I don't believe in love 
You're either happy or you push and shove
It's only temporary
The memories, the energy
It all drains to empty
You'll learn to hear the tension thrum
These are lessons of where I come from
-When the Eyes Pierce You
(an ongoing poem)

"'You know me, Ivy, I'm always watching people and adding stuff to what I see to make stories out of them. Sometimes, I forget what part I've made up and what part is really true.'" 
-The Power of Love by Elizabeth Chandler, p199