Rhymes :)

This is a story that I am making up as I sit here.
It rhymes.

One day Teo decides to go on a trip
He meets a girl who had a ring in her lip
That girls name was Agnith, and she liked rock
She wore black skinny jeans and one red sock
Teo fell in love, and his heart soared high
Life was good, until she said goodbye
She didn't feel the same, and left with haste
She claimed she had to feed her cat, not a moment to waste!
Teo was in agony and fell to his knees.
Please don't leave me! I'm begging you, PLEASE!
But Agnith could care less and ran out the door
Teo cried and cried and cried some more
Finally, after 13 days
He left his bed and headed for the city of Caise
He went to Carlos O'Kelley's for a bite
And discovered that his wallet was quite tight
He sprinted out the back and into the street
He couldn't get caught, the police he did not want to meet.
He was a wanted man, needless to say
And he is to this day
So if you see a man named Teo, strutting along
Greet him & smile, and tackle him to the ground

Give Me Your Eyes

"Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missin
Give me your love for humanity.
Give me your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyone my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten.
Give me your eyes so I can see." Give Me Your Eyes-Brandon Heath

The view is blurry through my eyes
My horizons stretch so much shorter than yours
I see what I want to see
The poverty & hunger are miles away
Not a concern of mine.
I know I'm better off than most
And I'm grateful at times
But it's not my duty
It's too much stress
I have a life of my own.

I need a revelation
An attitude change
It's about time I saw people through your eyes
It's time to put judgement aside
And throw contempt out the window
To the world I am just one person
But to one person, I could be the world

No More, No Less

Oh how fun you may think this is
A game with a start and an end
With playing pieces and obstacles
But your goal is to win
Whatever the cost, you never stop playing
But I wish you would
Because in this game, you're trying to beat me
Why don't you just quit, like you know you should
The object is to manipulate
Use me for your own good
It's turned you into a monster
Doing things you never knew you could
It started off with innocent and fun
We'd played this game before, before I knew your rule
You put on a show, and made it light-hearted
This turned into cheating & using me as a tool
Did you think I wouldn't notice
That I was naive and dumb
I've got news for you buddy
I'm through with you, I've got better times to come
Good luck trying to hook another victim
I will no longer waste my time trying to impress
You acted different when you were with me
I've always been myself, no more no less

Learn to LIVE

Learn to live, and learn to love.
When you think you've finally figured it out, just look above.
As long as you don't give up, hope won't run out.
Be certain when the world is in doubt.
Question everything you hear.
For deceit is always near.
A peaceful world is only in our dreams
For love & happiness flew out the wind, it seems
There's fake love, alright, it's everwhere you look
But that feeling of assurance, someone has took
How beautiful the world was, so many years since
We've welcomed wrong, shoved away right & blotted out the footprints
I have to be the change I want to see
For peace begins with me

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Times are tough, everyone knows it. Some people are becoming more & more aware of what htey're spending, while some people could care less. Those people are the problem. but they only way we can get out this dreadful situation is by hoping. There's a light at the end of the tunnel! In every tough situation, it's the same way. You could be at the very beginning of the tunnel, the worst has just happened, and you're feeling as hopeless as a bug stuck on a spiderweb. But you have to keep your chin up, there's others counting on you. So you press forward. You eventually come to mid-tunnel, and realize you're halfway there! Whatever you're going through, no matter how bad it is, someone else has already experienced it. After what seems like forever, you see the light. The end is near. You step out into the brilliant, shining light. It couldn't have come at a better time.

Rollercoaster

Life is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs, but you never know when they're gonna be. One minute you can be in such high spirits and feeling like you can do anything. Then the next minute, it's like everyone's mad at you and you've let everyone down. And somehow the negative always squashes the positive. You try to make amends, but sometimes the damage is so deep, there's no way for it to heal, except in time. Trust has been broken. A lamp can break, and you can glue it back together. A string can break, and you can tie it back together. But trust is something that's earned, and when it's broken....it may never be fixed. Sure, those people may forgive you and move on. But every promise you make from then on, they think, "Is she gonna follow through this time?" in the back of their minds. You can only hope that those people you've wronged can find it in themselves to let it go.

Redo

If you given the chance to do one thing over again, what would you do? You could erase any mistake you've ever made. No one would remember, it would be as if it had never happened. Ooooh :) This is gonna be good. I could erase that time someone stepped on my toe nail and it popped off....or I could erase that time I hit my brother in the knee with a shovel.....or erase the time I flipped the four wheeler. Jackpot! Hmmm, but which to choose? So many mistakes....

