Why isn’t he speaking?
Something must be wrong!
He’s a seven-year-old boy
And he can’t speak fluently.
Is he retarded?
Why can’t he speak?
Retardation must be the answer.
Now Einstein is considered
To be the smartest man in the world.
His parents were extremely wrong.
Even thought he didn’t speak
Until the age of nine,
And his parents believed he was retarded,
His brain wasn’t affected.
He was a genius.
April 18, 1955
Einstein took his last breath
Thomas Stoltz Harvey
Without permission,
Removed Einstein’s brain,
And took it home to study.
That brain was the secret behind a great man
As he dissected it,
He realized that some parts of the brain
Were abnormally large
(OF COURSE A GENIUS WOULD HAVE A BIG BRAIN!)
He had more glial cells in the region of the brain that synthesizes information,
The inferior parietal lobe,
(often associated with mathematical abilities!)
Was larger than normal.
But some parts were missing!
He lacked a Sylvian fissure
His unusual brain allowed neurons
To communicate better
Other studies show that it was denser than normal.
Even though his brain was missing some parts,
The parts he did have were large enough to make up for it.
What’s as confusing as everyday life in general?
Can be as smooth as honey?
Then, hard as a rock?
Comes quickly,
But with no way to control it?
Can take you places you’ve never seen,
Or leave you right where you stand?
Just when you think you know the answer,
Someone pulls the rug from under your feet.
Older, wiser people
Always try to give advice,
Sometimes, it just makes matters worse.
Don’t stress about it too much.
Because in the blink of an eye,
It’s done and over with.
It’ll all be in the past.
A slice of life called
Decision.
I asked to forget about you,
But you still pop up in my mind.
I gave you all I could give,
But in the end it wasn’t enough.
I gave you everything you wanted,
But you were never happy.
I gave you my heart,
But you ended up shattering it.
I tried to make things work,
To not be so upset,
To just keep trying,
Nothing ever worked.
So I gave up,
Which depressed me,
You don’t know
How much your words hurt me.
And you don’t know
That my heart still longs for you
Even though my mind screams, “NO!”
You don’t know
How much you mean to me.
If you would at least
Tell me how you feel,
Instead of being distant,
It would give me closure
Just to know how you feel.
I asked to forget about you,
But my heart won’t let me.
You slipped through my grasp
Like sand through an hourglass
How did I let you go?
I love you, I miss you
But you’re in someone else’s arms
And with tears threatening to pour from my eyes
Like an ocean
I say words that you’ll never hear.
Forget the words I said when we parted
The feelings are still 100% there for me,
But you say no, they aren’t there for you anymore.
How did I let this happen again?
If I could give you anything,
I would take everything I could find,
Every star in the sky,
Every drop of the salty ocean,
Every single blade of grass,
Every ray of sunshine on a bright summer morning,
So you will never go without,
So maybe you’ll understand
That I love you way more than she ever will,
She’s a child,
She’ll break your heart,
Again, I’m saying
Words you’ll never hear.
There’s a place within me
That cries like a rainy day
That hurts like the wound from a knife’s blade
Smooth, but sharp and malicious
There’s a place within me
That continually reaches for happiness,
But never succeeds.
That sighs in defeat
But always tries again.
And as my mind wanders
To places out of this world
I slip into the realm of my thoughts
And I become my inner self
Crying,
Hurting,
Reaching,
Sighing,
And
Trying
Until I am awakened…
I am myself again.
Somewhere in this world
A new life is beginning,
A baby breathes its first breath,
Somewhere in this world
Connections are forming,
Somewhere in this world
People are happy
With what they have,
Somewhere in this world
Two hearts are connecting,
Somewhere in this world
People are finding each other,
Two becoming one.
But also,
Somewhere in this world
A life is ending,
An old man breathes his last shaky breath,
Somewhere in this world
Connections are breaking,
Somewhere in this world
People are sad and hurting,
Somewhere in this world
Two hearts are falling away from each other,
At least one of them ripped and shattered,
Somewhere in this world
People are losing each other,
Falling out of love,
Falling into
What?
I remember playing in my family room
I remember playing ‘Picture Day at School’
I remember my brother wanting to play
I remember Zack going to ride his bike afterward
I remember putting all the bears or baby dolls in their ‘classrooms’
I remember Zack messing them up
I remember my grandma telling me that I should mess his stuff up
I remember going to Zack’s room
I remember picking up three toys and throwing them in the floor
I remember Zack screaming “Stop!”
I remember feeling his hand in my hair
I remember being jerked toward the floor
I remember my forehead being slammed off of the corner of Zack’s wooden bed
I remember the agonizing pain that coursed through my head at that moment
I remember crawling out of my brother’s room as he ran away
Bringing a trail of blood with me
I remember my sister-in-law, Tonya, finding me laying in the floor just outside of Zack’s room
I remember going to the hospital
I remember having to get stitches
I remember going home
I remember my oldest brother Danny Ray carried me inside
And laid me on the couch
At the time it felt like I was on a cloud
I remember falling into a dreamless sleep
I remember waking up to the smell of chocolate chip cookies
I remember my brother crying because he was in trouble
I remember feeling bad for him
I remember sneaking him a couple of cookies because he couldn’t have one
And I remember that loving moment shared with my brother just then
Even after what he did to me
Kelsey
Lazy, sarcastic, thinks too much, and shy
Daughter of Gladys Baisden Crum
Who feels like giving up sometimes, tired, and blank
Who needs lots of sleep, attention, and positivity to make it through the day
Lover of babies, animals, and don’t forget naps!
Who fears spiders, snakes, and the dark
Who gives time to help the community, attention to children, and love to animals
Who would like to see a change in today’s youth, my family straighten up, and my life to be normal for once
Resident of Mudfork, WV
Crum
I am creative and sensitive
I wonder how life will turn out
I hear a ringing in my ears
I see how effective my ministry is
I want all the pain in the world to end
I am creative and sensitive
I pretend things don’t bother me
I feel the kiss of the summer sun
I touch the hearts of friends and family
I worry that I’m not good enough
I cry when I feel defeated
I am creative and sensitive
I understand that I can’t expect everything
I say happiness and love go hand in hand
I dream of a better place
I try to keep my fears bottled up
I hope for war to end. Soon!
I am creative and sensitive
What’s as confusing as every day life itself?
Can be as smooth as honey?
Then, hard as a rock?
Comes quickly
But there’s no way to control it?
Can take you to places you’ve never seen?
Or leave you right where you stand?
Just when you think you know the answer,
Someone pulls the rug out from under your feet and laughs
Older, wiser people
Always try to give advice,
Sometimes it just makes things worse
Don’t stress about things too much
Because if you do,
Life will pass you by.
In the blink of an eye
It’s done and over with
It will all be in the past
A slice of life called
Decision
I asked to forget about you
But you still pop up in my mind
I gave you what I could
But in the end it all failed
I gave you what you wanted
But you were never happy
I tried to make things work,
To not be so upset,
To just keep trying,
Nothing ever worked.
So I gave up,
Which depressed me even more
You don’t know
How much your words
Hurt me
And you don’t know
That my heart still longs for you,
Even though my mind screams “No!”
You don’t know
How much it would mean to me
If you at least
Told me how you feel
Instead of being distant
It would give me closure
To know how you feel
I asked to forget about you,
But my heart won’t let me
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