Something

She locks herself in her room, punches holes through the walls, throws her room into a tornado
She feels like no one trusts her, no one loves her, she feels abandonment…
She silently cries…

Looking out her window, she stands there as an observer to everyone running around the park
She just stands there as tears run down her face
Feeling like she cannot enter, she feels like a lost puppy in a puddle of sorrow
She feels absent from the world, withdrawn, in a world of pain
Sensing her mother, she hides in her closet and blocks the door with her dressers
It’s as if a robber entered her house
How would you feel if you had been brutally abused in your past?

Why would anyone do such a horrible thing?
All these mass shootings
All these murders, abusers, people who cause a world of hurt

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You sit there and wonder why…
You wonder how you can be an anti-bullying and anti-abuse advocate
You wonder how you can make a difference

You don’t have to be famous
You don’t have to be a millionaire
If you actually go out and do something big, something huge, something substantial enough to get yourself noticed, you will make something happen

A little something is a bit of everything

If you want to stop bullying and abuse, then make shirts and sell them at school
If you want to make a point, rally your friends, think outside of the box and do something
Doing something is all you need to do
Do what you say you will do
Just doing will take you a long way!

Fire

One striking moment in time can do a devastating amount of damage…
How on earth could that happen?
A meteor, an earthquake, a volcano, a what?

You only have a few minutes to gather everything near and dear to you

All of a sudden, a fire goes ablaze

You lost everything…

Your life and your family’s life is now drastically changed,

You are forced to start over

You vividly remember the moment and constantly relive it on a daily basis

Your dog somehow managed to escape

Everyone made it out alive, but now you have nothing except for your husband’s heart and the relationship with your family to count on…

The fire began to engulf the business next door
Your friends live nearby
The fire was put out by the rain
Your dog begins to howl at the sky
I think he’s asking for tragedy to stop

Could it be a war against ourselves?

How can something so short, so brief, so sudden, destroy everything and take lives away?

All you know is that you can’t change the past

Mother nature can cause tons of damage
Tragedy can end lives
Illness can sweep a nation
The damage is like a cancer that only affects so many, but most are lucky

You need to be more grateful
You need to be one who lives in the present, lives to enjoy each moment, and lives for the now

The fire set ablaze can’t hurt you unless you let it…

Go the Distance

It's all so far away. But it's so close I see it in the distance; I want it so bad. People can be so darn hurtful sometimes; That's nothing new to me. I know exactly what I want. But some people don't. I have virtually everything I could ever ask for. Maybe you're just jealous I am happier than you are. If that is true, don't put me down. People who put others down are inhuman to me because I believe in eternal kindness. If you want to be inhuman, people will see you as inhuman. If you are inhuman, then I will just call you Voldemort and move on. You will deserve a cursed name. I will chase my dreams, while you will stay put. You will live a sick and twisted life in misery while I see unicorns and rainbows. You will get nothing and I will get everything. Most imperatively, I will move on with my life, living happier than you ever will!

We live in a sick and twisted world. Trust is near impossible to give and you sometimes feel like you ran into a dead end. There is no such thing as giving up and time is of the essence. As long as you listen to all of those corny sayings and quotes that everyone posts, you will be fine. Live by your own motto, make your own quotes, make your own mark, and you will go very far. If you follow your own path, then you will be able to go the distance. When you find that destination point, you will never, ever feel lost.