The Summer I was 13…
Was the summer I went to China,
walked on the Great Wall,
saw Mao Zedong and got yelled at by
a Chinese guy for talking in the chapel.
It was the summer I ate food that looked like worms,
touched the Yangtze River and started to love the English language.
It was the summer I walked the Tiger Leaping Gorge
hiking tour and arrived late at night after walking 12 hours.
It was the summer I listened to
“Anything but Ordinary”
While thinking about whether or not
I was too old to play with Lego Scala.
It was the summer I started overusing
“I love you” because I didn’t know what
else to say. I was too scared to say anything else.
I’m over that now.
It was the summer I started pushing people away because
I wanted them to pull me closer. The summer I was 13
Was the summer everything changed.
It was the summer I starting growing up.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
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Stormy World, Wind was thin whisper, drowned in the rain:
A little girl ran away from her family on a rainy Sunday. She ran to the forrest trying to get away from the stormy world she lived in. She was crying but no one heard her. Or maybe they weren't listening. She threw herself on the ground, hopeless and heartbroken. She didn't want to be in this world anymore. As she was laying on the ground she listened. The wind was a thin whisper, the trees seemed to sing to her. She felt like she was in heaven. The police found her next morning. The little girl had drowned in the rain.
A little girl ran away from her family on a rainy Sunday. She ran to the forrest trying to get away from the stormy world she lived in. She was crying but no one heard her. Or maybe they weren't listening. She threw herself on the ground, hopeless and heartbroken. She didn't want to be in this world anymore. As she was laying on the ground she listened. The wind was a thin whisper, the trees seemed to sing to her. She felt like she was in heaven. The police found her next morning. The little girl had drowned in the rain.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Life right now
Hi Everyone (:
Hope you're enjoying the rain. Sorry, that was very negative. I just found out that we get out of school two days earlier, on the day my parents are coming so unless they are able to get another planeticket they won't get to see the school and everything!! aaarg! Okay I need to calm down. Thanks Amanda. Anyways, life has been just about perfect lately. I joined the tennisteam and I've had lot of fun with that. The weather is getting better (exept for today where it's raining) and the sun makes everyone happy. School is good. I'm not excited for when all the seniors leave and I'll be alone in 4 of my classes but right now its all good. Other than that, I enjoy hanging out with friends and family. Yesterday we had our first tennismatch on a perfect day with sun and no wind (: We won, 6-2, 6-2. Yay. It was a lot of fun. After that it was time for the bball banquet and that was a great time too. We ate, all the coaches gave speeches so did the seniors (yes i was shaking while doing it) and awards were given out. I got the most impoved player and the coaches award. Totally took me by surpise. It made me really happy though. So did what coaches and everyone said about us. I have a little bit more than 90 days left in America and it took me a while to get used to that fact. The months since Christmas has gone by so fast. I mean, it's almost my birthday. AND PROM! After my bday, the year is almost over. That's weird. I can't really put it into words.
Oh well, I'm happy right now and more in balance than ever before so that's really good.
See ya, have to write about my favorite summer. Hmm... So many good ones.
Hope you're enjoying the rain. Sorry, that was very negative. I just found out that we get out of school two days earlier, on the day my parents are coming so unless they are able to get another planeticket they won't get to see the school and everything!! aaarg! Okay I need to calm down. Thanks Amanda. Anyways, life has been just about perfect lately. I joined the tennisteam and I've had lot of fun with that. The weather is getting better (exept for today where it's raining) and the sun makes everyone happy. School is good. I'm not excited for when all the seniors leave and I'll be alone in 4 of my classes but right now its all good. Other than that, I enjoy hanging out with friends and family. Yesterday we had our first tennismatch on a perfect day with sun and no wind (: We won, 6-2, 6-2. Yay. It was a lot of fun. After that it was time for the bball banquet and that was a great time too. We ate, all the coaches gave speeches so did the seniors (yes i was shaking while doing it) and awards were given out. I got the most impoved player and the coaches award. Totally took me by surpise. It made me really happy though. So did what coaches and everyone said about us. I have a little bit more than 90 days left in America and it took me a while to get used to that fact. The months since Christmas has gone by so fast. I mean, it's almost my birthday. AND PROM! After my bday, the year is almost over. That's weird. I can't really put it into words.
Oh well, I'm happy right now and more in balance than ever before so that's really good.
See ya, have to write about my favorite summer. Hmm... So many good ones.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Would you ever poem
Please Don’t Ever Leave Me
If my best friend would ever leave me
to live life without her by my side
I would go through the seven stages of grief
Denial; I would taste a strawberry milkshake
And begin to dial your number to tell you all about it.
Pain; I would listen to Gun N’ Roses and cry until
My cheeks turn to sand.
Anger; I would take each page of her diary
And put them up all over our small town.
