Open your eyes, it's a new day!

When something carves a hole in your heart so big,
its hard to cover or at least fill it up no matter how hard we try,
the feeling of being lost and hopeless can't covered by wearing a wig,
Pretend to be happy or saying that it's okay but to ourselves we cannot lie,
No matter how hard we try it's only a matter of time before we snap like a twig.

Giving up seems like the only possible option in life, is there a purpose to live at all?
Why move forward when with each step you take all you do is fall?
The pain inside is so hard to bear sometimes you don't even have the strength the crawl,
So instead of moving forward in life we do everything we can just to stall.

Jumping from one thing to another without even trying to hold on to anything,
Like a butterfly from flower to flower we fly, never stopping never thinking,
Doing what we have to do and living life for the day without even blinking,
We do anything and everything just to stop ourselves from actually feeling.

Life just passes us by and we just go with the flow like everyone
In today's fast pace world who has time to sit down and enjoy life?
Everybody seems to pass us by in life and it seems we're left with no one,
I've lived my life to the full now you think while blankly staring at the knife.

If you think about it did you have anyone for you in the first place?
Do you want to live because of someone or do you want actually live your life?
Life is a race, but it's yourself you had to beat all along in the first place.
So do you want to ruin your own chances of getting ahead by taking your own life?

Life isn't really over, open your eyes and see whats ahead of you,
The past was horrible, yes I agree but the future is mystery waiting to be explored.
A puzzle waiting to be solved, all you have to say to the puzzle is, yes I do!
Let go of all those feelings and be be brave to fight by simply grabbing the sword.

Let your emotions run their course and don't be afraid to let your feelings out,
We despise what we don't know only to finally realize that somethings in life we can't control.
We have to let ourselves be vulnerable if we are experience life, why sit and pout?
When else can we enjoy our lives without letting ourselves getting drawn in to that big black hole?

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You

You, the woman who once owned my heart,
You, the one I fell in love with from the start,
You, the one with a smile that light up the dark,
You, the one who owned my heart left a mark,

You, the one whose love was more than perfect,
You, the one I lost, because of decisions I now regret,
You, the one I once called my soul mate,
You, the one I would have died for without debate,

You, the one with the voice I longed to hear,
You, the one who gave me a reason to show no fear,
You, the one whose love I could not resist,
You, the one whose hugs and kisses, were absolute bliss,

You, the one whose hand fit so perfectly in mine,
You, the reason the sun would always shine,
You, the one with whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life,
You, the reason I got through so much strife

You, the one whose arms I effortlessly fell in,
You, the one who melted me with your cheeky grin,
You, the one with the lips I once longed to kiss,
You, the woman, I will always miss.

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Implications of what we say

Disclaimer: The author of this article has most probably (who am I kidding, I have done all of these things) discussed her and knows he's a big hypocrite but is trying to reform his ways and also spread the message.

I've been meaning to write this rant for a long time but can't think of a better time to write it than after a such a monumental announcement as #SCOUTUS.

First things first, Congratulations for everyone who can legally express their love in the US, hopefully this will spread to the rest of the world soon.

Getting to the topic that I wanted to talk about; we really need to be mindful of the things. For way too long a majority of say very offensive things without actually thinking of the deeper implications. Sticking with #SCOUTUS theme many of us (as the disclaimer states, including myself) use the phrase that's so gay to describe something unpleasant. We've been brought up in an environment where this term is commonly used and everybody uses it. "OMG that t-shirt is so gay", You listen to Justin Beiber, that's so gay (Don't insult the gays, they have better taste than to listen to Justin Beiber. Kidding, Just taking a cheap shot at the Beibs)... You gave me a compliment, are you gay bro?". This is what everybody is doing but each of us have been given a brain to to think and not just follow blindly, surely you think before you talk right?

Since we're on the topic how does the sexuality of two consulting adults effect you? just because they're gay doesn't mean they'd want to sleep with a straight guy and start making moves on you. Even if they do you can always say no, its not like they'd force you to have sex with them. If they do that's rape. Straight or not if somebody tries to take advantage of another person that's rape. I know several gay people personally and their just like any of us, as a matter of fact 99.9% are nicer than most straight people I know. The 0.1% is the exception like anything thing else in life. Yes, I did meet one gay person who made me and a lot of people uncomfortable. But that 0.1 doesn't define the rest. Gay or not these people are humans, their not  freaks like society wants us to believe. For all the Catholics who say being gay is abomination even the pope is open to homosexuality. That verse you hold up to say that being gay is an abomination, well in that same para its says eating pork is an abomination... How come you're being selective on what you follow?

Another phrase that used without much thought is "stop being such a girl", or "you throw like a girl".... are you saying being a girl is a bad thing? why can't you just say your throwing is weak or stop acting so weak rather saying stop acting like a pussy.

Another example that comes to mind is stop being retarded... Did you actually stop and think of what that phrase means. The cruelty of that phrase is.... I have no words to describe how inconsiderate and ignorant that phrase is.

As I said, these are terms that we've heard all our life and would have heard millions of times said by family and friends but did we actually take the time and think of the implications of these phrases or did we just go along with them because everyone else is using them? Gone are the days were when being different is rejected and people who dare to be different are considered outcasts, the world is changing, you can either get used to the change or be left behind and becoming the outcast yourself. The world is becoming more open to change and accepting people for who they are. This is not something that happened overnight and will take a very long time to be truly accepted worldwide, it's been a struggle and it'll continue to be so. But it all started with one person. And that's how it will always be. Just because you don't agree with someones opinion it doesn't give you the right to disrespect them.  Just like you they have feelings,  if people don't agree with you the right thing to do is agree to disagree and respect their choice,  not hurt them. Change happens one person at a time, so take a minute and think about what you say before you say it.

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Memories

What do you do when memories linger?
reminiscing, flipping through the pages of history
photographs, memories captured with a finger
good days and bad, every picture tells a story

Memories of love, echo with each passing moment
many days and nights drowning endless sorrows
until they're stirred, some memories lie dormant
looking back at yesterday and raising a glass for tomorrow

Memories are all that we have of the past
some beautiful and some harsh, they never leave
happiness, love, sorrow, these memories always last
and all we can do is look back and be happy or grieve

Memories are meant meant to be treasured forever
regardless of good or bad decisions made
strangely, its the memories that hurt that we seem to savor
and those memories will last forever, even if the pictures fade

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