Let's play a game. A game of hide and seek. You hide, and I'll find you. That's much how life is. That fake mask of lies that you're hiding behind, I'll eventually unravel the real you. So go ahead and hide, I'll count to ten. I'll give you your chance to find a great spot, but I'll come running after you. I'll search up and down, and all around looking for that beautiful smile. I'll witness things I've never seen before. And when I've found you; the truth to your life, we can switch. I can hide, you can count. Come find me.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
All That Remains of You
All that remains of you, sits in a little box on my dresser. I don't dare open that box, because I don't want the memories, but I keep it, because I won't give up. I keep that small box, that holds you, in my heart. It's with me wherever I go, knocking at the back of my head. Every step I take leads me to a different place. A place where you're sitting on my shoulder, guiding me around. You tell me what's right, and help me make the difficult decisions. That little box holds so much, yet is so little. That little box hold my past life, the things I used to be. That little box holds things that cam from you, look like you, feel like you; things that are you.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Drilling in Alaska
Drilling; it’s an issue we think about all the time. Covers of magazines fascinate us with National stories of “GULF OIL SPILL.” We’re reminded every time at the pump that we’re struggling with oil prices. Problems date back to 1989 when Exxon© had a huge oil spill transporting oil back from a foreign country. Drilling from foreign countries is often a dangerous task, and many times we don’t get any profit from bringing oil over. If we were to drill in Alaska, we could remove risk factors of having as major oil spills, and have a bigger chance of gaining some money. Even though there are many outcome possibilities, I think that drilling in Alaska is a risk we should take.
According to a chart on the DBQ document, in 2025 we are projected to consume 20 million more barrels of oil than what we supply from our own country per day. That’s not just the cost of the barrels we need to make up for, it’s the shipping, the traveling, and the oil. With the US being in debt by over 10 trillion dollars, that’s not money we can spare to spend. In Document C, we read that “It (referring to money gained from the possible drilling in Alaska) is estimated that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge contains no more than a six month supply of oil at our current consumption rates.” Some might read this and think that it’s not worth while to drill for a possible six month supply, but I say, why not try? Six months is just an estimation, and there could possibly be way more than that in Alaska. And if there’s not, we still got six months out of oil consumption in Alaska. We get six months where we won’t have to pay for the oil from a foreign country; we get six months of a little brake from the pressures of oil.
Not only would the oil in Alaska help with money issues, it would also help use the land to its fullest potential. As of 2010, America uses 22% of all the oil in the world. Out of 25 million barrels used per day, the United States only supplies 10 million of those, only to the states. If we have another possibility to use domestic oil, why would we turn that down? The ANWR is the reason stopping us. They say that it would be a waste of time, energy, money, and it would hurt the environment. Yes, there is wildlife on the ground that is planned to drill on. Yes, there are dangers of disrupting the natural habitat. Yes, there is something we can about it. We could set up reserves away from the drilling site to keep all of the wildlife. They wouldn’t be moved far, just to a safe place. The animals would adapt and the drilling would be part of a normal day in Alaska.
Drilling in Alaska wouldn’t only be a positive thing in the aspects of economic issues and environmental arguments, but it wouldn’t hurt our social arguments either. So many people are worried about drilling because they think that it will hurt or affect the ones that live there. As we read in Documents E and D, the Inupiat people believe that drilling in Alaska might not be such a bad thing. We read that they think that, even though they are native to the land, other people should get the use out of it -- which they already do. As for the people that live in Alaska and are against drilling; I feel that they should think about how they will be ultimately helping themselves, because their oil prices will go down, too. There isn’t that many people in Alaska, so not too many people would be affected. Overall, I think that the people of Alaska should be a little more courageous and let them drill in their home land.
The drilling crisis is a big one, and if we don’t do something about it, the whole US could be affected. If the government were to let us drill in Alaska, many – if not all – problems could be fixed. With our prices so high and being in debt by a lot, we could find one of our solutions to the biggest problem we have faced for many years. Drilling in Alaska might have some problems but in the end of the day, we would benefit from the oil we get in Alaska.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Because I Can
Author's Note: I have recently been thinking about life. Not just why we're here and what our purpose is, but I have been thinking about how amazing this life is. I wrote this piece for two reasons. First, because I wanted to portray the feeling I have been having recently. Second, I have been trying some new techniques (word choice). Tell me what you think.
I always swing facing the same way. I stare at the trees dancing in the wind. I stare at the sun, setting on the horizon a million miles away. I stare at the little things in life; the birds singing, the flowers blooming, the clouds moving. The little things -- even if it's just for a second -- make up for the big
things. The things behind me.
I don't mind living in an orphanage. I don’t mind at all, but it's taking my life away. What little freedom I used to have was torn from my hands, now forcing me to follow commands and serve others. I cant make my own decisions anymore, I need the help of others to guide me to the right path; or at least that's what they say. I can't possibly be mature enough to make a decision for my own. The only time left for me is then; when I swing.
I swing because it makes me feel free. The wind blowing through my hair, soaring above all. I swing because I rise above my problems; leave them on the ground. I swing because I have the power. I swing because of the memories, the new and the old. I swing because I want to; because I can.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
One Step Closer
Your eyes, your hair,
The way you stare,
All brings me one step closer.
The silence, the still,
The never ending thrill,
All brings me one step closer.
Your humor – like one of a clown,
Everything’s better when you’re around,
All brings me one step closer.
Your determination to do what’s right,
Practicing late into the night,
All brings me one step closer.
Your shyness, your worries,
Your fears and your dreams,
All bring me one step closer.
One step closer to finding your heart,
One step closer to the perfect start,
One step closer to everything new,
One step closer to falling for you.
One Way Mirror
Sometimes I feel like I'm standing on the dark side of the one- way mirror. No one can see in, but I can see out. I am alone. No one can reach me, because as hard as they search…I'm invisible. They don't know I'm here, as a shadow in the corner, waiting behind a wall; hiding. This one-way mirror, a trap to all. Covered by a blanket of lies, a dark sheet. This one-way mirror, keeping us apart. Keeping the bad on one side, good on the other. This one-way mirror divides us all. This one way-mirror cannot be broken.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Just Go With It
Sometimes all it takes is one person, one move, one word. All we need is a second chance, a new begging, a new person. Sometimes there's only one person who can turn you around, make you laugh, make you smile. Sometimes it's the person who’s been here all along, but we've chosen to kid around about them. Sometimes this one person -- even when you're down and grumpy -- that can lift you off your feet and bring you back. Sometimes you fall in love with the people you wouldn't expect to. Sometimes…you have to just go with it.
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