Found Poem.

Writer's Inc. 003:
"Read the bold statement above, read it again; repeat it after every meal; have it tattooed on your arm and by all means remember it every time you write.
Let this statement be your constant reminder that when you write, you are often involved in uncharted thinking and exploring. 
For example, at the beginning of this process, you may be searching for possible subjects that related to your assignment. 
At another point, you may be experimenting with different ways to write about one of these subjects. 
Later on, you may be searching for the perfect idea to tie all your main points together."


Found Poem: Remember, you.

The beginning of every main idea is a bold statement.
Remember when you write: experiment, search and

BE DIFFERENT.

Remember, Let it be.

Read it AGAIN.
Remember that l a t e r on, you'll change it for the perfect words to TIE it all together.
You are involved in an uncharted process called literature.
Remember it's yours.

Remember to always search for another way to write it.
So your statement is bolder than ever.
Begin.

Looking through the Glass.

A fragile, petite girl was swinging on her old swing set for the last ten minutes that she could; tracing her fingers up, down and through the cold chains.

She hasn't spoken in almost four days.

And she doesn't want to leave.

The moving vans just finished packing up.  She lived here her whole life, but it was too painful to be here anymore.  She didn't want things to change so fast.

She's terrified.

Her Daddy pulls up in the black car.
He walks towards her holding back tears.
"Have you got everything sweetheart?" he said in a gentle voice.
"Yes, but I'm not going back inside that house" she said her high, sad voice.
"Okay, I understand" he said softly.
"Are you ready to go?"

She looked up at him with tears of heartache rushing down her small, angelic face and whispered,
"Daddy, I don't want to go."
Tears erupt from his sad, blue eyes as he embraced his small angel.

They wept together in a sorrowful hug.

He carried her to the car and slid into the back seat as Grandpa backed up the black car.
The fragile, petite girl looked through the glass at the sad house.
"I love you Daddy, and Mommy" She breathed.
"I love you too, and Mommy" Daddy whispered.

He hugged her tighter as they drove to Mommy's funeral.

One Word.

FREE.

Freedom is that sweet watermelon in the summer heat.  Freedom is crying after you found out that he cheated.  Freedom is eating 50 pounds of greasy food on a Tuesday night just because you're with your fellas.  Freedom is moving out after graduation day.  Freedom is love.  Freedom is music.

Freedom is NOT suicide.  Freedom is NOT discrimination.  Freedom is NOT money. 

being free is being yourself no matter what.

being free is going for your dreams no matter how huge they may be.

being free is allowing yourself to fall.

being free is not free.  But can't obtain being free, you can only be it.

being free is dancing the night away.

being free is never giving up.

being free is... hard.

It seems so easy to do whatever you please, so doesn't that mean that life would be easy? well it's not.  

Life is hard.  You gotta be who you want to be.

We design our dreams, our wants, fears.

We design our lives.

Then, just then,

we become free.

Rock out like That day has Arrived.

You have been given a direct order to rock out.

Rock out like it's 1979.  Like it's a busy street and you're blind.  Rock out like you won the lottery, like you won a free burrito.  Rock out like a ride in that smooth Maserati.  Rock out like it's nobody's business.  Rock out like it's graduation day.

Rock out like you'll never die, like there's no tomorrow.

Rock out like the party never stops.  Rock out like your parents were still together.  Rock out like music's all you got.  Rock out like you just walked on water.  Rock out like you've never rocked out before!  Rock out like you've never been told to.  Rock out like a rebel, like you just heard your favorite song for the first time.

Rock out like things never changed and things stayed the same.

Rock out like you got the last twinkie in the box.  Rock out like you just got transparent socks.

Rock out like you felt like you mattered... to them.

Rock out like you don't know anything!  Rock out like you know everything!  Rock out like you made the winning touchdown.  Rock out like your heart just broke for the first time.  Rock out like you don't know yourself.  Rock out like KISS rocks out.  Head banging baabby.  yeaah buddy.

Rock out like that day has arrived.

Rock out like you don't know.

Rock out like you've never lived.

Rock out like you were clean:

from reputation

from drugs

from all the things you said

from all the things you did

from all the mistakes you made.

Rock out like you have no regrets.

Rock out like you just jumped off the edge of a cliff, rock out because you can fly.

Rock out like you can break dance.

Rock out like you just broke out of jail.

Rock out like your dreams just came true.

Rock out because your scared to.

ROCK OUT LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.

because it does.