Loves nightmare

I thought you were here to stay
But yesterday
i saw you leave me

left my thoughts
left my love
left my energy
All in the past

Pushed me aside
As if i had never mattered
Pointed the finger
As if im worthless

Yesterday i thought you were staying
Today i see you clearly
You left me

That simple girl
who is still the same
you left her
for someone who later left you

My nightmare came true
Love wasn't fulfilled
Promises were broken
I lost love
You lost love
Loves nightmare has spoken

Everyone is looking at me (2008)

Walking down the street

I feel eyes

Everyone is looking at me

When I am on a train

I feel eyes

Everyone is looking at me

There is a point in the day when

I feel eyes

Everyone is looking at me

Is there something that others see

That I cant see in the mirror

Is it because I walk and stand proud

Because Im proud of being me

When I do many things

I feel eyes

Everyone is looking at me

But why is everyone looking at me

Why not look at themselves

GUYS Speak Up (2008)

Sometimes a girl does not know how you feel

Do you think theyre mind readers

Do you think theyre physic

Most girls don’t get guys

Guys do weird things

They act stupid

So speak out to a girl who understands

Not to one that will make fun of you

And then tell all your secrets

I wont tell[MC1] 

Hey you (2008)

1/2/08

valerie cohen

Hey you

Yes you

You over there

You with the pink shirt

You with the hat

You with the watch

You with the skirt

You with the leggings

You with the socks

You with the shoes

You with the earrings

You with the ring

Hey you

Yes you

You in the mirror

You look good

Hurts to lie (2008)

Having thought that I was loved

I gave my heart away

Having thought that every thing would be ok

I’ve forgiven every mistake

Having heard the truth

Hurts so much

That I just wanted to die

Hearing the truth some times

Hurts so much

But even if it hurts

Its better to know the truth then be lied to

Have you ever lied

have you ever been lied to

Do you know what it feels to not be told the truth

Is that why you lie

Do you feel good about it

Or do you feel like the worst person on earth

Have you ever told the truth

Do you always lie

Do you get anything good out of it

Does it fell like you won

Or like you lost

Can you understand

Because I don’t

Can you tell me why you lie

Because if you lie you can hurt some one

When they find out you lied

Or because of the lie you said

Have you ever lied

have you ever been lied to

Do you know what it feels to not be told the truth

Is that why you lie

Do you feel good about it

Or do you feel like the worst person on earth

Have you ever told the truth

Do you now understand

How much it hurts

To be told a lie

And then the truth

Hurts more

Than what you

can imagine

I see you different (2008)

When I look at your face

I see something

Something new

Something I didn’t see before

When I look at others I see the same thing

I see smiles I see frowns

But why does your face look

So similar yet so different

What happened that im looking at you from different eyes

Can I see your future

Did you change

I hope you didn’t

Cuz youre so fun

Now that I see you with different eyes

I cant explain myself

What does this means

What is going on

Is the world changing

Did I change and did not see it

What is wrong with the way I see you

I cant explain it

But I see you different

So,

I cant even explain

Only I can understand it

Along with anyone seeing you or someone else

From these eyes in this weird way

That I cant explain

life is like a rollercoaster (1/2/08)

Life is like a roller coaster

It goes up and down

Round and round

Loop back up

Then loop back down

Starts so steady

Ends so steady

But the road from beginning to end

Well

That’s a bumpy roller coaster 

life line (class project)

Valerie Cohen

9/17/09

Life Line

            Have you ever read between the lines of peoples stories?  The people that influence us can be hidden there or put there for you to notice right away.  My life wouldn’t be complete without this artist.  She is unique and dedicated.

            As you see her you see someone who reaches the sky.  Or is she a star in the sky, shining on me? No one can say she is like a rose because she is a rose.  Beautiful and dangerous with the potential to bloom more everyday until its last day.  The pride she has is shocking.  “Do what you want to do and hold your head up high,” Wendy C. told me.  It was a year for me to remember.

            One cool spring night, we sat and read a book.  I needed a poem for school the next day.  I was so confused; my thoughts were all over the place.  That’s when she pulled out a book.  She decided to read me different poems from The Colors of Life.  “How about ‘Dear Daddy’ by Leah McNamara?  It is a wonderful poem,” she commented.  But I wasn’t so sure.  So I just sat and listened to her recite poetry to me.

“I miss the dinners out with the lobster tails,

The movies and the books,

And the crazy man…”

            It was wonderful but it wasn’t for me.  I could picture any one in my class reading that poem but me.  So we continued with our search.  Reading line by line and trying to find the perfect one.  I wanted to give up.  This had to work out for me.  Finally, she found a poem.  She read it to herself over and over again and then looked at me and said, “This Could be the one. ‘  Regret’ by Eric John Peltz.”  My face had just gotten brighter.  I knew she had found the perfect one for me.  20 was going to be my lucky number that day.

