Children are the Future
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Friday, September 06, 2013
Homesick
I lie awake at night Gazing out of third story windows Out--into a sea of man's light Where the city pans out before me... I imagine I...
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Autopilot
Approval-- Seeking reality is Distantly calling my name. While the world is thrashing me Underneath its rocking surface And I plumment ...
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Character Study: Kat
She gave me her credit card and said "Have fun." Momma--my mother, who had instilled in me since the day I was born, that I should...
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
The Nerd in Me
function main( life ) { Person I of type me; while ( alive ) { I = new dream; for ( every dream ) { ...
Monday, September 02, 2013
Melting Into the Song
Words and music collide-- Spiraling together Up, up, Spin me around Take me away--
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Above and Beyond
Don't expect me to accept average If you really want my attention, You're gonna have to dazzle me-- I don't want half concocted ...
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Solid Orange
1 2 3 4! 1 2 3 4! C-L-E-M-S-O-N! T-I-G-E-R-S! Fight Tigers! Fight Tigers! Fight Fight Fight!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Spaghetti
It's something about That hot, gooey cheese-- Soft ripened tomatoes Oozing their delicious sauce, And slimy noodles... The heat of the h...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Curl Anxiety
A nyone who has taken the road from relaxed hair to natural hair is very familiar with...anxiety? I use the word anxiety because I think fo...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Hypocrisy
You looked me in the eye, And lamented me for straightening my hair; You rattled off history lesson after history lesson afte...
Monday, August 26, 2013
Kinetic vs. Potential
I am Hope. Born on a hot, sunny day They took me home And loved me. I was born to dance. I'd sneak away Buy tickets for Broadwa...
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Taming the Lion
Wild Rowdy Emerging Out of control Free spirited cat So prone to stubbornness Compromising to no one Beautiful, triumphant,...
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Character Study: General Rollins
This mission hadn't been planned with the luxury of back up plans. If they lost, there was no home to be relegated to. If they died, the...
Friday, August 23, 2013
Happy Birthday
Where other people saw fragility, I saw an invincible force; Wisdom, ripe with age For every question, a perfect answer. You can't take ...
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Imagine
Imagine... The soft glow of natural light Was the only glow you ever knew, That there were no batteries to replace No cords running across f...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
The Rain Dancers
Around and around, In a circle they dance. Their soft solitude stirring the air-- The power slowing dripping, Dripping from the palms of the...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Introduction
The post from my original blog called "The Challenge" (click here to read) explains my goal/logic/reasoning behind this challeng...
The Challenge
Way back when I was in high school (I'm still in shock that its been 7 years---3 years 'til the reunion -_-) I use to write everyday...
Friday, August 09, 2013
Beautiful Anger
Dark and menacing-- Looming above the sky's horizon... I see it growing... growing... growing... ...
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Realest Thing I Ever Wrote
20 years ago, I had just turned 5. I was excited about starting elementary school, about learning, and most of all, about growing up--becom...
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