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Saturday, April 19, 2014
What is Easter?
As a child, I used to ask my parents and my sunday school teachers the same question every Easter: Why does the date keep changing? How...
Friday, April 18, 2014
Unlikely Friendship
I can tell she misses me From the look in her eye-- She waits for me In the window sill, Meets me at the door With wide eyes and furr...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Selective Understanding
People hear what they want to hear, They understand and see what they want to believe, Then they must ignore and reject that which they...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Pirates! Arg!
from The Pirate Fairy My creative writing teacher once told me the best way to become a good writer was to read. She insisted that the ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
A thick lining Suppresses air And breathing slows... The air has no where to go Escape is impossible,
Monday, April 14, 2014
Heaven's Tears
I see the clouds come and Watch the rain pour, wondering are those the tears of the world-- tears of lives lost and hearts...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Eye to Eye
"I got my self a notion One I know that you'll understand To set the world in motion By reaching out for each other's hand...
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Mars Lives
Red, Speckled and shining Far in the sky A tiny speck, A disillusion of mass Greater than we see-- It twinkles, like a star ...
Friday, April 11, 2014
May The Odds Be In Your Favor
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. What do you say when no isn't enough, What do you do, when actions aren't heard-- And...
How High Will You Jump
End Game The finish line is Somewhere in the sky And you can't reach it If your wings are bound-- If you're scared o...
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
The Little Details of the Big Picture
Learning How to Properly Plan an Event Learning to plan events is useful, no one would argue with that. However, there's a signific...
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Creating Bonds
My Sister My sister and I, We don't always see eye to eye, I don't always like her, We don't always get along... Bu...
Monday, April 07, 2014
Excuses Are Tools of the Incompetent
Failure A house made of thin glass-- I can see straight through it, Shatter every brick with a single blow, It is unstable, an ex...
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Leading the Way
De Facto Leader I would be content to follow, To allow someone else The front seat, if I can just get the job done. I ha...
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
Introduce Yourself Find a friendly face somewhere in the crowd, Take a deep breath Pause, then let it all out. The information ...
Friday, April 04, 2014
Put Your Best Foot Forward
Walk Like A Celebrity Every time I open my mouth The world is ready to criticize-- They call me a role model, Say I represent my ...
What Greek Life Did For Me
One of the most common questions that often leads to heated debates stems from the relevancy of participating in Greek life. Often as I spe...
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Hidding in the Wheat Fields
There was a field of yellow stalks Wheat all around me-- Villages behind me and the sun before me And I didn't understand Wh...
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
At Risk
They tell me those kids Are at risk-- And I wonder, What must it be like To be told you're at risk? My whole life I was told...
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Lost Words
See the words hanging there? Scattered with ellipsis-- Unfinished, Dangling, Memories and ideas trying to escape While t...
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