Geri

I leave to escape 
the hustle and bustle, 
the plastic surgery, 
and the opportunity chasers. 

I return to embrace 
the hustle and bustle, 
the plastic surgery, 

He was my age. 
He could've gone to school with me. 
He could've had classes with me. 
He could've been my best friend. 

He was my age. 
He dropped the gun. 

Candle in the wind, 
blowing round' and round' till the, 
gust snuffed out the flame. 


*Based on the song "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. 
 

Candle in the wind, 
dancing with the rising breeze, 
almost to the edge.    


*Based on the song "Candle in the Wind " by Elton John. 
 

I wish 
I were like 
my neighbors roses. 

Dappled by the sunrise 
in hues of 
pink, orange, yellow 
and red. 

Blooming beautifully, 
for everyone to see. 

I wanted to find the meaning of life,
so I wrote a poem. 

I wanted to find the meaning of life, 
so I lived as a hermit by the sea. 

I wanted to find the meaning of life, 
so I killed a man.