Submissions by CarolineCott

In that moment,
The rest of the world became flat and small.
And we towered over it,
Because everything was simple now
And nothing else mattered anymore.
His familiar set of eyes,
So blue that I could almost see through them.
His short brown hair
That used to be a head of curls.
The same face of the person who I practically grew up with,
Oblivious for years
To what could have been.
This was the boy
Who had always been a brother to me,
With the childish heart
And the soul that was old and wise.
This was the friend
Who was...

If you give someone your heart,
Just be prepared, my friend.
One day they'll throw it back at you,
'Cause each start has an end.

If you give someone your trust,
Just be prepared to fail.
At some point you'll regret it,
'Cause at some point they will bail.

If you give someone advice,
Be prepared to be ignored.
I highly doubt they’ll take it-
Just assume that they got bored.

If you give someone apologies
Just be prepared to face
A simple shrug and no progress-
That’s usually the case.

If you give someone...