realityescapesher
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since: 05-25-04, id: 415171, Profile Updated: 11-01-10
Author has written 64 stories for General, General, Family, Friendship, Love, and Fantasy.

my name is aly.

i find it's easiest to do things with permanent markers
and enough big paper. beer also helps.
i'm currently horribly obsessed with max bemis
& the painful splits, my subscription to GQ
and sitting in my kitchen window.

if my life were a movie it would be called
chasing amy at my best friend's wedding.
i succeed at laughing at myself most days.

i used to love this website when i was in high school.
in college, i got away from writing a little bit and i figured
i should return to what i loved about it.
new collections to follow, plz bear with me through my formatting frenzy.

leave me a review and i will love you forever.

(formerly yspgirl)


1. imaginary things
i like to imagine you imagining me.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 437 - Published: 11-27-11
2. poems about my mother & the moon »
if i took myself seriously enough to write a chapbook, this would be it.
Poetry: Family - Rated: T - English - Family/Poetry - Chapters: 6 - Words: 1,568 - Published: 11-1-10
3. stories about people & my dreams » reviews
i dreamt you up, baby.
Poetry: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 8 - Words: 1,606 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-1-10
4. my exgirls & imagined lovers » reviews
where i stand with women and all the people who never let me love them.
Poetry: Love - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 7 - Words: 2,030 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-1-10 - Published: 10-31-10
5. first and last names
as a family, your last name is your commonality.
Poetry: Family - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 141 - Published: 1-10-09
6. touch
returning from winter break.
Poetry: Friendship - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 133 - Published: 1-6-09
7. the dangers of accumulation reviews
i'm trying to figure out why we can't speak to each other.
Poetry: Friendship - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 158 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-25-08
8. pieces, part two » reviews
another attempt at the pieces concept.
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 6 - Words: 423 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-13-08
9. for my ima
because once i saw a picture of her young and in a rowboat and it said once i was beautiful, but now i am myself.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 282 - Published: 10-23-07
10. getting the hiccups reviews
this is my life right now.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 291 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-23-07
11. pieces » reviews
sometimes the bits and pieces hold the most truth. these aren't quite poems, but they are true.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 8 - Words: 648 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-2-07
12. darling, it's a full moon reviews
relationships are like jungles and the progression of the sun or the moon across the sky.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 381 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-10-07
13. haunting reviews
she talked me out of going to the doctor. and so i wrote this poem.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 321 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-5-07
14. escape reviews
a fabulous day at the park.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 196 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-23-07
15. pretty is a state of mind reviews
i wrote this late at night, in my prom dress from last year, crying my eyes out.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 298 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-23-07
16. stagnant reviews
i tell myself i'll change, but i just fall into you again.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 234 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-15-07
17. to the out of place girl in the biblical restauran reviews
tense situations call for sexual reactions. this poem is one large work of blasphemy, haha you've been warned.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 538 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-11-07
18. interconnected, with no escape reviews
we are a giant web, spanning people, time, memories, and scars.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-13-07
19. untitled so far reviews
we play peekaboo with growing up.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 167 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1-13-07
20. there's no sex in your reviews
violence is specific.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 232 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-13-07
21. this is why reviews
if i were to give you an explanation, this would be it. if i had given him an answer, this would have been my reasoning.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 292 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-14-06
22. we locked the door on our way out reviews
and we made him SWEAR to call us in the morning... but in the car we realized we had his cell phone and we'd locked the door on our way out.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 367 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-28-06
23. stretch reviews
difficult to imagine, but they are lovers.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 151 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-12-06
24. parental guidance reviews
they teach by example, and i shield my eyes and PRAY not to learn.
Poetry: Family - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 530 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-3-06
25. you are powerful reviews
in her defintion of violence she described you perfectly without even knowing it. "it is intoxicating but destructive." and my breath sticks in my throat.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 235 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-30-06
26. youYOUyou reviews
let's be honest here, you come first.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 84 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 9-27-06
27. first sight reviews
written in hindsight. (pantoum)
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 184 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 9-25-06
28. the worst possible way reviews
cut yourself down before others have the chance.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 240 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-19-06
29. stumble reviews
walking's rough sometimes, don'tcha know? (rated for language)
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 143 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-13-06
30. smile, love » reviews
because all i can really do is smile.
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 3 - Words: 518 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-25-06
31. unmoved reviews
i cannot affect change in my own life just as you cannot affect change in my heart.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 173 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-15-06
32. beautiful reviews
i debated this summary for like ten minutes when i should have gone with my first instinct and said i have no words to describe this poem.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 154 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-6-06
33. we color outside the lines reviews
we function better without guidelines.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 312 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-6-06
34. breakdown reviews
this is a structural breakdown. (rated for language)
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 357 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-3-06
35. subliminal reviews
my reasons are beneath the radar.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 95 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-28-06
36. while we sleep reviews
when you talk in your sleep, it is impossible to lie.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 100 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-20-06
37. suspense reviews
the anticipation of an event
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 199 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-20-06
38. suffer in silence reviews
oh, if they'd only communicate
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 158 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-20-06
39. speak louder reviews
it's one of those things that's just hard to understand
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 49 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-20-06
40. room 502, only joking
some things are easier just to joke about
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 141 - Published: 6-20-06
41. killer
it's even dangerous to read about
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 147 - Published: 6-20-06
42. ages 14 to 22
it's kind of like dancing, really.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Published: 6-20-06
43. Funerals in Heels »
have you ever seen a normal family? i mean an honest to god, normal family? yeah, me neither. this is a story about another not normal family.
Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,236 - Updated: 6-6-06 - Published: 6-4-06
44. warning reviews
warnings lessen pain.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 85 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-15-06
45. with you reviews
the things that change when i'm with you.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 168 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-2-05
46. virulent reviews
you make my symptoms rage.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 98 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-2-05
47. instantaneous reviews
the feeling of being instantaneous
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 88 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-2-05
48. shut down reviews
there's only so much you can take. (rated for talk of bad situations)
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 234 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
49. preparations reviews
to prepare or not to prepare (rated for talk of death)
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 105 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
50. too quickly reviews
she just left.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 134 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
51. take flight reviews
we can fly. (rated for very brief talk of very bad things)
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 125 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
52. smoke reviews
this is actually about my father, surprise, surprise. (rated for... cigarettes? i dunno what that should be rated)
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 130 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
53. safe
poem on nervousness and packing peanuts (rated for langauge)
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 173 - Published: 12-2-05
54. pushpull
when you can't figure out whether to push or pull.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 153 - Published: 12-2-05
55. patches
we patch our souls in vain attempt to heal.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 118 - Published: 12-2-05
56. noise reviews
the inevitable noise before sleep
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 127 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
57. no idea acceptexcept reviews
ummm i honestly can't explain this one. (rated for langauge)
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 137 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
58. infection reviews
infection of mind due to infection of body.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 132 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
59. give it time, love reviews
these things take time. (pantoum)
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 132 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-2-05
60. flexible
we can be so flexible, until something makes us snap (rated for langauge and talk of pill popping)
Poetry: General - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 192 - Published: 12-2-05
61. failed attempt reviews
you're just so connected.
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 99 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-2-05
62. exception reviews
i love being your exception.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 171 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-2-05
63. drown reviews
poem about being so far out of your comfort zone, that it makes it ok
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 82 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-2-05
64. closer
she went away, far away. and it hurt. but sometimes she felt so close. and that hurt worse.
Poetry: General - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 154 - Published: 12-2-05