thatgirlanalise

You can wear me thin, Tear away at my skin, Shed my blood, Create a flood, But these bones won't break. These bones won't sink. I'll live on, Hanging on my skeleton, My beating heart seen in my ribs, No ears to hear, no speech from no lips. So you can scratch away Until the break of day. I'll live on, Hanging on my skeleton. These bones won't break.

Chapter One Bitten by the Bullet “We’re here!” my father exclaimed as we stopped on the dirt road in front of a patch of forest with a small clearing. It was April of 1861. My family, the Suttons, decided to up and move when Abraham Lincoln entered office. It was more for our safety more than anything. We had lived in Washington D.C. since I was born, but with the sudden uprising of the southern states, my mother became worried that our nation’s capitol would soon become a scene of violence. All too soon did rumors of southern battles begin to sweep through the northern states. Preparations for our departure were rush

Blackbirds My thumbs gently flicked at the controls, making my RC car jostle over our rocky driveway.  It slowed as it ventured into the shaggy lawn, skirting along the edges of tree trunks.  The whirring of its battery engine was library talk compared to the loud chatter of hammers, nails, and boots scraping up on the roof.  Dad and Grampa were laboring over the damaged shingles that were ripped apart by the last storm we had.  I wanted to help but Dad said it was too dangerous for me to be up on top of the house.   I knew Grampa would've let me.  He'd always been my favorite re

I loved that smile you gave when no one was around, but when you gave it to her my heart dropped to the ground. I hate all of your friends because you don't care that though I'm standing beside you, you think I'm not there. I miss you, I miss you. I miss the days when you ran with me in the dark, when I still made you happy, not fall so hard. Who are you, Who are you? I don't know how far I don't know how far. I don't know who you are, cause you left me in the dark. I woke up yesterday forgetting that you're my light, I didn't wait for your call cause I went out that night. Notice me Notice me. It hurts because I know tha