Life

So, I have this little book that has various writing prompts in it and asks you to write about them for 15-20 minutes each. Just to get the writing groove going. Since it's almost 4am (and I cheated by using something that I'd written way back when in the previous post), I decided I'd go with one of these prompts.

Life

People tend to take for graded all that life has to offer. Despite how cliche it all might sound, you only get to live once, so you have to learn how to treasure each and every moment. Life has its fair share of curve balls to throw out along the way. Major unexpected changes, deaths of loved ones, financial hardships, and so much more. All of these things have a disheartening effect on the quality of life, but keep living.

The good things that life has to offer far outweigh the curve balls and hardships. While it's true that life is not always easy, life is always worth it. Treasure every breath and every moment that takes your breath away. When life throws out a curve ball that seems too big to handle, don't give up on the game. Reach out to those that value you. Hold on to the ones that mean the most. The best thing about living is that you never do it alone. There's always someone out there that wants to be there for you. Someone that cares when it seems like the world is falling in on you.

Remember to enjoy the great things in life and to learn from the worst parts of life. Share your life with the people that matter most.

Maze of Broken Dreams

This is something older (way back when in the high school years). Let's just say I used to be a very unhappy teenager, and I hid it well. I'm in a much better place now, and I want to eventually get a 2nd Master's degree in Counseling, so I can better help people that are in a similar state of mind.

Maze of Broken Dreams
By: Joshua Starks

Lost inside a maze of broken dreams
My fears call out; my soul it screams
I’ve shut the door and locked the gate
I’ve made myself the thing I hate
I can’t get out, can’t shed this skin
Of hidden feelings trapped within

I’m poisoned by the things I hide
There’s nothing left but pain inside
Locked inside a dream I can’t survive
I think “Why bother to stay alive?”
It’s too hard to be so fake
I fear my life’s a big mistake

Is there hope inside my painful thoughts?
Am I in too deep, a cause that’s lost?
I’ve wished so long for better days
Yet here I am inside this maze
I cannot breathe, I cannot see
A place inside this world for me

Painful thoughts corrode my soul
All that’s left are burning holes
All I need is one sharp knife
Two small cuts would end my life
Is this the way it’s going to end?
Consumed by darkness from within?

“It doesn’t have to end today.”
I hear somewhere along the way
It’s because of you, I found my light
No longer alone, my pain I fight
You came to me inside my dreams
And pointed me to better things


April 24, 2002

What's This About?

If you're reading this right now, it's because I'm attempting to get myself back in the habit of writing on a regular basis (aka daily or semi-daily....weekly at the least, but daily is the goal for now). I created this blog, so I'd have a place to share those writings with people.

Writing has always been a stress reliever for me, and I find that I'm able to reflect on things that go on from day to day when I write. If you keep up with what I write (I'll post a link to each post on Facebook. Read if you want. Don't read if you don't want to. :D), you'll see a variety of things from poems (they don't happen often, and they're probably not that great. They do happen from time to time, though), fiction, reflections on a certain topic, ramblings, etc. Whatever my inner muse decides to toss out there.

Feel free to leave comments if you'd like to let me know what you think.