You always said you could die from embarrassment
So here you are!
I would take your favorite $600 black leather jacket
And put invisible ink on it saying “HOW DARE YOU”
That’ll be a nice surprise when you’re slow dancing
with HIM at the school dance on Friday.
I would sneak into your house at night and cut your hair
boyish short like the nightmare you told me about
last summer and I would dye your eyebrows black as your
$1500 Gucci purse. Oh and speaking of; I would cut that up
and put it on a poster and replace the Chinese painting
I gave you three years ago with that!
I remember when you called me to tell me about that purse.
I laughed and told you I hope it would be worth it!
Was it?
Depression; I would go through the motions everyday and laugh
With tears in my eyes. Tears only you can see. I would get up
10 min. before I have to leave in the morning because I just
Don’t care about ANYTHING.
Move forward; I would smile at our memories as I miss you
In my daily life. I would go grocery shopping when I knew you
Were working just to see if you had tears between your eyes.
Just to see if you were hurting at all.
Acceptance; I would smile and laugh and live life and know
That as the years go by, you are always in my heart.
But would you ever make me go through all that?
I beg you not to.
If my best friend would ever leave me
to live life without her by my side
I would go through the seven stages of grief
Denial; I would taste a strawberry milkshake
And begin to dial your number to tell you all about it.
Pain; I would listen to Gun N’ Roses and cry until
My cheeks turn to sand.
Anger; I would take each page of her diary
And put them up all over our small town.
You always said you could die from embarrassment
So here you are!
I would take your favorite $600 black leather jacket
And put invisible ink on it saying “HOW DARE YOU”
That’ll be a nice surprise when you’re slow dancing
with HIM at the school dance on Friday.
I would sneak into your house at night and cut your hair
boyish short like the nightmare you told me about
last summer and I would dye your eyebrows black as your
$1500 Gucci purse. Oh and speaking of; I would cut that up
and put it on a poster and replace the Chinese painting
I gave you three years ago with that!
I remember when you called me to tell me about that purse.
I laughed and told you I hope it would be worth it!
Was it?
Depression; I would go through the motions everyday and laugh
With tears in my eyes. Tears only you can see. I would get up
10 min. before I have to leave in the morning because I just
Don’t care about ANYTHING.
Move forward; I would smile at our memories as I miss you
In my daily life. I would go grocery shopping when I knew you
Were working just to see if you had tears between your eyes.
Just to see if you were hurting at all.
Acceptance; I would smile and laugh and live life and know
That as the years go by, you are always in my heart.
But would you ever make me go through all that?
I beg you not to.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Confession poem
It has been six years
but I can still remember the shame
the embarrassment, the lies and
the fear of getting caught.
Jalousy made me do it.
Lame right?
Everyone else had one
I felt left out. Again.
I called him Thomas
like the cute boy from the team
Pretend phonecalls, lying about him moving
How could people not see through it?
I don't remember when I stopped
but I remember the day I confessed
to my two best friends.
I was so ashamed.
No we laugh about it
but I still remember how lonely I felt
the shock the first time I lied about you.
My fake boyfriend.
but I can still remember the shame
the embarrassment, the lies and
the fear of getting caught.
Jalousy made me do it.
Lame right?
Everyone else had one
I felt left out. Again.
I called him Thomas
like the cute boy from the team
Pretend phonecalls, lying about him moving
How could people not see through it?
I don't remember when I stopped
but I remember the day I confessed
to my two best friends.
I was so ashamed.
No we laugh about it
but I still remember how lonely I felt
the shock the first time I lied about you.
My fake boyfriend.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Picture Poem
My Friend
For as long as I can remember
You were always there.
Skiing in Norway and France
New Years Eve,
Weekends in Sweden,
Just hanging out.
Being yourself,
Just having a good time
The curling song, cooking with the guys
Music, videos, Van Diesel
Last one to say goodbye
I’ll see you when the sun shines
Once again
For more fun
An hour spent with you
Is an hour I’ll always remember
My friend, you are.
For as long as I can remember
You were always there.
Skiing in Norway and France
New Years Eve,
Weekends in Sweden,
Just hanging out.
Being yourself,
Just having a good time
The curling song, cooking with the guys
Music, videos, Van Diesel
Last one to say goodbye
I’ll see you when the sun shines
Once again
For more fun
An hour spent with you
Is an hour I’ll always remember
My friend, you are.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
How to live poem
How to live
“I don’t want to know how to live”
By Eva Hertz
Cry to Titanic and Dawson’s Creek. Wear pink and
yellow, you won’t regret it. Climb Mt. Everest or rent
the how-to movie. It costs $60.000 dollars and
you die. Be passionate, but don’t be obsessed. That’s
just creepy. Don’t learn Latin, it’s a dead language.
