At age one,
a girl picks up a ball.
Dribbling it around the room,
she stumbles, trying not to fall.
It is noticed right away
that she has natural ability,
weaving between her older brothers
with such fluidity.
At age four she joins her first teams,
standing out from her peers.
Taking charge of the sport,
athleticism beyond her years.
Others notice her talent now,
they see what a star she can be.
And all the little girl wants,
is to be that somebody.
At age eight
she plays a grade ahead.
Older girls and stronger boys,
but still, she has not fled.
She lights up the scoreboard,
she travels far away.
Playing against the very best,
every single day.
Then she is fourteen,
and taking shape as a star.
Those dreams she had as a kid,
no longer seemed so far.
She's captain on the court,
known throughout the city,
but she begins to feel the pressure
of becoming a legacy.
It used to be just for her,
she wanted to be the best.
But now everyone knows she's good
and she can't be anything less.
So she picks up a different ball,
hoping to lose the world's expectation.
No one understands what she's doing,
and there is infatuation.
She keeps her head low,
improving each day.
And with no one watching
all she has to do is play.
But she is naturally gifted,
so she excels quickly with the sport,
and once again there are the same expectations,
just on a different court.
She is now nineteen.
She picks up that same ball.
And with the pressure of the world on her shoulders,
she stumbles, trying desperately not to fall.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Why Does It Happen
Why does it happen?
It’s always what we ask,
Not able to cope with something
That happened so fast.
One minute they’re there
And your life seems great,
Like you never thought you’d be so blessed,
And then the twist of fate.
Completely unexpected,
But that’s just how it goes,
No matter how you prepare yourself
Death always shocks and woes.
It is deep like the ocean,
Dark like the night,
Scary and horrific,
Like Halloween night.
It eats at your soul,
And makes you loose your way,
Leaves you with an empty space
For the rest of your days.
We celebrate life,
And live for the moment,
But it matters not how great life is,
Because death has out-shown it.
The amazing moments in our lives,
Matter not whatsoever,
Because our happiness is short-lived,
But grief lives on forever.
The funeral is over,
People go back about their lives,
But you still aren’t okay,
Unable to survive.
Be not afraid of grief,
And the terror that you feel,
Remembering and being sad
Is the only true way to heal.
It’s always what we ask,
Not able to cope with something
That happened so fast.
One minute they’re there
And your life seems great,
Like you never thought you’d be so blessed,
And then the twist of fate.
Completely unexpected,
But that’s just how it goes,
No matter how you prepare yourself
Death always shocks and woes.
It is deep like the ocean,
Dark like the night,
Scary and horrific,
Like Halloween night.
It eats at your soul,
And makes you loose your way,
Leaves you with an empty space
For the rest of your days.
We celebrate life,
And live for the moment,
But it matters not how great life is,
Because death has out-shown it.
The amazing moments in our lives,
Matter not whatsoever,
Because our happiness is short-lived,
But grief lives on forever.
The funeral is over,
People go back about their lives,
But you still aren’t okay,
Unable to survive.
Be not afraid of grief,
And the terror that you feel,
Remembering and being sad
Is the only true way to heal.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
T-Pain feat. Chris Brown - Best Love Song
this is my new jam, i love it so catchy and its got a good message and it's said in a really cool way...plus no cuss words, always a plus.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Let's Face...It
So it has been about four weeks since I posted that I was going to show my parents the pilot episode I wrote...I haven't yet. I really want to show it to someone but I don't know, it's an awkward conversation starter "hey, so i kinda wrote a pilot for this show i've created. it's no big deal just all my dreams wrapped up into a script, care to read it and share your thoughts?" I carry it with me everywhere, like as of now it is in my anatomy folder, but I just don't know who to show it to. My parents, Mrs. Haifley, Mr. Hill, my best friend that wants to be an actor and shares similar dreams? Help me I guess.
I just really need the strength to put it out there, I'm not afraid of rejection or it being bad, i mean, I'm 17 i can take it. It is more of me kinda opening up my soul, I threw everything into this and it's just weird giving it to someone, especially because there is no name behind it. I'm not a screenwriter, I don't have a major or experience, in this case I'm just the creepy girl that wrote a story instead of doing better things with her time. I share poems in etymology but this is different so I don't know, anyone willing to read it?
