Life in Death

It's amazing how you can see how much of an impact you've made on somebody's life in death. I didn't have a good example to work with when I first thought of writing this post, but sadly one came in the form of one of the biggest stars in music history. Michael Jackson. And it just hit me about how many people have memories, experiences, or been affected by him. And though he was constantly in the spotlight, most of what you saw in recent years doesn't show who he truly was. Everybody that remembers Michael Jackson from the early 80s up knew him as a humanitarian first and a performer second. From constantly raising awareness of other places around the globe, he used his music to encourage us all to look outside ourselves and do something for others when we can. A perfect example of that would be in his Song/Video of his hit song "Earth Song". I posted it below:

Earth Song

Michael was one of the few people that could completely fill an entire football stadium (field and stands) with fans of his music, because that's just the kind of music he provided. Electric. Moving. Smooth. Although he is gone from this earth, he will never be gone from our memories. I think we should all take a page from his book and look past ourselves and see the rest of the world. If not the world, then just look out around your local city, there is something that can be done to help someone else. Even a smile. So here's to you MJ. Rest In Peace.

Haiku

Haikus can sometimes be very hard to do because of the parameters set for it (for those that don't know, haikus are set up by syllables; the typical haiku goes 5-7-5.) So here are a couple that came to me today and one that I wrote a while back:

day comes by sunrise
settles not on darkened minds
can it be called day?

complicated life
doesn't always come out right
how do I fix this?

If I had a wish
I would buy the stars
so you could wish again

Catching Up/Daily Thoughts

Man...I realize I've been slipping, but allow me to fill you in on what the deal is. This past Friday was my birthday (oh yeah!) and ever since Thursday, I have been very busy getting things done for my party and work. Saturday was the day of the party, so last minute preparations kept me busy and the party didn't end until 3:30am (that's a REAL party!). I had a really great time, though I wish certain people would have been able to make it. Sunday was my twin-folk, Alexandra's birthday luncheon, and all I can say about that is good food, cool people, and HOT weather (We dined outside).

Okay, now that we got all of that out of the way...onto the good stuff.

Why is that people put others down around them to make themselves look squeaky clean? In most cases where that happens, it brings more attention to yourself then the people you put down. So why do it? Times are hard enough without people adding insult into the equation. If you've even taken a glimpse at a newspaper, then you know that tempers are short these days. Layoffs are happening every minute. People's houses are getting foreclosed on and savings are running out. If you can't do anything else, say a nice thing to somebody every once in a while. You never know how far the ripples will go if you just take the time to throw the stone in.

Writing is coming along better now that things have calmed down a little bit. Here is a little of a current one I am working on about loved ones and leaving:

If I had a nickel for every time you left,
I would be richer than I need to be
and still broker than I ever wanted to be
because every time you walked out the door,
you took a piece of me with you, a memento
of the tears, and the don't go's
the ghosts of my shattered heart playing
four-square in my living room...
yet each time you come back, I am
there, arms wide open; knowing that
one day I'll get crucified again, but still not caring
sharing hugs and happy times like nothing
ever happened...
but it did...and we know it...
the echoes of void continues to remind me
like white noise

speaking of loved ones and leaving, what is the deal with the abundance of divorces this year? It's almost as if ever since Obama family came into the spotlight, people are trying to "start over" and look for the connection that the Obama's have in their relationship. But yea, there may be other factors, but this is just my opinion.

Aiight! That's it for this edition of "Skech My Dreams". Until next time - Keep your creativity close, let your imagination run, live for the moment, and always have fun.

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Aiight what's up folks. Today is only Monday and it already looks to be a very busy week. I've been trying to finish up a few poems that I have, but it's not coming along as well as I would like them to. So we will see what the week has to offer. Writing has always come easy for me, even in grade school. But now, since I have been so busy, I really don't have time to keep poetic thoughts in my head. SO I write all that I can on random sheets of paper (I have a vast variety of notecards, napkins, stick-e-notes, everywhere. It's sad really) in hopes that something might stick when I revisit it them when I get home. Random snippets like:

"I buy silence in bulk for awkward moments I will have in the future."

One day I would like to make an entire poem out of the snippets I have, but until then I will live life one word at a time.

"Keep your creativity close, let your imagination run. Live for the moment, and always have fun."

Skech