Tia
When it comes to relationships, I'm no idiot. I could totally see what was coming. But come on; who didn't?
The new girl and Shaun. Plus he didn't like attack her or anything when she sat at his table. What was so special about her, anyway?
Sure she was pretty, but there where way prettier girls, who'd each thrown themselves at him, (he wasn't that bad looking, actually) he'd ignored since freshmen year.
I flicked my hair over my shoulder. I could see she liked him too, she'd looked around the cafeteria yesterday and looked way disappointed when he wasn't there.
So I waited a little after school till I saw Shaun walking out of the building. I strode towards him. I was going to make him see the light.
Shaun
I never much attention to Tia Johnson, but when she started walking towards me, she was wearing that 'business' look on her face, which meant either one of two things: one, I'd offended her best friend. Two, I was ignoring her best friend.
She reached me before I could reach my car. She was a a good eight inches shorter than me, but I was suddenly fearing for my life.
"Why are you such an idiot?" she half screeched at me.
"What do you mean?"
"Ask her out, for the love of my personal sanity!"
"Ask who out?" I said, sounding like a total idiot.
"Serena!" she has seized the front of my shirt, pulling me down to her level of around 4.8 with surprising force.
"She likes you, and I, as well as the entire tenth grade, knows you like her!" she continued, ferociously.
"Will you please let go of my shirt?"
"Sorry," she muttered relinquishing her grip.
"Thanks," I said.
Tia abruptly turned around and walked away.
When it comes to relationships, I'm no idiot. I could totally see what was coming. But come on; who didn't?
The new girl and Shaun. Plus he didn't like attack her or anything when she sat at his table. What was so special about her, anyway?
Sure she was pretty, but there where way prettier girls, who'd each thrown themselves at him, (he wasn't that bad looking, actually) he'd ignored since freshmen year.
I flicked my hair over my shoulder. I could see she liked him too, she'd looked around the cafeteria yesterday and looked way disappointed when he wasn't there.
So I waited a little after school till I saw Shaun walking out of the building. I strode towards him. I was going to make him see the light.
Shaun
I never much attention to Tia Johnson, but when she started walking towards me, she was wearing that 'business' look on her face, which meant either one of two things: one, I'd offended her best friend. Two, I was ignoring her best friend.
She reached me before I could reach my car. She was a a good eight inches shorter than me, but I was suddenly fearing for my life.
"Why are you such an idiot?" she half screeched at me.
"What do you mean?"
"Ask her out, for the love of my personal sanity!"
"Ask who out?" I said, sounding like a total idiot.
"Serena!" she has seized the front of my shirt, pulling me down to her level of around 4.8 with surprising force.
"She likes you, and I, as well as the entire tenth grade, knows you like her!" she continued, ferociously.
"Will you please let go of my shirt?"
"Sorry," she muttered relinquishing her grip.
"Thanks," I said.
Tia abruptly turned around and walked away.
People down every turn
Pain inside their hearts
A girl with scars on her wrists
A boy with a knife in his chest
She hides in the dark
Wondering when the pain with end
He stands up to fight in defense
Only to get knocked back down again
She fights with her parents
They don't wanna support the child
She's left to fend for herself in the cold
Alone with the child
Do we see what we are doing when we say the things we say?
Do we see who we are hurting with the actions that we're taking?
What we need
Are broken families reconciled
We need hearts to mend, scars to heal and battles to end
We. Need. Love
To stand up for the broken
We. Need. Hope
To give a hand to the hopeless
We need the world to care.
What are we doing with the words we are saying?
Who are we changing
And what effects are they having?
Lets be the change.
Pain inside their hearts
A girl with scars on her wrists
A boy with a knife in his chest
She hides in the dark
Wondering when the pain with end
He stands up to fight in defense
Only to get knocked back down again
She fights with her parents
They don't wanna support the child
She's left to fend for herself in the cold
Alone with the child
Do we see what we are doing when we say the things we say?
Do we see who we are hurting with the actions that we're taking?
What we need
Are broken families reconciled
We need hearts to mend, scars to heal and battles to end
We. Need. Love
To stand up for the broken
We. Need. Hope
To give a hand to the hopeless
We need the world to care.
What are we doing with the words we are saying?
Who are we changing
And what effects are they having?
Lets be the change.
When will this end?
Mass shootings
Terrorist attacks
Police brutality
They say it's just a gun control problem
They say it cannot be fixed
I say the problem is deeper
I say there is hope
When will this end?
Income inequality
Veterans living on the streets, penniless,
Dying by their own hands everyday.
They say this world can change for the better
But nothing has changed...
And I truly do fear
Nothing ever will
When will love start?
The day we offer a hand to the fallen
Instead of cringing back in shock
And running away
When will our world change?
The day we love too much to kill
The day others' pain is our pain
The day we act instead of just talking about it
"It's impossible"
"We're too broken to be mended"
"It's a hopeless battle"
I say, let us try.
Mass shootings
Terrorist attacks
Police brutality
They say it's just a gun control problem
They say it cannot be fixed
I say the problem is deeper
I say there is hope
When will this end?
Income inequality
Veterans living on the streets, penniless,
Dying by their own hands everyday.
They say this world can change for the better
But nothing has changed...
And I truly do fear
Nothing ever will
When will love start?
The day we offer a hand to the fallen
Instead of cringing back in shock
And running away
When will our world change?
The day we love too much to kill
The day others' pain is our pain
The day we act instead of just talking about it
"It's impossible"
"We're too broken to be mended"
"It's a hopeless battle"
I say, let us try.
It’s the color of you
You always wore it
It’s the color we shared
As we hid form them
With it we showed our true selves,
Though no one cared
Our orange book bags
Saved us from some pain
We protected each other
But it wasn’t enough
We were like two orange crayons
When everyone else was green
Then you left me alone,
All I had was our color orange
As they hit me
I took peace in knowing
You were in the orange field in the sky
You always said was there.
The orange of the sun set
Is your smile
Even though you left too soon
Orange…
Now it’s my color
My way of remembering you
Now I am the lone orange in the rainbow
Without you here
I protect my own
Though I wish you were here
Now orange is my color
A color for you bravery
A color for my survival
Orange will forever be our color
Even though death took you away
Forever orange for you,
Sweet Cassidy.
You always wore it
It’s the color we shared
As we hid form them
With it we showed our true selves,
Though no one cared
Our orange book bags
Saved us from some pain
We protected each other
But it wasn’t enough
We were like two orange crayons
When everyone else was green
Then you left me alone,
All I had was our color orange
As they hit me
I took peace in knowing
You were in the orange field in the sky
You always said was there.
The orange of the sun set
Is your smile
Even though you left too soon
Orange…
Now it’s my color
My way of remembering you
Now I am the lone orange in the rainbow
Without you here
I protect my own
Though I wish you were here
Now orange is my color
A color for you bravery
A color for my survival
Orange will forever be our color
Even though death took you away
Forever orange for you,
Sweet Cassidy.