I just really need the strength to put it out there, I'm not afraid of rejection or it being bad, i mean, I'm 17 i can take it. It is more of me kinda opening up my soul, I threw everything into this and it's just weird giving it to someone, especially because there is no name behind it. I'm not a screenwriter, I don't have a major or experience, in this case I'm just the creepy girl that wrote a story instead of doing better things with her time. I share poems in etymology but this is different so I don't know, anyone willing to read it?
Monday, May 23, 2011
I'm sorry that I've been absent...
I'm sorry that I've been absent,
that I've never seemed to care,
with everything that's been going on,
I've forgotten to be there.
Maybe I don't deserve,
Your Almighty love,
but I will keep fighting for it,
til it finally is enough.
I will never seperate,
but instead bow down to You,
I will put You ahead of me,
because Your Word is true.
No longer will I do the things,
that make us both angry,
although I am anything but perfect,
but I will attempt to be.
So when I am full of questions,
please look past the struggle,
know that You are in my heart,
please see past my trouble.
that I've never seemed to care,
with everything that's been going on,
I've forgotten to be there.
Maybe I don't deserve,
Your Almighty love,
but I will keep fighting for it,
til it finally is enough.
I will never seperate,
but instead bow down to You,
I will put You ahead of me,
because Your Word is true.
No longer will I do the things,
that make us both angry,
although I am anything but perfect,
but I will attempt to be.
So when I am full of questions,
please look past the struggle,
know that You are in my heart,
please see past my trouble.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Essay
This was an essay I had to write about my favorite vacation spot last year...enjoy it ya'll....
My absolute favorite place to travel is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My family moved from there before eighth grade so I have many memories from there. In my earlier years, we lived in Hoover, Alabama. It is was April of 2004 when my dad transferred, so I don't remember it nearly as much. There are visits to Pittsburgh around four times throughout the year. We have already been there once this year, and a second trip is planned for this weekend. Sometimes visits are just to see our friends, but other times there are specific purposes. A couple times we've gone for graduation parties, or in this weekend's case, it is my best friend's Sweet Sixteen.
My family visited over winter break this year for New Year's and just to see everyone. At every visit I stay at my friend's house. This house is basically my home away from home. My other two best friends, Kelsey and Ciara, surprised me when I arrived. They had told me earlier that they had a softball tournament, so I was shocked to see them there. We hugged and jumped in the air for a while, but then we went back to our old ways (goofing off and eating a lot of food). I stay at Jackie's house every visit. Jackie has a pool and a basketball court in her backyard; many summer hours are spent there. However, the pool is not used during the winter because too cold to be outside in the winter when you live in Pittsburgh.
Most of the sound during the time that I visit Pittsburgh is laughter. My friends and I laugh a lot. We laugh at pretty much anything because most of our time together is so much fun and hilarious. On that particular trip, I stayed in Jackie's house the entire game and we played our favorite game, Scattergories. That and a 3-D puzzle were about all that was seen during the trip. Her parents are practically my parents, and like my parents, they are amazing cooks. Jackie's dad once attempted to eat more ribs than me, but sadly for him, I defeated him with ease.
Every visit is an adventure; however, this up-coming trip will probably top any other trip. Jackie does not know that I am coming, and for her Sweet Sixteen, her parents us and a couple other of her friends on a private jet to New York City. A limo will be there to pick us up and give us a tour of the city. And when we fly back to Pittsburgh later that night, there is going to be a formal dance with around eighty people. At the dance, there will be a dinner kind of like one wedding would have. After that, it will pretty much just be a party till three or so. Then there will be a sleepover with Jackie's closest friends in a pent house suite. It will definitely be a memorable visit to say the least.
