I’m an Outsider

Always have been

Always will be

I’m an Outsider

I live outside the box

I can’t follow a straight line

I’m an Outsider

My friends are Outsiders

We live in a different world

One where being an Outsider is the best thing to be

I’m an Outsider

I rely on the others

They rely on me

I’m an Outsider

Always have been

Always will be

I’m proud to be an Outsider

Be as brave as Eliza Harris
Be as just as Atticus Finch
Be as adventurous as Huck Finn
Be as strong as Cassie Logan
Be a friend like Johnny Cade
Be as imaginative as Tom Sawyer
Be a dreamer like Ponyboy Curtis
Be as selfless as Jim
Be as honest as Uncle Tom

Let fictional characters be your moral compass every once in a while.

I am the forest

I am the footsteps squishing in the mud after a freshly fallen rain

I am the pine needles laying on the forest floor

I am the hundreds of branches reaching out and hugging the trails you made

I am the the dirt of the ravine crumbling away and tumbling into the pit

I am the trickle of water waiting in that pit

I am the forest

I am the presence some feel

I am the spirit for those who can see it

I am the whisper in the wind some can hear

I am the forest

Εξουσία (Power)

Είναι ισχυρό

Μην αμφιβάλλετε

Παρακολουθήστε εκείνους που δεν μοιάζουν με τίποτα

Είναι αυτοί που θα μας σώσει όλους

Αυτό που βλέπετε στις σκιές

Οι ψυχές περιμένουν να πηδήσουν

Όσοι μπορεί να μην ακούγονται σαν να έχουν τίποτα να πουν;

Περιμένετε

(It is powerful

Do not doubt Watch those who do not look like anything It is they who will save us all

What you see in the shadows The souls are waiting to jump Those who may not sound like they have anything to say? Wait for it)

What Humans do Best

The sky and the ocean never got along

Neither could ever quite admit they could be in the wrong

So the humans decided to do what they do best

Enjoy what it is they think they know

And block out all the rest

The Mist blinds their simple eye

They never could look deep

They take whatever reality they like

And form them into ideas to keep

Maybe if they weren't so stubborn

Admit to what they don't know

They could reach the 600th floor

And watch their legends grow

I guess you could say 

They don't have a clue

Maybe it's better that way

If they did,

Who knows what damage they'd do?

Memories

     It's been an amazing school year and I'm honestly sad to see it go. Next year is going to be quite a bit different for me. I'm trying to be ready for that...anyway, this year has been filled with so many memories. I've made wonderful friends and had so much fun with my old ones, I've grown a lot in academics, and look fondly back on this school year. The highlights of my year have been:

1. Without a doubt, Seussical. Being Jojo is Seussical Jr. was my highlight of the whole year. What an experience!

2. Ranting with my friends at lunch about musicals and books (doing spirited dances from multiple musicals)

3. Writing, writing, writing! Having two writing classes was very cool

4. Reading one of my favorite books in my Lit. class (Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry)

5. Going down the hallway with my friend, joking and doing a secret handshake

6. Gaining an awesome trio with hugs after every class

It's been a wonderful year

Summer Plans

    This summer, I plan to write as much as I do this school year- poetry, short stories, (*ahem rewritting every Percy Jackson scene the way I want it to go*) and really, anything that comes to mind. For reading, I plan to read possibly Of Mice and Men, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Grapes of Wrath, and most definitely read all of the Percy Jackson books and series!

     As for my summer plans, my summer is going to be pretty packed. I applied for a job position as a volunteer for the Cincinnati Art Museum, so I may get that, which would be five hour shifts a few days a week. I also got into the Cincinnati Young People's Theater production of "Beauty and the Beast" at Covedale Theater as many ensemble roles with the most amazing cast of fellow theater nerds! (That's going to be the highlight of my summer) Four hour rehearsals five days a week , nine performances! I also will continue voice lessons.