Rite a Riff

I chose this picture, not only because it has nothing to do with anything in this post, but also because when searching individuality online this came up. 

I pledge allegiance to individuality,

To the difference found in all of us. 

Being unique and different

For each and every Peer.

To changing our future,

To owning our past.

I pledge allegiance to being your own person,

To knowing your wants and needs,

And acting upon them.

I pledge to be myself,

Through all the pain and corruption 

Found in our dark existence.

I pledge allegiance to our apparent freedom,

The theory better than reality.

Our nation in pain

As we sit and watch.

We kill so we won't be killed,

Preach on our peaceful lives,

But lack the necessities.

I pledge allegiance to love.

To having it.

To being filled with it.

To letting it consume you.

I pledge to expel the hate, 

And to love those most undeserving.

I chose to share this specific fast write not because it was my best moment, or because it was my most in depth writing, but because it is a pledge. It's a pledge to myself. The people in my life will come and go, but at the end of each day all I have is my own word.

Blog Reviews.

The Third Eye Is The Clearest.
Ariel has a way with her words. She writes wonderful poetry and enjoys the art of tyedye. Her blog is a lot of fun to look at, and I think you should check her out.

Poetic Clarity.
Melanya has a way of expressing her self through her words that makes it hard not to feel for her. She clearly has felt the spectrum of pain and happiness, all of the extremes. She's an admirable person and her posts speak to me.

Blub Blub Blub.
This is Roxie. She's great. If you read her posts, it's clear that she's honest and knows what she's talking about. She cares in ways that not everyone understands, and may not every fully understand, but she's easily relatable.

Remember.

December 10, 2008. My best friend was taken from me. There was no warning, it wasn't expected, it just happened. It's three years later, and this song still speaks to me. There was complete innocence in our friendship. A love that was pure and simple, one that I'll never forget. I chose to "Remember" this event in my life because loss is not something to be ignored. Aidan wasn't the only person I've ever had taken from me, the most recent being Ms.McKenna, our lit teacher, but the pain doesn't dull. It's continuous, but eventually it becomes a part of you. 

Swing Life Away - Rise Against

Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up?

Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck?

Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first

Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse

Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,

I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

I've been here so long, I think that it's time to move

The winter's so cold, summer's over too soon

Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow

I've got some friends, some that I hardly know

But we've had some times, I wouldn't trade for the world

We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go

We live on front porches and swing life away,

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,

I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand....until you hold my hand

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first

Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse

Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,

We get by just fine here on minimum wage

If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,

I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

Swing life away [x4]