Hello

The room was filled
With people without faces
Just small talk
And forgetfulness
As we stand in a circle
Getting to know people is always hard
Should I lie
Or ruin everything and tell them about the real me
Then someone starts
Hello, my name is Remorse
Have we met
Only once or twice
Or every single day of my life
Hello, my name is Defeat
I know you recognize me
We used to play together
When we were younger
And when you thought you'd won
I'd kill you again
Hello, my name is Envy
Remember
I'm the one who always won
Always had this and that
You may not remember me
But I remember the look in you eyes
As you stared at my name
Hello, my name is Anger
Don't look at me like that
We're family after all
Yet
Why was it
That I
Was always better
And then it's my time
Hello, my name is...

-Apple

John

I could hear my rapid breath

As I lay awake in bed

Remembering the time I first gave up

For nothing happened to me anymore

I was told to tell the world my life

But as I said

Nothing ever happened to me

Then I met you

And when I finally jumped

You caught me
I was down

You picked me up
And when I crumbled

You taped me back together

You simply refused to say goodbye

And that’s when I realized

You loved me

So why?
When you looked down at me

With your unforgettable coat blowing around you

And your shoes inches off the edge

My face puffy and red

While painful tears stream down

You pressed the dreadful cell to your face

And you said those final words
I wanted so hard to places my shaking hands over my ears

Wishing I couldn't hear a single word you said

“I’m a fake” you told me

“Okay, shut up. Shut up” I replied

Goodbye

And with your arms stretched out wide

You didn’t fly

When I’d jumped

You’d caught me
When I was down

And picked me up
You taped me back together

When I crumpled
You'd loved me

So why did I hear

The crunching of your body breathing

And your dark blood pouring out more and more onto the ground around

Your final resting place

Everything stopped

At least it did for me

As I ran towards you

Even though the world seemed to be trying to stop me

From getting to you

My love

And only for seconds

I was allowed to stand

Over your cold body

When it was your turn to jump

I couldn't catch you
You were down

And I couldn't hold you

You crumbled

I had no tape
I thought you loved me…

But our time together will never end
For I have the feeling

That I will see you soon
And until then

I promise I won't forget
Your face

Forever embedded in my heart

-Apple

Remember that Day

Remember that day?

That one day?

Do you?

I do. 

I remember.

I remember it well. 

You told me

Just one thing,

One little story. 

But in that story,

There was so much pain.

So much misery. 

And I listened. 

I heard it all. 

And it wasn't easy for you,

I heard the sound of your voice. 

And I saw the look in your eyes. 

I knew it wasn't easy to tell. 

It wasn't at all. 

But there you were,

Spilling your secrets

Into my ears,

And into my heart,

And I will remember that moment forever. 

You did so much for me,

Telling that story. 

You showed me a part of your soul,

That part hidden from the world. 

And someday,

Maybe,

I can show you one of mine.

 

-Cleo

Where I'm From

I am from dead plants,

from sorrows,

pictures of the dead,

and long lost faces.

I am from the thick bark covering the tree

that makes avocados as dark

as the dying cactus by the shed.

I am from rotten fruit that piles up in the yard.

I’m from mirrors that look deep into your soul

and pale peeled paint.

From singing at the tick of midnight

and nights like fire.

From Nancy and David.

I’m from Cowboy and Traveler,

from “What’s cookin’.”

and from “London bridge is falling down”

and crashing to my knees.

I’m from the blood that dripped

from my mother’s finger onto the knife.

From the Iwo Jima black sand

and the spicy smell that floats from the pumpkin pies.

I’m from the sewing chair

filled with secrets and stories,

from which I cherish and hide.

I am from those moments-

sliding down into the cool Skaneateles Lake water towards my family and friends.

-Apple