Post Secret

Okay, so first off, I just want to point out that in the All American Reject's music video, they just had people holding up signs with their "secrets" and I'm pretty sure they got some of them from here. Postsecret kind of made me sad, just because of the secrets that were posted, they were all very pessimistic and sad. Like one was "I have no one to talk to my problems about and that makes me sadder than my problem itself." I dont know, I'm a very empathetic person so I basically soak up these people's emotions like a sponge and feel what theyre feeling at that time and it just saddens me that people feel like this and they can't tell anyone, instead they post it on a website. I mean, I get it, that's the point of it, but I just feel bad that some people really do feel like they don't have anyone, and it makes me feel grateful for the people that I do have in my life. On the other hand, some of them did make me laugh. One was "my boyfriend gave ME up for lent." I felt kind of bad after, but one of them had to make me laugh after the rest made me want to cry! Okay, that's my take on it :).

Guardian Angel

I look outside the window
and wave good-bye
he hates to see me go,
but I just can't stay tonight

He writes me letters
and tells me he's gone away
to where this place is
he will not say

What he does say,
I cannot read a loud
the sting of his words paralyze my mouth

I will write them for you to read now
Whatever you may wish,
in your mind
or out loud

He says his time has come
and he cannot stay,
but I was the one
he will come back and save

Haikus

For class this week, we had to bring in some poems that we liked and also write one of my own. I thought this would be a very hard task for me, but fortunately the poem flowed right out.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=26905
I brought in the poem Forgetfulness by Billy Collins because I could really relate to the poem. I may change to the poem I wrote how it is structured to add emphasis on it. We also got our folktales back which I decided that I am totally going to scratch mine and just start over from a completely new point of view, and add different details. This Monday wasnt as bad as last Monday, thank God, but I still have a busy week ahead of me. Well, thats all for now :)
Here are my haikus

The Sun

The sun has fallen
Over the brightly lit sky
We danced all night

The Trees

The trees blossom late
The flowers wait patiently
Until the day breaks

The Birds

I can hear them call
Right before the branches shake
From the birds great fall

Poems

I found some new authors that I am warming up to. The first one is Billy Collins. I chose 2 of his poems. One is titled "Snow Day" and it captures what a kid is thinking when they get the terrific news that they dont have school. The second is called "Forgetfullness" and describes how forgetful we are and how this happens, and he goes into subjects from the planets to the name of a long lost friend. The next author I chose was Tony Hoagland. I chose his poem "Lucky" because it shows how the bond between a mother and child can never be broken and how her child is taking care of her when she is old and cant take care of herself anymore, its the whole circle of life. Lastly, my favorite poem, was called "Candles" by Carl Dennis because it involves fate and destiny and tells a story about how different this girl's life would have been if these certain events hadnt occurred in her life. Very deep and creative I thought. That is all :)

What inspires me..

This woman inspires me to no end. She is my mother, and my life. Everything I do is because of her and for her. She sacrificed so much for me. She had me very young and raised me on my own since my father did not know how to accept responsibility. She is the reason I push myself so hard and make myself achieve my goals, failure is not an option. I live to make her proud, and to know that I am forever grateful for her unselfishness and the life that she gave up to raise me. When everyone else was out partying in their twenties, she was at home, watching Barney with me. She had to make several sacrifices and be extremely strong and know that God would help us make it through anything, even when we thought we wouldnt. I love her more than words could say and would not know what I would do without her. She is my guidance, role model, and best friend.