Moral of the Story

They come and go

Long term and short term

They are meant to stay but do not always

They heal wounds but sometimes create them


You can’t help but wonder

The thoughts and feelings of another person

Sometimes you don’t even know your own

These thoughts consume you until you can’t breathe


Everywhere you go there will always be something that reminds you of them

Seeing them again after a long time

Looking into their eyes, you see them more

More than they show the world

We’ve been here before


You get that funny feeling you can’t feel with someone else

Time goes on and those feelings never change

Your heart is reaching out but your mind tells you not to

You can only stand there and stare

--Maddilynn V., 9th-12th grade