A Poetic Commentary: Nobody Loves Me

Nobody Loves Me Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Nobody Loves Me
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Nobody Loves Me  

    everybody hates me

    going to the garden to flee

HOW DO YOU FEEL? 

    why do you care?

    you’re just gonna tell me “life’s not fair”

COLD TIMES

    in the middle of summer

    but the school year’s not much better to recover

THE BLUE VALLEYS

    I walk them alone

    they say to depression I’m prone

NOW YOU KNOW

    but what do you care?

    after all, you really don’t have any real time to spare

CATCH ME WHEN I FALL

    if only there were someone there after all

    someone to hug this porcupine ball

Stop the Insanity!

    cuz I sure can’t!

    I’m drowning in this pitcher plant

JUST DON’T TELL ‘EM WHERE I AM

    hooked up to this temperamental recovery program

    cooped up like a freshwater clam

SYMPTOMS of WITHDRAWAL

    they say it’s supposed to help me

    but I still feel like a nobody

 

A Poetic Commentary: Billy & Mary, Sitting In A Tree

Billy & Mary, Sitting In A Tree Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Billy & Mary, Sitting In A Tree
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Billy & Mary, Sitting in a Tree

    k - i - s - s - i - n - g

    is love or lust the key?

Surrender! The Romance of a Woman’s Soul

    what does it matter anyway

    this feeling simply takes my breath away!

A Bride on the AMAZON

    that was unexpected for sure

    why all of the sudden do I feel so impure?

THE LONG LOVE

    perhaps this one will last

    cuz the last three weren’t up to the task

INSIDE MY HEART

    there’s such a deep longing

    where’s that sense of belonging?

WILLIAM and MARY

    next week will it be Billy and Carrie?

    am I really that temporary?

and Healthy Hearts

    ya, they’ll break just like sore ones do

    guess I’m just lovesick, tried and true

Last summer

    was such a dream

    wish now I’d wake from this nightmare scream

the Tender Time

    a time to be loved

    isn’t that what we all want? a beloved?

Death of a Gentle Lady

    but someone turned the love tree into a playground

    and I’m still in the middle of this let- melt- break- shut- down

 

A Poetic Commentary: Give Them Wings

Give Them Wings Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Give Them Wings
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Give Them Wings

    “and they will fly”

    ya, and they wonder why

the road to Happiness

    certainly not the one they put me on

    and they wonder why I don’t respond!

BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD

    we don’t see it the same

    and they say I’m the one to blame!

When the Wood is Green

    they’re tried to bend me at their whim

    despite my opinions, much to my chagrin

HER MOTHER’S DAUGHTER

    and she wonders why I got naughtier

    if she’s not careful she’ll be convicted of manslaughter

THE WORLD I KNOW

    the one I don’t want

    the grass has to be greener away from this haunt

POWER IDEAS for A HAPPY FAMILY

    ha! can power and happiness coexist?

    if so, there’s something I’ve definitely missed

I’m OK, You’re My Parents

    so keep your distance

    I’ll let you know if and when I need assistance

A Poetic Commentary: Lions & Tigers & . . .

Lions & Tigers & . . .  Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Lions & Tigers & . . .
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Lions & Tigers & ... 

    terrors! oh my

    all these big decisions just make me want
        to cry

ONE MUST WAIT

    “what do you want to be when you
         grow up?”

    (certainly not what you are, grown-up!)

Easier Said Than Done

    making your choice for a lifetime

    all this pressure when I’m supposed to be
         “in my prime”

Which Way From Here

    my eyes are crossed with tears

    who’s supposed to help me overcome these fears?

100 ways to Simplify your Life

    oh yes, these self-help analytical lists always tout

    they’ve got their place, but what about my freedom to move about?

The Way of the Wind

    I just want to be free

    free to be me

FIRST THINGS FIRST

    gotta calm down and think straight

    got my whole life ahead of me and it’s supposed to be great

PRAYERS

    there’s gotta be an answer

    God, if you’re listening, can I grow up to be a dancer?

THE ROAD TAKEN

    gotta move your feet somewhere

    hope this direction is an answer to my prayer

THE DREAM SEEKERS

    are my dreams bigger than my fears?

    hopefully I’ll find out while I’m still wet behind the ears

A Poetic Commentary: All That Glitters . . .

All That Glitters . . . Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

All That Glitters . . .
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

All That Glitters . . .

    isn’t gold

    despite what I’ve been told

ENGLISH IN ACTION

    journals, reports, term papers - writing
       my way

    to the top. . . except for that last essay

SMART WOMEN

    that’s what I’m supposed to be

    but be it a standard so high, I’m only
       a wannabe

CONTROLLED CHEATING

    but it’s only for the grade

    what does learning matter, when it’s the GPA that’s weighed?

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

    perhaps I shouldn’t be so uptight

    but even the idea of failure gives me such a fright!

Organizing from the Inside Out

    easier said than done

    where would I even start while on the run?

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

    thought the rat race didn’t start till after I graduated

    guess that golden idea is now antiquated

TO BE THE BEST

    oh, if only it were true

    but even being summa cum laude leaves me feeling blue

A Poetic Commentary: Twinkle, Twinkle

Twinkle, Twinkle Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Twinkle, Twinkle
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Twinkle, Twinkle

    little star

    how I wonder who you are?

Path to the Heart

    keep it guarded if I were smart

    but so many questions have I of this
       cosmic art

Religion

    am I dreaming an illusion?

    getting mixed up in all the confusion?

