces with makeup and shit, that’s exactly what I am d...

Some days you just have to put your headphones in and BLAST the Sex Pistols.

The little girl with the long blonde hair I couldn’t help but stare She looked so h a ppy and kind To not adore her, you’d have to be blind. We were so young when we b ecame friends Is there no way to make amends? Over you, I continue to agonize Will you ever realize? When I see what you have become Towards you, my heart must not come You are no longer the girl I knew When you did ch a nge, I have no clue. You have said you are better off At this comment I can only scoff How can eleven years mean n othing When to me it meant everything. I am d oing my best to let go My pain must never show I cannot give you the satisfaction Of anything more than a stoic reaction. Each and every m o ment In the box they must seem important Where they shall sit and collect dust A ghostly memory of misplaced trust. To open this box would bring so much pai n Because the whole thing was in vain My life will never be the same And YOU are the...

Connection to others is everything It is what makes us a human being Without it we are shells An infinite ringing of ghostly bells When you find yourself alone You grow to be prone To the deepest of loneliness The bitter sadness the only caress The world becomes overgrown Trees creep up, you are on your own Vines inch down to you You no longer see the sky as blue Grey fog fills the air You think there isn’t a breath to spare So you being to hold it Your stomach a bottomless pit Memories return from the past Relationships never meant to last You accept that you are lost But at what cost? Who are you without love When life decides to push and shove You have become no one For your life is coming undone You need to find your voice And make this important choice Scream into the darkness Until you feel breathless Do not stay silent Or the outcome may be violent You need to find your way out Of this forest, no matter your d...

My body temperature rises My heart begins to beat faster My hands sweat My tears begin to fill my eyes My body begins to shake My heart starts to hurt My hands won’t sit still My tears fill to the brim My body’s muscles begin to tighten My heart is now racing My hands clench so tight My tears are now falling I am having a panic attack I am having a PANIC ATTACK I can’t breathe Please help me

CHEATERS Let’s talk about relationships! But not happy ones. Oh no, why would we talk about happy ones? That’s so BORING! Nah let’s talk about cheaters. Why do people cheat? I HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE! Do you? If so please inform me. I would LOVE to understand. If you’re not happy with your boyfriend or girlfriend either work it out or leave them. If you find someone new please break up with them FIRST! Do not let him/her discover you in bed with someone else one day, do not let them discover you kissing someone who was SUPPOSED to be their friend!! God fucking damnit I hate cheaters. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been together for 3 days or 3 fucking years. You made a COMMITMENT!! Your girlfriend is not some impulse-buy hamster that you can give a new home and they’ll forget you ever existed. You will break their heart. A piece of them will die inside. Who knows if they will ever trust someone again. Just stop being a shitty person. Art 1 Freshman Dear god who let these loud,...