Rhetoric a portfolio

In college I knew Ryan
	I don't know him now
Before him there was Shannon
	who I never knew, and how!
It high school it was Sarah
	and others I forgot
In fourth grade I knew Megan, so
	now I know her not
And before here there were many
	who I never knew, or will
In first grade I met Brittany
	and I know her still

Happiness is a place I want to know

I never had imaginary friends
	(and yet we still played)
I made some real friends too
	but they rarely stayed
I don't like feeling poorly, and
I am no longer grieving, so
I forgave their leaving, still
They keep on deceiving, and
I keep on believing

Happiness is a place I want to remember

In my head I hear it low
The whisper of a song
From a time that's now behind
And oh, it's been so long
I know I should let go
To forget would not be wrong
I tell myself and still
It seems I'm hanging on

If happiness is a place, can I go?

When we were young the world bloomed
	she grew in gold and green
Now those tales are old
	and done
	and told
I remember what I've seen

This world, she claims I am full grown
And doomed with the adults
	to plan
	to tryst
	to walk in mist
	to love and lose and lull

I'm told a world long gone
	a world gone long
It is, it has been, it will be
	for me
And so with this I walk in mist
	to see what I may see

Happiness was in September

June 2010