LOOK NOW TOWARD HEAVEN

    if you’re there, please, give me a sign

    that I’ll truly be yours and you, mine

God Spoke

    oh, how outrageously divine

    to dare hope to be created by design

Morning Noon and Night

    the stars, the moon, the sun

    flow in their circuit, following Someone?

SPIRITUAL NOTES to MYSELF

    take care, take care, my dear self soul

    for what you believe becomes, taking its toll

Pilgrim’s Way

    please, up beyond the stars so bright

    could you really care for me tonight?

A Poetic Commentary: Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat? Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Trick or Treat?
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Trick Or Treat? 

    gotta compete, so cheat

    do it in a heartbeat, so bittersweet

thinwithin

    and without? oh, so I wish

    stomach, better bypass that dish

PERMANENT WEIGHT CONTROL

    such a dreamy illusion

    but all these diets? just adding to my
       confusion

THE ENORMOUS SHADOW

    of the monster inside

    perhaps starving will make it hide?

THE LOVELY BONES

    so beautiful just beneath my skin

    but I’ve got so far to go, to be perfect and thin

Take Big Bites

    what’s the point in resisting?

    ya, what’s really my point for existing?

DYING FOR CHANGE

    dying for sure

    but do I care for a cure?

BODY-FAT BREAKTHROUGH

    they say my mind’s askew

    just because I binge then refuse fondue?

LOSING IT

    ya, they’re losing control

    how’s it feel? losing the right to your own soul?

DIET AND DISEASE

    problem, problem, I’m the problem says their expertise

    why don't you just leave me alone . . .  please

 

A Poetic Commentary: Rock, Paper, . . .

Rock, Paper, . . . Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rock, Paper, . . .
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rock, Paper, ... 

    snickers

    ugh, why do I always get the jitters?

BURNS

    thought going along would keep things
       cool

    but caving to the pressure makes me feel
       the fool

THE HARROGATE SECRETS

    shhh, don’t tell

    we’re all supposed to be happy and swell

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

    so much for equal say

    at this party I guess I have to do it their way

Definitions

    sticky matters you see

    don’t define it and ya won’t be guilty

PUSHOVER

    you’d be one too

    if that’s the path to love and acceptance in this zoo

A Public Betrayed

    in these private affairs

    our stand for the right, taken unawares

the No Spin ZONE

    but they spin every line

    then draw you in, make you one of their kind

LAST RAMPAGE

    do I know myself anymore?

    or have I blended into my “mentors”?

A Poetic Commentary: Sticks & Stones

Sticks & Stones Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Sticks & Stones
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Sticks & Stones

    ya, they’ll break your bones

    but what’s worse are the labels from the
        clones

Rivals

    they sneer at me from across the room

    their cutting words spell my doom

SCHOOL IS NOT A MISSILE RANGE

    I could wish this were actually true

    but no one else seems to feel the damage
        of this coup

Seasons That Laugh Or Weep 

    ya, they laugh, I weep - the cycle never ends

    but my tears are now as few as my friends

Secrets

    they’ll never know

    but now who cares if they did, commando

MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS 

    wish they’d live what they say

    but this stuff is far from mere child’s play

BEST FRIENDS FOR NEVER

    never’s a long long time

    I guess alone I’ll make this long long climb

I Can’t Believe I Said That!

    ya, but you know it’s true

    you believe their lies - and not just a few

The Treasure of Friendship

    oh, the irony, such a mockery

    blast this state of cruel tyranny

The Meaning of Treason

    I’ll show you what it looks like

    my own overthrow of this third reich

ARMAGEDDON 

    no, it won’t be pretty

    but they’re the ones with no pity

 

 

P.S. (from my future self)

After all the pain and all the blame

    I have learned at least one small thing

Sticks and stones will break my bones

    and yes, names do also hurt me
 

But the power to forgive,

    gives me the ability to live

And set the prisoner free

    me

 

A Poetic Commentary: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not . . .

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

    one petal falls to the floor, another follows

    why is this anticipation so hard to swallow?

The Girl

    am I the one or is there another?

    these fires of my heart, must I learn to
       smother?

SOUL MATES

    oh, if only now it be true

    oh, the joy that could be between me
       and you

LOVE and MARRIAGE

    but perhaps you don’t see these the same

    the way I long for, it’s driving me insane

LOVE 101

    don’t try to tell me what I should or shouldn’t do

    just because you say you’ve been there before doesn’t mean I don’t know a thing or two

Seasons of the Heart

    yeah, like the time mine fell apart

    but it’s spring now, time for a fresh start

ROSES ARE RED

    and I am blue

    oh, how sweet would it be to be with you

ALL THE FLOWERS ARE DYING

    why must my heart feel like crying?

    all this signing, spying, prying, vying

THE HEART DOCTOR’S HEART BOOK 

    reading a fairy fiction to my soul

    dreaming of my starry knight, oh, why am I loosing control?

BEWARE YOUNG LOVERS

    yeah, you could say that again

    can love ever be a win-win?

A Poetic Commentary: Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Mirror, Mirror
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Mirror, Mirror

    on the wall,

    who is the fairest one of all?

101 MASKS 

    is all I see,

    please tell, which one is me?

Super Beauty

    of coarse! she is so fair

    but why, do tell, is she so rare?

THE HOLLOW MAN 

    oh, you mean the one inside

    the one deep within me, trying to hide?

Beauty from the Sea 

    from the sea, the sea, 

    the deep sea I can’t see inside of me?

secrets of health & beauty

    secrets, ah yes, my secrets you want to know

    you say release my secrets and my beauty will show?

Life Mask

    fairest, fairest, the fairest one of all

    life is not the fairest, but unmasks the beauty behind the walls