A poem by Mariah Papaya Oh glorious Oh majesty Oh... my lord She is breathtaking Amazing Like an angel Her blonde, wavy hair Flows with the wind As she props herself up On the boat Her smile lightens up the mood Her laugh calms me Her eyes romanticize me Everything else is too great to describe What am I to her When I can only stare For a brief moment Before looking away

A poem by Mariah Papaya The Boy From Florida Was a Military Man Stationed In Japan He Talked Of Long Flights And His Ears Popping And Leaving His Friends And His Head Throbbing We Shared Our Love of Music And Movies And Of Course Our Small Shoe Collection I Wish We Weren’t Oceans Apart And We Could Speak Again He’s Special to Me I Hope He Will Understand The Florida Boy Who’s A Military Man Stationed In Japan

A poem by Mariah Papaya So Much in Life I Want to Begin So Little Time I have Before the Fire Will Dim The Responsibilities The Poem The Unfinished Book, too I Need to Get Back To Work So Much I Need to Do And Every Day the Sunsets And Its Time For Bed While all the Missed Opportunities Flutter Through my Head