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Hi JACQ! Guess what….Those words u spoke to me back than abt SJ and church…..Its repeated by me to another SJ girl from my LG!Tks alot! hehe!

Friendship: Betrayal

I thought I knew you

But alas, I was wrong

Know you no more than

The lyrics of a song

I was living a fairytale

Or even a dream

But it was all too good to be true

Or as what it seems

I still remember, the happy days

The fire so strong, the matchsticks innocent

Picture perfect, blemish- free

At least before you got complacent

Down the hallway

You would giggle and glare

And I stared wishing the floor could swallow me up

Oh how I would stare and stare

Everyday became a nightmare

The dreaded terror of going to school

The fear of passing by

The thought of meeting you

I could see the flame flicker

For in my deepest darkest days of despair

You didn’t even notice

Nor did you care

Flickering faltering

Dimmer by the day

The chance of it brightening

Was like winter in May

I try to grab on to that

Tiny spark of hope

But it vanishes instantly

So I let go of the rope

And down I go

Falling into the abyss of loneliness

Head swirling, heart beating

Balloon of emotions about to burst

Pop! It all comes flooding out

Drowning me in confusion

Anger, hatred, betrayal

I wish, this were an illusion

Cool blue tears streaming down

My face, I feel empty

The rest of my life seems meaningless

As I wallow in misery

The very last drop of those tears

As it silently drips down

And it touches the tip of the flame

And extinguishes without a sound

It is flickering, it is faltering

And no matter how I cry and shout

It doesn’t matter anymore

The flame has been put out.

-Elycia Lee

My student dedicated her first poem to me. A well-written piece and a bright student ahead. Way to go! I am such a proud teacher, expecting more brilliant poems to come.