“Ill-Repaired and tether cut,

I drifted with the wind,

Blue eyes the ea that took me there…”

            But I felt disappointed again we hadn’t fond it.  After looking at all 221 pages I really wanted to give up.  The many poems she had read and not one caught my attention enough.  Then she explained to me that I was not finished with the book.  She had skipped a poem.  Little did I know that this was her poem.

            I instantly fell in love with the art.  The other poems had inspired me but this one did much more than that.

            I wrote it down on index cards and I started to memorize it.  But I was so excited I couldn’t think. The butterflies were being chaotic in my stomach.  It was more than just excitement, I was nervous.  I didn’t want to present a poem in class anymore.  Ms. Wendy C. didn’t understand.  Until she asked me to read it to her.  I was afraid of doing that.

            Unfortunately I had stage fright.  No matter how small the audience I always had a problem with it.  I wanted to hold my breath and run way from the crowd.  “Pride and confidence will keep you there.  If you love performing on stage and reading poetry you have to give it a try.  Put your fears aside, do not give up.”

            She gave me the strength I needed to succeed and didn’t think I would fail.  She had the confidence I me that I didn’t have.  And in the end  I was able to present “The Rose Petal” by Wendy C. to all of my classmates.

“The Petal of a rose comes

Running down a waterfall

Letting the water flow

Between the arms of hope.

The Petal of a Rose comes

To life as the

Water caresses the softness of its back

And tickles every sensible spot.

The petals of a roe

Smile up to the sky

I’ll see you again

On my next life

And in the arms of the water

It went to rest forever again”

S- My lifeline (m mother) helping me get over stage fright.

O- It was the night before poem in your pocket day at my middle school.

A- People who may also have stage fright or confidence problem & teacher

P- To inform people of whom my Life line is

S- A young girl who is frightened of being in front of people

Tone-

lying to a lier (2008)

If im

Lying to a lier

Would the lier know

Cuz im lying to the lier

So shouldn’t the lier know

If im

Lying to a lieeer

Would the lier know

Since im lying to the lieer

Would the lier know

Reflections (2008)

Now that I sit

Looking clear at my reflection

I can see what you see

It’s clear in my reflection

Now that you sit

Looking clear at your reflection

You can see what I see

It’s clear in your reflection

Now that we sit

Across from each other

We can see what we see

In our reflection

We can feel what we feel

In our reflection

So how come no one

Can see

What we see

In our reflection

safety (2008)

Spoken:

To protect yourself is loving your life

Not wanting any one around you hurt

So why don’t more people do it

Things in this go up and down

Good and bad

Safe and sound

I really have fun when I feel secure

So why don’t others take a chance

Why don’t people protect themselves

Why don’t people try

Fight your way to safety

Push away any attackers

If you take a chance you can be safe

Will you hold my hand

And help me fight

Fight for you and me

Meeeeeeeeeeeee

Our safety

Can you stop and look at whos standing there

It’s a human like you and me

A human like you and meeeeee

But they cant see

That we wanna be safe

They cant see that we wanna be secure

Why don’t people protect themselves

Why don’t people try

Fight your way to safety

Push away any attackers

If you take a chance you can be safe

Will you hold my hand

And help me fight

Fight for you and me

Meeeeeeeeeeeee

Our safety

Help me understand

why no one wants to be safe

Help me understand

why we don’t fight

Help me understand

why people don’t let us be safe

Help me understand why

we dont understand

whats being

safe

Tell me what you think (2008)

Tell me what you think

Do you believe I am wonderful

Do you think im great

Or am I not

Do I think youre great

I really guess not

But tell me

What you think of me

The guy us girls want (2008)

Listen

To the sound of my heart

Just listen

To the music in my heart

Show me that you want me

Show me that you love me

Tell me every moment

Give me something to remember it

Promise me things

Tell me you wont lie

Love me and only me

Don’t break my heart

Feel my feelings

Listen

Talk

Speak your mind

Help me

Love me

Take care of me

Don’t make me feel unappreciated

Love me till we die

Love me till after we die

Be my soul mate

Have fun with me

Be there when im sad

Be there when im mad

When we argue let me breath

Then call me back

Go look for me

Visit me

Spend time with me

Talk to me

Tell me I look wonderful

Make me smile

Hold my hand

And hug me tight

Hold me close

Grab my hips

Love me like you will never love again

Act like if this is our last day to live

Cheer me up when im sad

Calm me down when im mad

Let me breath when we argue

But then call me

Look for me

Love me

Spend time with me

Love me and only me

Appreciate the things I do

Ill appreciate the things you do

Love me for who I am

Not how I look

Have fun with me

Talk to me all you want

Listen when I need to talk

Just like I listened when you needed to talk

Don’t stay away from me

Don’t be afraid

Don’t hurt me

Don’t hit me

Don’t like me

Just love me

And make sure

That we are both

happy

when we’re

Together 

The skin im in (2007)