Wait!

What if that guy had never stepped on my toe nail? Maybe something even worse would have happened. Maybe seconds later, a wild boar would have jumped off the stage and bit it off? Hey, it's happened before. What if I hadn't hit my brother in the knee with a shovel? He would have completely ruined my snow fort. Although it may not seem like it, I think I made the right decision. What if I hadn't flipped the four wheeler? There could have been a badger or something that ran out in front of me, and I coulda hit that and went flying!

I think I'll just stick to making mistakes. It's what I do best :)

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Hey ya'll! If you're reading this, I imagine you know me fairly well. You probably know that I love The Office. Ok.....that I'm obsessed with The Office (I've seen every episode of seasons 1-5 at least once :) you might know that I will never ever pass up a smoothie. Even if all I have is $6 left on a weekend trip, I will spend $4.50 on a good smoothie. Or if you really know your Colleen trivia, you might know that my ro-models in elementary school were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. I had a poster shrine of them on my wall, 23 dolls (lol yes I know that's an odd number), outfits, make-up, 31 books, 12 movies, 5 life biographies.....crazy i know!

If you're involved in high school track, I'm sure you've seen me dashing around the track or doing high jump at least once or twice :) I know a lot of people just join track because they want to stay in shape, or because their friends are in it. But strange as it may sound, I really love running! There's no better feeling that finishing a race, completely out of breath, and getting your best time. Well, I guess if you won that would make it even better :)

Pop quiz! Which sport did I join for the first time this year?........Did you guess lacrosse??? Well, if so, you're wrong. I joined tennis! I'd never been in a fall sport, and I decided that I didn't want to have so much free time on my hands. It was a tough decision between volleyball, soccer, & tennis. I enjoyed all 3 of them! In the end I chose tennis, and boy did I make the right decision! The girls were fabulous, and the coaches were so helpful and nice. I felt like I belonged from day 2 (the first day I was really out of it and had no idea what I was doing.....lol) The technique part of tennis was much harder than I expected, and I had to really work on my form. I went from hitting balls over the fence to getting some pretty nice shots in the court! At our end of the year banquet, I won the JV award for most improved. The bus rides were one of my favorite things. This sport was a LOT different from track. Rules were not nearly as strict, we ate whatever we wanted on the bus, & we always stopped for dinner after the match. I loved it!

If you're into any of the music programs at ALHS, you may have seen me playing clarinet in the band, singing in Varsity choir, or singing & dancing at SASS practice!

You might also know that I manage JV boys basketball. I started in 9th grade when my junior friends asked me and some other girls to help them out. I thought it sounded like fun, and it'd be a great way to get to know some of the guys! It was a ton of fun, and I'm looking forward to doing that again.

Well I hope that I've given you a better understanding of who I am and if you already knew all that stuff about me, I hope I just gave you something to do with the last 4 minutes :)

Run to Me

When you feel like everything is falling apart
And you have no control anymore
Run to me
When life is a constant struggle
And time drags on with no purpose
Run to me
When you feel like no one cares
And it seems you've lost everyone, think again
Run to me
When you can't find the bright side
And the glass is half empty
Run to me
When it feels like the world is out to get you
And every choice is a tug of war
Run to me
I can't fix your mistakes
And I can't undo the damage
But I will be a shoulder to cry on
I will be your friend, through thick and thin
In my eyes, you're no different than the day I met you
You will find no judgement in me
My forgiveness will never run out
So when you feel like there's nothing left
Think again
And run to me

Erase

The memories are better off if they never existed. Nothingness is better than pain. If only there was some way to erase the times we spent together. Good and bad. Because one can't come without the other. They're two for one. And although I don't want to let it go, I must. It's the only way to move on. Press forward. Like a ring that's lost in the ocean, there's no possible way you will find it, so why bother looking? There will be other rings. But none like the one you had.

Time keeps passing, the clock keeps ticking but I am going no where. I'm stuck in the mud, and you're not there to help me out.

There's a silver lining to every cloud, or so I've heard. Well I sure don't see one. I can only hope that in the future, I'll find it. The one I've always dreamed of. Finest quality, I can't settle for just anyone.

Til then, I can't dwell in the past. Because when you're so busy looking back, you miss what's in front of you. And life will pass you by if you don't embrace it. I can't wallow in self-pity, I'm better than that.