Remember Me? *Written as is I died* Remember me? Your good old friend? Your friend to the very end? Well now I'm gone No more Teresa Dawn I know your hearts must be torn But please, for my sake don't mourn Think of all the good times we had Please, try and forget the bad Remember me? Who didn't liek to lie? Though I could never figure out why Remember me? Your counselor, who helped you You came to me to find out what to do Remember me? God's little knight? I helped people see the light Remember me? Kind of shy at school? But at home I acted like a fool Remember me? Who always needed space? But my heart was in the right place Remember me? With the strong heart? Who knew her parents needed to part Remember me? The youngest one? Who wanted pity form none Remember me? Who could say goodbye The one that wasn't afraid to die

I wrote this[Remember Me?]in the summer before 7th grade. It won 1st place in the 7th grade level poetry contest. I can tell that I wrote it when I was a few years younger, because I don't like it as much. It's a bit juvenile and searches for a rhyme.

Deeper The Sorry I did something terrible, I did something dumb It's like I don't know myself I'm so gone I'm numb Trust takes an eternity to gain But can be shattered in an instant I caused my friend all this pain And now she chooses to be distant I see her sitting accross the room I watch her with longing eyes Her cold shoulder hits me with a boom Her silence is like knives Although her actions deeply hurt me I knew that I deserved them But still, I missed my friend greatly My heart had been condemned After this terrible episode I learned a new lesson in friendship Besides learning to say sorry You should also learn forgiveness

I wrote this poem for my friend Whitney.  I broke our trust and she gave me the cold shoulder. It's about how I knew I deserved it and I couldn't believ how dumb I was to upset her in the first place. Whitney doesn't know about this poem but she will now since she's a loyal Dance Upon The Sea visitor!

I Hope I Don't Forget "Oh to be young again" Is what my parents say I guess that've forgotten What we go through everyday Oh sure we don't get backaches And we don't work the nine to five But we have to do more than homework In order to survive Did they forget the pressure We receive from fellow peers? Did they forget that one mean look Could bring on a million tears? Do they not remember How hard the tests can be? Do they not remember How much you fear a D? I think what they remember Is chatting on the phone But what if you don't have a friend That you can call your own? Did they forget The consternation too? Do they not recall How it felt to be new? When adults long for rejuvination Or talk about their age and fret I say to myself, under my breath "I Hope I don't forget"

I Hope I don't forget was one of the 3 poems I used as a "Best Sample" for the Promising Young Writers Competition.

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