"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in life. Poems to make you smile, and poems to make you cry. Long poems, short poems. HIGHEST RANK: #5 in Poetry

(please note that this story has been rewritten and can be found under the name JUST FALL on my profile) 35 girls. 2 princes. The opportunity of a lifetime. Cassiana Lowes is an Eight, living on the streets of Kent. She and her mother live off of lies--after all, the only way for them to survive is to pose as Fives and Sixes to get any type of money, and even then it usually isn't enough. When Cassiana enters the Selection, it's solely because she knows that she and her mother need the money. She doesn't do it for anything else, and most definitely not in hopes of falling in love. But the one thing that she hadn't planned on happened--she fell in love with both of the princes, and they fell in love with her, too. One headstrong and cynical prince, one tragic death, one new friendship, one potential love that never will go beyond the competition, and one Selection. Will Cassiana choose Mason, Alexander, or her life back home?

Boy next door is charming. Boy next door is dangerous. Boy next door is on house arrest. * * * * * They've been neighbors for as long as Juliet can remember. You'd think being neighbors, they would have been friends by now. Not the case. They've been sworn enemies since Jack dumped sand down her shirt in the 1st Grade. Juliet Sanders lives next door to Jack McKinnon, the boy on house arrest for being the prime suspect in a murder investigation. That's only because his father paid off the judge, of course, or he'd be behind bars until the trial. The McKinnon family stays in the spotlight. Jack's mom is a famous author, his dad a movie producer. Juliet watches Jack. Whether if he's going for a swim or walking laps around the house at 3 in the morning. Something always piqued her curiosity. It takes Juliet getting locked out of her house to finally face the mysterious boy next door. And he's definitely not rainbows and butterflies. Juliet's curiosity may just get her in trouble. *Slowly editing FULLY* Note: KKKANGAROO has been really kind and has helped me edit some chapters. :)

*SIDENOTE: (((written by my 12 year old self)) Though this is a book full of errors, short parts, and cliches, it helped a few hundred young teens out there, and that is why I decided to keep it. If you still want to continue on reading and bare with the story then I hope you enjoy. xx ____________________ 17 year old Alexis Shields is your shy, typical girl you see at school. She likes when people know her for the "shy girl." Because being shy, can have some advantages, too. Little did they know, she's the Post-It Note Girl. Yep, the mysterious person who leaves inspirational quotes on everyone's locker. Meet James Logan. The schools rebel, and jock gets a bit curious on who this Post-It Note Girl is, so he decides to to his English Project on her. Oh yeah- did I mention he's also a bully. Which also happens to bully, Alexis Shields and makes her life like a living hell? But what happens when he finds out that Alexis is the Post-It Girl? Little did he know he's getting more, than what he bargained for..