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Asshole. I don't get it. Was he trying to punish himself? No. He didn't punish himself. He punished his bandmates, his family, a whole school. A school that's had more than its fair share of grief. I pace the floor, my heart racing while I resist the urge to throw more stuff around. Finally, I put on my running shoes. I'll run until I can't run anymore.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I hear the word in the hall over and over again. Suicide. Suicide. Suicide. Did he or didn't he? Everyone's got a guess. Still no one knows for sure, except Gabe, but he's not talking. Why does it even matter? He's gone. His, ours, theirs-- blame needs a place. His, ours, theirs-- pain all over the place. His, ours, theirs-- forgiveness missing from this place.
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forgiveness
grief
suicide
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Lisa Schroeder |
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The past is the past. It's gone, you know? It doesn't matter anymore. All we have is now. Right now.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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STONE Let my heart turn to stone. Maybe then I can sleep without nightmares. May be then I can eat without a stomachache. Maybe then I can read without fear of an unhappy ending. Take the knife out of my heart and,please, let it turn to stone.
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heart
life
nightmares
poetry
stone
unhappy-endings
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Lisa Schroeder |
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He was a character. A character who should still be here. Damn it all to hell. He should still be here.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I journeyed to a place where it's always raining cupcakes. I didn't need a passport, but I met a lot of interesting people and experienced new things. Even though the trip was a little bumpy, I got there just fine.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I'd reply, love doesn't tell time. Love is simple there or it isn't. Every day,
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I peel hiss tense fingers on his right hand away from the steering wheel, one two three four five. With each finger, the scowl diappears a little more. when i place his hand on my leg and gently
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cade
love
relax
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Don't get your hopes up. I needed someone today. Darkness said you'd do.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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It makes no sense. Please, help me. I need it to make sense.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I look at him and realize, maybe I overreacted. Maybe more than once.
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misunderstandings
parents
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Muchas veces cuando leo un libro, quiero saborear cada palabra, cada frase, cada pagina, amando tanto la prosa, que no quiero que termine. En otras ocasiones la historia me atrae, y no puedo leer lo suficientemente rapido, los detalles pasan volando, algunos de ellos perdidos porque todo lo que importa es asegurarse de que el personaje
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Lisa Schroeder |
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The whole school was in shock when he died. Just six months earlier, another guy from school died. Everyone went on about too much tragedy. Want to know about tragedy? Come to my house. A year later, tragedy is still here. Every damn day, it's here.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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It's better this way. A little lonelier but better.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Nothing makes much sense, does it?" she asks. "I mean, really, what do we know for sure except that right now, in this moment, we're standing here, breathing? The rest, who knows? Let's stop asking questions. Let's just stop trying to figure out everything and simply be happy we're here. What do you say?"
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I grab a small container of glitter. Because this day, this wonderful, beautiful, glorious day just wouldn't be complete without a little, or a lot, of glitter
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complete
glitter
inspirational
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Lisa Schroeder |
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His, ours, theirs-- blame needs a place. His, ours, theirs-- pain all over the place. His, ours, theirs-- forgiveness missing from this place.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I hate this. Will the darkness ever fade? Will I ever see light again? Is it light where you are?
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I spend the day by myself, just walking. Walking around town looking in windows filled with pretty things. They call it window shopping. I call it window dreaming. Dreaming of being the mannequin smiling, looking hot, nothing wrong, the world picture perfect from the window.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Who do I get the feeling this boy is
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I held on longer than I should have." "So now you've let go?" "Well, I still care about you. But yeah I think I finally have."
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Y en ese momento Cierro los ojos y deseo. Deseo que la brisa se lleve nuestros problemas. Deseo que el sol seque nuestro dolor. Deseo que la amistad llene nuestros corazones. Abro los ojos.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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See that's exactly why I don't want a dog." "Why?" "Because it'll just die." "Everybody dies, Brooklyn." Like that makes it okay or something."
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moving-on
pets
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I'm glad for the rain...It's good camouflage.
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grief
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Lisa Schroeder |
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La vida es mala con todo lo bueno. Los tiburones mortales con las hermosas estrellas de mar. Las olas gigantes con los castillos de arena. La ruidosa letra con el ritmo de la musica. La enfermedad hepatica con el amor de un padre e hijo. El regaliz con el limon y la lima. Es la vida. Dulce, hermosa, viento en tu cara, aire en tus pulmones,
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I grab a small container of glitter. Because this day, this wonderful, beautiful, glorious day just wouldn't be complete without a little, or a lot, of g i t r l t e
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beautiful-day
complete
glitter
inspirational
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I've never been to a funeral until today. I see dazzling arrangements of red, yellow, and purple flowers with long, green stems. I see a stained-glass window with a white dove, a yellow sun, a blue sky. I see a gold cross, standing tall, shiny, brilliant. And I see black. Black dresses. Black pants. Black shoes. Black bibles. Black is my favorite color. Jackson asked me about it one time. "Ava, why don't you like pink? Or yellow? Or blue?" ..
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black
colors
death
dela
funeral
goodbye
i-heart-you-you-haunt-me
life
lisa-schroeder
memories
misery
sadness
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Lisa Schroeder |
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I bet it's scary sometimes, traveling in a new place. But you take along maps and a cell phone, and you know help is there if you need it. --IB
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Tomorrow is a new day. I want you to be here for it. Please let someone help you.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Lunch can wait. Everything can wait. Time to run.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Three boys. Three deaths. One school. We've made the national news. Is out school cursed? Are we a reckless bunch of fools? The media asks questions no one can answer. Kids can't stop crying.
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loss
prose
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Lisa Schroeder |
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After Lucca died, everything shut down. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't talk. Somehow they got me on the plane and back home.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Ill lose myself in the pain. It might not make sense. But it works.
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running
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Lisa Schroeder |
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It's hard to be happy in the now when you can't stop worrying about the future. What I want is to trust that everything will work out. To believe with all my heart that I'll end up where I belong.
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future
happy
inspirational
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Lisa Schroeder |
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There is something so comforting, so soothing about a mug of hot chocolate. No matter how old I am, I think chocolat chaud will always have the ability to take me back to special times, when all of the world's problems seemed to melt away by consuming one simple beverage.
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simple-pleasures
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Cling tightly to hope, just as you have in the past, my dear. Evil can't rule forever. I truly believe that.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Then she said good night and headed to her room.
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Lisa Schroeder |
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There are so many places I want to visit. When I'm a flight attendant, I can visit the Grand Canyon one day and be in Hawaii the next. I can't imagine a more perfect job. --IB We
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Food brings people together. All over the world, people gather together and eat. In America, churches have potlucks and neighborhoods have barbecues. I like that about America. --IB My
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Some mornings, it's hard to get out of bed. Sleep lures you like a stranger with a piece of candy. Follow me. It will be okay. I promise. You know better, but still you follow, because you really do love candy. When you finally open your eyes, late for everything and your whole day screwed, you curse that bastard, Mr. Sandman -Amber
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Anticipation is the best alarm there is... -Amber
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Lisa Schroeder |
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Sometimes, love is loud. Sometimes, love is quiet. -Amber
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Lisa Schroeder |
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His eyes are deep brown. Deep like a good conversation. Deep like a hole. Deep, of course, like the ocean. -Amber
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Lisa Schroeder |
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One time Mom told me the people you can be quiet with are the ones you are the most comfortable with. -Amber
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Lisa Schroeder |