Everything about Pittsburgh makes me happy: my friends, the crazy things that happen, and just being back to the place I love the most. Everyone has that one place that they can just go to and relax. Pittsburgh is that place for me. Every trip is crazy and hectic, but that is the best part. There is never a dull moment, and when I go there, I become myself. My friends here probably do not know this, but I am a different person around them. It was not meant to happen, but it did. When the four of us are back together in Pittsburgh, I am not an "awkward" person so to speak. Moving has changed me, but when we visit, I naturally go back to that psychotic, hyper, crazy person. Pittsburgh is basically the only place that I want to be, and I think my brothers feel that way too. Leaving when we were all in out teen years made it really hard. Those few weekends that we get to see everyone are normally the highlights of that year for us. The weather is not great in any such way, but it is hard to tell when you are in the place you love the most in the world. Hands down, my vacation spot is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
.......as you guys are reading this i know what you are thinking...1: i should reconsider a writing major because this sucks and 2: LIES it is full of lies, i was a terrible person and i am sorry...just go with it though
My absolute favorite place to travel is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My family moved from there before eighth grade so I have many memories from there. In my earlier years, we lived in Hoover, Alabama. It is was April of 2004 when my dad transferred, so I don't remember it nearly as much. There are visits to Pittsburgh around four times throughout the year. We have already been there once this year, and a second trip is planned for this weekend. Sometimes visits are just to see our friends, but other times there are specific purposes. A couple times we've gone for graduation parties, or in this weekend's case, it is my best friend's Sweet Sixteen.
My family visited over winter break this year for New Year's and just to see everyone. At every visit I stay at my friend's house. This house is basically my home away from home. My other two best friends, Kelsey and Ciara, surprised me when I arrived. They had told me earlier that they had a softball tournament, so I was shocked to see them there. We hugged and jumped in the air for a while, but then we went back to our old ways (goofing off and eating a lot of food). I stay at Jackie's house every visit. Jackie has a pool and a basketball court in her backyard; many summer hours are spent there. However, the pool is not used during the winter because too cold to be outside in the winter when you live in Pittsburgh.
Most of the sound during the time that I visit Pittsburgh is laughter. My friends and I laugh a lot. We laugh at pretty much anything because most of our time together is so much fun and hilarious. On that particular trip, I stayed in Jackie's house the entire game and we played our favorite game, Scattergories. That and a 3-D puzzle were about all that was seen during the trip. Her parents are practically my parents, and like my parents, they are amazing cooks. Jackie's dad once attempted to eat more ribs than me, but sadly for him, I defeated him with ease.
Every visit is an adventure; however, this up-coming trip will probably top any other trip. Jackie does not know that I am coming, and for her Sweet Sixteen, her parents us and a couple other of her friends on a private jet to New York City. A limo will be there to pick us up and give us a tour of the city. And when we fly back to Pittsburgh later that night, there is going to be a formal dance with around eighty people. At the dance, there will be a dinner kind of like one wedding would have. After that, it will pretty much just be a party till three or so. Then there will be a sleepover with Jackie's closest friends in a pent house suite. It will definitely be a memorable visit to say the least.
Everything about Pittsburgh makes me happy: my friends, the crazy things that happen, and just being back to the place I love the most. Everyone has that one place that they can just go to and relax. Pittsburgh is that place for me. Every trip is crazy and hectic, but that is the best part. There is never a dull moment, and when I go there, I become myself. My friends here probably do not know this, but I am a different person around them. It was not meant to happen, but it did. When the four of us are back together in Pittsburgh, I am not an "awkward" person so to speak. Moving has changed me, but when we visit, I naturally go back to that psychotic, hyper, crazy person. Pittsburgh is basically the only place that I want to be, and I think my brothers feel that way too. Leaving when we were all in out teen years made it really hard. Those few weekends that we get to see everyone are normally the highlights of that year for us. The weather is not great in any such way, but it is hard to tell when you are in the place you love the most in the world. Hands down, my vacation spot is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
.......as you guys are reading this i know what you are thinking...1: i should reconsider a writing major because this sucks and 2: LIES it is full of lies, i was a terrible person and i am sorry...just go with it though
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Happy Birthday Jackie
So my B.Ph.Ph.L's birthday was april 20th which is an extrememly long time ago. I know I'm behind on this present to her but I've been working on it for some time and it's not even done yet, so jackie whenever you read this just hold your horses...anyways i wanted to do something out of the ordinary for her so i figured what better way than through this website i've created, here it is (well so far atleast)
......enjoy
......enjoy
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