What is right And what I am Faith and Trust Begin where the sidewalk ends My mind stays cemented While my heart runs away Wishes and rules How can I do what’s right I wrote the above in April of seventh grade. I remember it vividly. It was the first day of my life I …
Who Am I I am a Techie. I work behind the scenes. I come in, fix your computer and leave. I dress too casual, generally hear too much, and speak way too honest. And somehow during the year where it all came undone, I got drafted out of my world behind the scenes to teach …
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Going back is hard. It’s its own world, a universe all on its own in a hidden cloud. Brick outsides and weird yellow-white walls that echo with years of cusses, clashes, and tears. Hours of tortured minds and anguished emotions swirl down the single hallway. It’s the metallic clang of slamming sheets of ugly metal …
I’ve always been a poet, since fourth grade when my teacher introduced the idea that we could put things down on paper without the proper punctuation and still make people feel things. Poorly penned adjectives trying to explain feelings I didn’t understand in a shaky scrawl pairing down words I couldn’t spell started flowing from …
I strongly believe in the power of words. The right words given at the right time have the ability to calm you, strengthen you, and convince you to continue. Quotes, phrases, poems, they all have the power to completely change the trajectory of a person’s life. Below are some of my favorites that have come …
This has been one of the biggest decades of my life. I went from 15 to 25, I graduated high school and college, it became legal for me to drink and to vote, and people my age went from breaking curfews to having families. Crazy stuff. And these are the years everyone tells us are …
2019 in Review — The Worst Best Decade of My Life Read More »
90 Day Sprint Explanation I have decided to start taking on 90-day projects or sprints. These experiments will focus on a singular goal and could be skill-focused, earnings-focused, health-focused or something else altogether. There will be a specific deadline obviously as it is a 90-day challenge. However, it won’t necessarily be a pass or fail …
Dear Little Jersey The days grow short Time expands Flashforward Eyes closed Still sunlight I hear you laugh Your grin When it’s alright The sad half smile Only your back recognizes The secrets I struggle to hold The ones you half show But I’ll wait Because I learned Only yesterday Friends end fast So I’ll …
Newsworthy Facebook went down. Instagram went down. Whatsup went down. We are in the middle of a pandemic where people are being forced to take medication they don’t want under the guise of saving those who are already gone. But Facebook was down. Twitter had a sudden upswing in users. So one platform goes down …
Poem #01 – Just Me Don’t face me I’m not your flag to salute Don’t look to me I’m not your savior to say thank you Don’t blame me I’m not your darkness to fall prey to Don’t hate me I’m not your past to run from Don’t love me I’m not your other half …