I have found it has become much more common for young children to dress in adult looking clothes with their cell phones clinging to their ears, similar to the image of their parents, and act like they have reached a maturity that is much higher than the usual for their age. It is like watching [...]
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9 Sep 09
3 Aug 09
Though the sky was scattered with twinkles of hope, the night was still dominated by the darkness.
1 Jul 09
Thrust into the world
To live once grown
Trained for years
How to make your own
Learned eyes widen
Once set free
Success is a dream
Not a guarantee
Sinking, abashed
Seem tiny compared
Training forgot
From shock impaired
Continue still
Fight against the wind
Despite fear
This is not the end
You will prevail
Risen a new moon
Dreams come true
The calm comes soon
16 Jun 09
Here’s a little bit of poetry in honor of the graduates. The rhyming is simple but there is a whole lot of reality buried in that simplicity.
We have only our hearts to follow
and the maps in our minds.
Our lives are unfolding between
these white and yellow lines.
We have shared tears and smiles
In this old worn-out [...]
