Closure

Yesterday I spotted you hangin' out with someone new
Come on, dude, I can't believe who
Did it hurt, oh yes it hurt, but not as much as
I thought it would
I'm getting closer
Closer to closure
I finally took your pictures down and all that
other stuff I found
Hidden somewhere in my closet
I used to wear your shirt to bed
But now it's in the trash instead
I don't wanna be reminded. No, no.
I'm getting closer
Closer to closure
Every day's closer
Closer to closure
I saw you today takin' my breath away
But then you opened your mouth without thinking
And then I recalled why I ended it all
And it makes me feel good about leaving
My instincts tell me that you're having doubts
Why would you doubt me?
Someone like you should be lovin' me true
And not thinkin' of what it will cost you.
You've been hangin' out with them so long
That some of them has rubbed off on you
Now you're careful around me for some reason.

Written by an anonymous Bealeton visitor

Dates gone very wrong...

Inexcusable by Chris Lynch

Keir Sarafian loves Gigi Boudakian.
He’s a good guy.
Do good guys rape?

"High school senior and football player Keir sets out to enjoy himself on graduation night, but when he attempts to comfort a friend whose date has left her stranded, things go terribly wrong."

Riveting.

Read an interview with Chris Lynch.

Twisted by Laure Halse Anderson

Meet the characters from Twisted:

Tyler Miller
Dopey, Toothless, and Joe building maintenance who mandated "hard labor [which] turned me from Nerd Boy into Tyler the Amazing Hulk, with ripped muscles and enough testosterone to power a nuclear generator."
"Meet my father: Corporate Tool."
"Yoda" Calvin Hodges
Bethany Milbury
Chip
Principal Hughes

Then there was the "Foul Deed." What would you do if a girl accused you of rape?

Add in Tophet, a computer game. Tyler must "survive through the sixty-six Levels of Torment... Escape to Heaven or descend to the Final Pit and be crowned the Lord of Darkness."
Recognize Faust or Paradise Lost (or Paradise Lost) or Crime and Punishment? Who said games can't save you from a reality worse than death. Just ask Dante.

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AARDVARC: An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection

Surviving to Thriving: Healing and Hope for Survivors of Sexual Violence
Resources link includes survivor sites and organizations.

T for Too Sexy

Blind Date - Olde English Sketch Comedy

Scottie Tails: My Date with Barney, the First Dog

Valentine's Day! Love it or hate it?

Take this Valentine's Day Quiz to find out how much you know about the origins of this holiday.

Read an introductory essay about Cupid below. Click on the Fun Fact link to see the original article.

"Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts . He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus.

There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him.

Psyche was happy until her sisters persuaded her to look at Cupid. as soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous then the last.

For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box. During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. She was also warned not to open the box. But Temptation overcame Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber.

Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess."

Hopelessly - [1968 ROMEO & JULIET music video]