3rd Assignment

Poem #1

When I was a little girl,

there were no worries in my world.

Drawing and painting,

kindergarden.

Baking cookies in the oven.

Couldn't wait to be older,

I wanted these days to be over.

Thinking it would be more fun,

thinking I could do whatever I want.

Now I know it's not what I thought. It's really not.

Life has rules.

Life has regulations.

The older you grow,

the more you must know.

People expect more of you.

On your own, true friends so few.

Now I wish I was five,

not worrying about what I'm going to do for the rest of my life.

Recess and playtime,

Nothing on my mind.

Running around with no care, and so much time.

Poem #2

Blankets sprawled over the floor,

beenie babies lined against the door.

The act of revenge, commencing attack,

Dammage is done by a strawberry sack.

I knew right then, I would not surrender,

the princess was hiding. Safe, down under.

Then, I witnessed something that made me quite upset.

My big brother, the person I look up to, destroyed the set.

ASSIGNMENT #2

I first got introduced to Bright Eyes by my friend Steph. She sent me a song about a month or two ago and I became addicted ever since. I love the song "I will be grateful for this day". I feel like I chose it because of the way it sounds, but the lyrics are good too i guess. I dont know, it's just amazing. I just feel like some of the lines are powerful. Like, "I had a friend who changed his name but couldn't change himself. Never quite figured out how to do with what life had dealt. He put a needle in his arm to calm his handsome hell. Who would have imagined it? Could've worked out so well. Now he's a shape that moves like echoes through my empty room." This passage is about a guy who didn't like himself so he injected himself with drugs and overdosed. Prompt: Have you ever felt you had to change yourself for other people?

First assignment

My writing interesses include childrens books and short, fictional stories. Although I like to make things up, I also like to write about myself. In the next four months, I would love to improve my word choice. The most recent book I've read was Running With Scissors. I really liked this book because it was really weird. I like the kind of books that have weird events and characters. It catches my eye and makes me want to read more. I don't really have anything that I've written. Which is why I'm in this class, so that I can actually try and write something.