Poetry

Fade


How did this happen
How did the red rose fade to black
How did the hammer of corruption fall
I don't know, but there's no going back
How did the sky, where the stars used to shine
Where the moon used to smile and give light,
Be blocked out by clouds,
And drowned out by the night
But the rose can still be saved,
The stars will shine someday
The moon will illuminate the night
And the sadness will fade away.

Polyvore

A polyvore collage I made

Today, I found a new site that I like. It's called Polyvore- it's a collage maker, but it's for piecing together different styles and outfits. The site lets you take images of clothing, jewelry, piercings, hairstyles etc. off of the internet and piece together a collage to express your style. I love it and it is a great way to spend time if you get bored. All you need to set up an account is an email adress, or you can use it without an account. It's easier to use it with an account, because then you can publish and save the collages you make.

It's completely free and will actually link you to wherever the pcitures you choose come from. If the item you are using can be bought, it links you to the site and also gives you the price of the item and where it can be bought. If you want to try it out, here is the link:

www.polyvore.com

Maddie

Music

I have quite an ecclectic mix of music that I listen to. I find that I go through different levels and genres of music throughout the year- some months, I really enjoy pop music. Other times I like techno/dubstep. Sometimes I like nightcore. These past few months, I've been going through my heavy metal/rock phase- mainly because of the iHeart radio app that my Dad downloaded. Since getting it, he's been listening to more punk and heavy music- that's more recent. He enjoys bands like the Offspring, Rage Against the Machine and Rob Zombie while I am more partial to Otep, In This Moment, The Pretty Reckless and Breaking Benjamin.

We've also decided on some bands that we DON'T like... Disturbed, My Chemical Romance and the Dropkick Murphys... ESPECIALLY the Dropkick Murphys. Holy crap. One song of their's is constantly playing on almost every station me and Dad change to, and it's so horribly sung that I literally got a headache from it the other day. It drawls on and on in a horrible accent and has lyrics that are non-relateable and quite frankly, stupid. Ugh.

What music do you like?

Maddie

Poetry

Snow

Walk through the snow
Skid on the ice
Sled down the hills,
Catch all the mice,
Bundle up warm,
So no frostbite gets in,
The clouds are all coming,
It's winter again,
So let the snow fall,
And let the wind blow,
Let the ice glisten,
So that everyone will know.

Talking

Last night, Dad and I went to Walmart to get some stickers for my sister (she's homeschooled and the stickers encourage her to do better) and while we were there, everyone seemed to want to stop to talk us! Usually, when we go out in public, no one talks to us. But last night was different... first, a lady stopped my Dad and tried talking to him... unfortunately, her disruptive child was wreaking havoc in another part of the store and she had to run after him.

Next, an old man in a wheelchair stopped to talk with us while we were looking at DVD's. He seemed talkative, but also lonely... while Dad did most of the talking, I did appreciate listening to the man recount his life over the past 30 years as he seemed full of interesting stories. We would have talked with him longer, but it was already 8:30 and dinner was already made at home. I felt... bad for him, in a way. He seemed very lonely, like he didn't get to talk to people much.  I'm glad we stopped and talked with him for 20 minutes before moving on.

Finally, the cashier who checked us out was in a chatty mood and rambled on to us about her boyfriend and how she had to wake him up at 3:30 for work because he apparently refused to wake up to an alarm clock... she mumbled about what his work was and said something about her mom too, but all I could think was "How and why are you putting up with him!? Let him wake himself up, geez..." but I didn't say anything. Then, home we went... but I'm glad people talked to us.

Maddie

Poetry

Seizure

Twist and turn 
On the stone cold floor
Watching you suffer
Pains me to the core
When it can't be helped
And there's nothing to be done
When I cannot help you
The tears never cease to run
You'd think after 4 years
I'd have learned that this occurs,
But with self-made water in my eyes,
I can see only streaks and blurs,
When your muscles lock right up
And your limbs contort and curve
When I have to comfort myself,
And gather up my nerve,
When I'm scared it's over,
When I'm scared that you might leave,
Giving me just one more thing, 
To cry about and grieve.

Poetry

The ship has sailed,
The tears have dried,
I've slowly moved on,
God knows, at least I've tried
I've blocked you out,
I've set you down,
I've put you in the past,
But you persist,
I can't resist,
You creep up on me at last.
The ship is sinking now,
The tears slowly return
The all-too-familiar feeling
Of the inner, deeper burn
I'll slowly soldier on
Pretend that I don't care
While it won't show,
deep down I know,
I'm caught forever in your glare.