Christie Arias

Hoffman Estates High School

Class of 2003

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Christie Arias - Class of 2003 - Hoffman Estates High School

First Name	Christie
Last Name	Arias
Graduation Year	Class of 2003
Gender	Female
Current Location	Wood Dale, Illinois
Hometown	Itasca, Illinois
About Me	I write poetry: MY OTHER SIDE The phone rings, never did I think I would hear your voice on the other line Breathless and startled, I try to make sense of this chaos that controls my mind A myriad of questions and answers that are yet to be found Feasible are the reasons for letting go, but it is by heart aching misery that I remain bound With a tremble, you question my well being as if I was nothing more than an acquaintance from long ago Instantaneous I reply, "I have moved on and am happy with my life. that is all you need to know." You force a half hearted smile and wish me the best in all that I choose to do Trying desperately to keep hidden this secret I have concealed, the other side of me that still feels for you This side you will never know nor will you ever see This side that holds my heart in protective custody This side that sheds tears, wishing for more than bitter sweet memories Has your name etched into the center of my emotions for all eternity This side calls for you longing to embrace you once again This side knows only truth and love to which there will be no end But this side must remain impenetrable, shielding what's left of my broken heart For now it is a mask of indifference that I wear, keeping this distance we prevail one another far apart As you say good bye I hear the tear drops in your voice Left only with unanswered questions we realize we have no choice Will we ever find the strength to make it through, to stay? How much longer will I be able to keep up this catastrophic charade? Hanging up the phone, confusion sets in and I wonder why Closing my eyes, I drift once again, finding the security of my other side CONFLICT How did it come down to this? Once again it's hit and miss Trying to determine who is wrong and who is right Always attempting to win the battle, but we lose the fight Neither of us willing to compromise Neither of us able to realize Communication, the missing key Pride and conflict never ending enemies A continuous struggle, mind over heart Lost in confusion, we choose to drift apart A love once worth fighting for we now sacrifice How much are we willing to risk, are we able to pay the price? So quickly we learn to turn away from each other Relying on self sufficiency rather than strength from one another When did we become rivals, disputing over authority? Was it too much to ask for love, happiness and piety? WHAT DO I TELL THEM? What do I tell them when they say, "mama, why did he leave?" What do I tell them when they ask, "mama, was it because of me?" What do I tell them when they say, "mama, please bring daddy back" What am I supposed to say, tell me, how do I handle that? Do I tell them Daddy's dreams were to big for this place? Do I tell them of restless nights and how you wanted to escape? Do I tell them, "Daddy loves you but he needs to be free?" Do I tell them, "Daddy wants you but he just isn't ready?" What do I tell them when they ask, "mama, why did he let us go?" What do I tell them when they ask, "mama, didn't he love us so?" What do I tell them when they ask, "mama, why did you and Daddy have to fight?" What do I tell them when they ask, "mama, why did he always make you cry?" Please mama, tell him, how much we care Please mama, tell him, how much we wanted him to be there Please mama, tell us, will he ever understand ? He was the best father that we ever had Please mama, don't let him walk away Please mama, give him a reason to stay Please mama, don't let him say good bye Please mama, we need him in our life 12 12 tons of pounding steel barreling down the track on my way to destiny never looking back 11 pink bundles of roses each a reason to stay together right and wrong don't matter nothing lasts forever 10 tear drops on your letter though I can't let go just yet but for what it's worth there will linger no regrets 9 hours till a new life although all I ever had was you I think it's pretty safe to say I'm sure I'll make it through 8 memories of a perfect life taken by a ghost from the past still holding on to what could've been afraid of losing it all too fast 7 seconds of silence standing here on my own taking time to think it over unsure of where to go 6 dreams I carry with me All that I have left inside A broken heart in the palm of my hand faded pictures in the back of my mind 5 thoughts only of you of a love once worth fighting for once upon a time when we had it all when we couldn't have wanted anything more 4 kisses I held onto a hope brought back to life a hidden strength deep within unable to give up the fight 3 minutes of our song softly playing on the radio bitter sweet reminiscing so difficult to let go 2 hearts brought together now to be led astray giving up, we surrender only to go our separate ways 1 lonely little girl steps up onto that track on her way to destiny never looking back MIRACLE Many months ago, a miracle was sent and a child conceived Though no one understood the kind of miracle the child would soon come to be A single young mother, already of one Unprepared to take on the journey that had already begun Terrified and alone with a heart filled with love She looked for the answer to the heavens above As she fell to her knees in prayer realizing she had nothing to give She asked God for only one thing, that her child be give the best life she could possibly live Her prayer was answered in the form of two loving parents and the chance they were willing to take Both relieved and anguished knowing this would be the hardest decision she would ever have to make Her heart broken, she cried from the pain she harbored as a grieving mother Though inside she rejoiced, grateful to play a part in God's plan for another Through nine months of love, pain, tears, and an unbreakable bond that will remain for all eternity She came to a realization, this child truly is a miracle, but one that wasn't hers to keep After several hours of labor, she lain there tired and worn Gazing at her beautiful baby girl that had just been born Holding her but a second before she was placed in the arms of her family to be A single tear she wept as she whispered these words so carefully "My dear child, I am not abandoning you but giving you a chance to live I only want the best for you, you deserve so much more than I am able to give Know that I am there for you, I will always stand behind you to catch you when you fall But you have two wonderful parents who will stand beside you and guide you through it all You are special my love and you always will be You have blessed our hearts and touched the lives of many This is not good bye nor is this the end Just time and distance until we meet again I will always keep you close to me, forever in my heart I love you my child and we will never be apart" With this said, she handed the child to her new parents who were standing by She whispered God Bless as a tear fell from the corner of her eye They acknowledged her with an awesome smile as they held their little girl for the first time The single young mother raised her head and spoke, &quo...(read more)