this is a poem i wrote in freshman year....yeahh Now jimmy’s only 20 years of age. He has a dead end job with minimum wage. He has a girlfriend that has to lay, 15 guys for 60 dollars a day. He dropped out of school to be with his honey Now they got a child and they're running out of money Life is so very dangerous and so it seems The only place he’s safe is in his dreams So jimmy nods his head, brushes his teeth, turns out the lights and goes to sleep Praying one day he'll find a place with no worry or any type of haste. Next thing he knows, he’s riding on a tiger His girls on his left, their daughter right beside her They're riding through the jungle, strong and fast They ride off a cliff but the fall don’t last. Now they're riding in a jet, sitting first class With hearts full of hope, and pockets full of cash. Now hey land inside a active volcano He asks her hand in marriage, she really cant say no Next it’s the wedding small and bliss Its finally time, he goes for the kiss emotions run deep. the good guy finally wins Its his first and last chance to repent for his sins He holds her tight. their souls begin to blend But nothing after that. the dream just ends....
I was talking to this 10th grader about college (she didn't want to go) and the conversation soon turned away from that topic and into our life stories. She said something that struck a cord with me. I notice that she is a very outspoken, happy individual and she told me that that's because "she feels like she has to be happy for every person that she knows who is sad." That a huge burden. But I guess not to her.
There comes a time when you realize that pettiness doesn't matter, that sometimes your pride can be sacrificed, even if others may judge you for it and that although anger and rage feel good for an instant, they aren't productive in the long-run.
This moment is called maturity; unfortunately, it hasn't hit you yet.
"They're just so hopeful, all the time. If the world was about to end, and I looked at your eyes and they were still hopeful I'd know we'd be all right. But if I looked at them and they were scared or less bright, then we dying."