Go backpacking through Europe
and eat baguettes in front of the Eiffel Tower. Listen to
Eagles, Beatles and Spice Girls. Read Harry Potter and
pretend you’re in it. The world would be cool if you could say
lumos and then there would be light. Don’t get a pet unless
you love them, they are annoying but if you get one, treat
them right. Watch the news every day so you know
what’s going on. Don’t be the person who asks who Osama Bin
Laden is or who bombed Pearl Harbor. Kiss like stars on TV and
love like crazy. Be a Buddhist, a Christian or a Muslim if it makes
your life better. Cry when Troy and Gabriella graduate from East
High. Don’t be embarrassed about something that has a place in
your heart. Be spontaneous, don’t plan your life. Don’t go
tanning. The result is orange skin and cancer. Do sports,
drama or Student Government. Don’t cheat. It’s not nice and it
will bite you in the ankles one day. Skip school once in the
spring to walk around in the sun with your best friend. Play
“Would you rather” while eating Ben and Jerry’s. Don’t over-use
“I love you” Go ice-skating when the first ice comes out
and fall through the thin places. Laugh about
it a day later. It’s not funny when it happens.
Be nice to your parents and siblings. They are
always on your side. Be a dreamer. Give out
advices, but don’t be the “I’m-better-than-you-and-know-it-all”
friend. Don’t say “I told you so.” Do the 10 min. AB
work-out on Exercise TV on Demand.
Eat salmon, broccoli and chocolate and
Morelli’s on Sundays. Buy a product from
the TV shop. Laugh 10 min. every day. Go swimming
in the lake on New Year’s Day. Cuddle with your
best friend. Give someone you love a hug every day
just because. Make a map of your new school because
you can’t find your classes. Memorize the lines from
“Friends” and freak people out. Be yourself. Talk to the
characters on TV, it’s fun. Dance so you can feel it
the next day. Laugh until you cry. By pizza at
your local pizzeria with stage makeup on. Don’t sing Christmas
songs until DECEMBER. And no, Christmas doesn’t last from
Thanksgiving to Easter. See the Great Wall, Taj Mahal and the
Khufu pyramid. Be generous, but don’t let people use you. Rem-
ember all the things your parents told you when you were little.
They are still true even though you are older.
“I don’t want to know how to live”
By Eva Hertz
Cry to Titanic and Dawson’s Creek. Wear pink and
yellow, you won’t regret it. Climb Mt. Everest or rent
the how-to movie. It costs $60.000 dollars and
you die. Be passionate, but don’t be obsessed. That’s
just creepy. Don’t learn Latin, it’s a dead language.
Go backpacking through Europe
and eat baguettes in front of the Eiffel Tower. Listen to
Eagles, Beatles and Spice Girls. Read Harry Potter and
pretend you’re in it. The world would be cool if you could say
lumos and then there would be light. Don’t get a pet unless
you love them, they are annoying but if you get one, treat
them right. Watch the news every day so you know
what’s going on. Don’t be the person who asks who Osama Bin
Laden is or who bombed Pearl Harbor. Kiss like stars on TV and
love like crazy. Be a Buddhist, a Christian or a Muslim if it makes
your life better. Cry when Troy and Gabriella graduate from East
High. Don’t be embarrassed about something that has a place in
your heart. Be spontaneous, don’t plan your life. Don’t go
tanning. The result is orange skin and cancer. Do sports,
drama or Student Government. Don’t cheat. It’s not nice and it
will bite you in the ankles one day. Skip school once in the
spring to walk around in the sun with your best friend. Play
“Would you rather” while eating Ben and Jerry’s. Don’t over-use
“I love you” Go ice-skating when the first ice comes out
and fall through the thin places. Laugh about
it a day later. It’s not funny when it happens.
Be nice to your parents and siblings. They are
always on your side. Be a dreamer. Give out
advices, but don’t be the “I’m-better-than-you-and-know-it-all”
friend. Don’t say “I told you so.” Do the 10 min. AB
work-out on Exercise TV on Demand.
Eat salmon, broccoli and chocolate and
Morelli’s on Sundays. Buy a product from
the TV shop. Laugh 10 min. every day. Go swimming
in the lake on New Year’s Day. Cuddle with your
best friend. Give someone you love a hug every day
just because. Make a map of your new school because
you can’t find your classes. Memorize the lines from
“Friends” and freak people out. Be yourself. Talk to the
characters on TV, it’s fun. Dance so you can feel it
the next day. Laugh until you cry. By pizza at
your local pizzeria with stage makeup on. Don’t sing Christmas
songs until DECEMBER. And no, Christmas doesn’t last from
Thanksgiving to Easter. See the Great Wall, Taj Mahal and the
Khufu pyramid. Be generous, but don’t let people use you. Rem-
ember all the things your parents told you when you were little.
They are still true even though you are older.
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