In Rememberance of Imogene May Cunningham

If we could have a lifetime wish
A dream that would come true,
We'd pray to God with all our hearts
For yesterday and You.
A thousand words can't bring you back
We know because we've tried...
Neither will a thousand tears
We know because we've cried...
You left behind our broken hearts
And happy memories too...
But we never wanted memories
We only wanted You.
~~~~Unknown~~~~



Stay Strong
Lost, confused, and sad.
the pain will never go away
always there.
Lock it up.. Put it to the side.
Don't wanna feel
Just wanna stay numb.
It was your time, I know.
It doesn't make it any easier.
You were our rock,
the glue that held us all together.
Without you, we crumble.
We don't know what to do.
Gotta be strong.
Gotta carry on.
When all I wanna do is scream.
Curse God for taking you away from us.
I MISS YOU SOO MUCH
IT HURTS
SOO
BAD.

Don't wanna believe it.
Wanna stay numb.
No feeling
=
No pain.
Gotta stay strong.
Gotta carry on.
Need to keep my head up.
Remember...
You are in a better place.
No more
Pain,
Sadness,
only good things for you.
Everything you ever deserved and soo much
more.

Gotta believe that,
everything will be ok.
Just gotta stay strong,
gotta carry on.
~~~~by Julia D. aka sunflowerjewelz~~~~~

All We Have is Time

Have you visited a graveyard lately
and wondered by the plots?
Some are neat and tidy
With flowers trim in pots.
Where someone has cleared the grime,
Taken care and given time.

Whilst other sites do show neglect,
They're fairly overrun with weeds,
And beneath them lie dusty bones,
Forgotten words, forgotten deeds
Of someone, perhaps, whose only crime
Was leaving no one to give them time.

For time is all we have to give,
It bonds us to our kin,
When mixed with love it binds us strong
To friends, when times are grim.
The hills of life are eased to climb
When shared with those who give us time.

For time is like life's mortar,
It binds the bricks we use
To build a house where God may dwell,
It's up to us to choose.
As sharing makes our life sublime,
For all we have to give is time.
~Brian Quinn~

2 Poems by Me

Getting Burned

Over the years,
you have grown apart
petty things happened
that just tear at my heart.
I remember the days
when you were
inseperable.
But I guess time really
DOESN'T make the heart grow
fonder.
At least...
not in your case.

You guys now hate one another,
and I'm stuck in the middle...
Having to deal with
the fire you spit,
whenever you hear the other's name.
And you don't know it...
Cuz I don't show it...
But all the same, it hurts.
Cuz even though the fire you spit
isn't at me...
I'm stuck in the middle,
Getting Burned.
~by Julia Downing~
8-30-2002



GRADUATION

Tears of sad, happiness
Stream down my face.

Glad to be out...
Sad to lose...
Lose friends I hold..
So dear,
So close to my heart.

Emotions running through me...
As if I was a highway,
Just a place to get
Here and there.

Calming-Excitement,
Organized-Confusion,
Courageous-Fear,
Tearful-Joy.

My graduation.
~by Julia Downing~
May of 2002

2 Poems by Tupac

The Rose That Grew from Concrete

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack
in the concrete
Proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walk
without having feet
Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams
it learned 2 breathe fresh air
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else even cared!

~by Tupac Shakur




Life Through My Eyes

Life through my bloodshot eyes
would scare a square 2 death
poverty, murder, violence
and never a moment 2 rest
Fun and games R few
but treasured like gold 2 me
cuz I realize that I must return
2 my spot in poverty
But mock my words when I say
my heart will not exist
unless my destiny comes through
and puts an end 2 all of this

~by Tupac Shakur