The skin im in

Is clean and clear

Light and dark

Sweet as caramel

So if you don’t like

The skin im in

Then you must not like

The skin youre in

(song from 2008 O_o) Theres a song

What each color means: Girl, both, boy

There’s a song in me

That I need to sing

There’s a dream in me

That I have to tell

Is there anyone

To tell

Is there anyone

Who understands

Cuz I need a friend

Someone to tell all my secrets

I need a listener

To tell all my fears

I, need

I need ears

Can you just sit down

And hold my hand

Can I give my heart

So you can feel

The beat in me

The sorrow in me

Can I trust

That you won’t crush it

Can I take it back

And you won’t tell a word

Can I let my feelings go

To all the world

And have them listen

Cuz I need a friend

Someone to tell all my secrets

I need a listener

To tell all my fears

I, need

I need ears

Cuz I need a friend

Someone to tell all my secrets

I need a listener

To tell all my fears

I, need

I need ears

Can you see

That I’m drowning here in my own tears

Can you see

That I need ears

Can you see

That I want a heart

Someone who can listen

To all my fears

There’s a song in me

That I need to sing

There’s a dream in me

That I have to tell

Is there anyone

To tell

Is there anyone

Who understands

Cuz I need a friend

Someone to tell all my secrets

I need a listener

To tell all my fears

I, need

I need ears

Cuz I need a friend

Someone to tell all my secrets

I need a listener

To tell all my fears

I, need

I need ears

There’s a song

That everyone needs to sing

Every once in a while

There’s a time

When you need ears

Not a mouth

Someone who can

Listen

Someone who

Listens

Things that go wrong (1/2/08)

Knocked out

Sleepy

Hang over

These things that lots of people get

Why do these things happen

Is it something we cause

Is it something that is going to happen

Never let anyone tell you

Youre less because of these things

And if your sick tell them theyre wrong

They will really not say anything

Time flies by (2008)

Time flies by

Its like you wake up

And go to sleep at the same time

Like if you run around

Do all the errands

All at once

Then you have fun

In two seconds

And when its over

You wish

You didn’t have to go

Time flies

Like the birds and

Planes

But if it swayed in time

like the clouds and

ocean

wouldn’t we all

love time

walking home (2008)

Walking home is always interesting

I can expect to see someone

I will always find someone to say hi to

Walking to school I see many people

I can always say I saw this person

Or I can always say I spoke to this person

So why is it that some of the people

I see I don’t wanna see

But some of the people I wanna see I don’t see

Unless we plan to have some fun all together

we see (2008)

When I see you two together

I see something

But I don’t know what it is

I see that there are feelings there

Things you don’t see

Others tell you and warn you

They say things you wouldn’t imagine

But have you stopped and looked closer

Have you looked deep within

Because from the outside

We see what you don’t look at

We see the feelings you have

We see that you think that it cant be when it looks like it can

So if we see it why cant you look deep in yourselves

And see what we see

w-e (2008)

2/3/2008 6:08:14 PM

never mind what people say

i ma do want i wanna do

i ma be where i wanna be

n be wit who i wanna be

since playas

wanna play

ballas wanna ball

hataz wanna hate

so let em all hate

i wont stop people from

doing what they

wanna do

they gonna think

what they wanna think

they gonna say what they wanna say

play when you wanna play

hate when you wanna hate

never mind what people say

i ma do want i wanna do

i ma be where i wanna be

n be wit who i wanna be

since playas

wanna play

ballas wanna ball

hataz wanna hate

so let em all hate

i can tell when you think

im different

im proud

im not you

n you hate it

your not me

n you hate it

we not the same

we think differently

so you hate me

hate me or luv me

i am who i am

n ill be who i wanna be

so i dont care what you think

cuz even if i did

you would still think it

never mind what people say

i ma do want i wanna do

i ma be where i wanna be

n be wit who i wanna be

since playas

wanna play

ballas wanna ball

hataz wanna hate

so let em all hate

let em all hate

on me

themselves

the world

what i see (2008)

When I see the sky

I start to fly

I see the birds

I feel the clouds

I see you there

Just standing there

So if I can see you as if

As if you were a bird right next to me

Why cant you see me

When anger strikes (2008)

When anger strikes

You get real loud

When anger strikes

You get real mad

When anger strikes

You lose control and take things to another level

When anger strikes

You calm down too late and think everything over again

Yesterday (2008)

Yesterday

I started feeling something

Something I had never felt before

It was like if I knew I wanted to see you

And I wanted you to see me

But yesterday I did not know

About what would happen

If I had I would have said hi

If I had I would have tried not to feel like this

Yesterday

I started feeling something

Something new

A feeling I had never had before

What could it be

Am I starting to have feelings for you