I have to be honest, I haven’t been writing anywhere near as much as I should and it’s because I’ve been suffering from a minor case of writer’s block, as well as just being plain lazy. When I was younger, I used to write almost every day, whether it be song lyrics or poems. I carried a notebook with me everywhere I went, and wrote down anything that came to mind. This is something that I have to go back to doing. Writing is a passion and talent of mine that I have not acknowledged often enough.

Writing keeps my mind active, and it helps to write down your thoughts. It’s not good to have negativity stewing in your brain all the time. So, this time I’m committed to this. I’ll write when I’m inspired and when I have something to say, but at the very least I will try to come up with something at least once a week.

That being said, I have plenty of material to draw inspiration from. This past weekend I went home to visit my parents for my mom’s birthday, before they left for vacation. I was able to find my notebook, and I have to say there is some good material there. Add my old Tumblr site to that and we have about 8 years of work. I’m sure that’s enough to jumpstart me into something.

The source material was way different back then, but these words still came from my head, so they’re mine & mine alone and something worth being proud of. I’ve got a topic for next week, but I’m not ready to write that just yet, so we’ll do this instead today: I am going to compile a small collection of works from the past that I find particularly interesting, thought-provoking, entertaining, inspirational, and/or well-written. And you know what? I might end up liking this and make it a weekly thing. Let’s go with 3 for now. So let’s get started!

So it seems as though all good things happen in October for me, so here’s to hoping! I have a good feeling about this year. Prove me wrong! It might just be a coincidence, but here’s a poem I wrote back in the day, dedicated to this beautiful month.

Ms. October

This beautiful moment.
This beautiful silence.
I’ve used it all on you. 
My time, my every thought, has been devoted to you.
Dear love, thank you for the things you’ve given me.
Dear dedication, thank you for time well spent.
Dear October, thank you for this paradise.
Dear love, dear love, thank you for your love.
This fight is worth it, you are worth it.
I live today without looking back.
I live tomorrow in anticipation of you.
I know that you will be with me, I know that I will be with you.
Dear desire, calm your voice for things will come of this.
Be patient, and wait.

Fun fact, back in 2010 I tried a 365 poetry challenge (twice). I never made it the full 365, I’m not even sure if I made it past 100, but there was some good and some bad. I’m obviously only posting the good, cause no one wants to see the bad. Without further ado, here’s more good. I can’t say for sure that I remember what inspired this one, as I really can’t remember, but it seems quite obvious to 2017 me that I took this from Kanye’s Spaceship. It’s too similar to say otherwise. But regardless, 7 years past, and it still seems to resonate with me.

Just You and Me

let’s build a rocketship and fly away
build a steamliner and sail away
let’s build a jet engine so we can soar
help me out of this lonely time
help me out of this broken state of mind
i’m lost and broken, i can’t keep my focus
i’m a poor student, poor friend
poor lover, poor son
poor musician, poor writer
i can’t find inspiration, i can’t find a meaning to it all
i can’t find love in even the wrong places
i can’t find peace in carrying on
i can’t stay on this forsaken planet
it’s too tough, i gotta run away

let’s build a rocketship and fly away
just you and me, we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away
just you and me, we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away
i don’t know if i can pull through this
negative aura surrounding me once again
i don’t know if we’ll make it
we might fly away, fly away
where is our future? does it even exist?
i can’t see the present, too many regrets to forget
i know i need to forget, i know i need to let go
but it’s hard knowing that i could’ve done better
knowing that i could’ve succeeded
had i not given up and ran away
there’s no use justifying all my actions
there’s no use trying to fight on
so i’ve concluded

that we should build a rocketship and fly away
just you and me, we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away together
past the moon, past saturn, past mars
we’ll fly away, past the solar system
past the milky way itself
we’ll fly away, we’ll fly away
we’ll fly away and some day fly back to where we are today

This next one is something I found in my notebook. Not sure if it was meant to be a poem or meant to be a song. I’m only going to post half of it, cause the rest of it is some supreme garbage.

Roses are red, violets are blue
I love you, but this kiss wasn’t meant for you
I will protect you as long as I live
This my promise, I will not break

That’s all I have for now, please enjoy. There’s still a lot of shit I have to sift through, there seems to be a lot of bad, and I really don’t want to share that. I’ll have a real post later in the week. This was more of a cheat post since half of it was already written.