My workshop piece due for Halloween Day

My Life

When I was young I had a great life.
I never thought of boys or ever being a wife.
I was always popular and had many friends.
When I got to 6th grade, my friendships came to their ends.
My uncle was a drug dealer, actually he still is.
He’s sold drugs to my friends until the cops got in his biz.
I hate my uncle with a passion that burns fiery red.
He is, to me, my worst enemy. Okay, enough said.
For the past few years I have been called fat.
I never understood who would talk about my weight, but it was my mother, in fact!
She still calls me fat many times a day.
I guess I can see why, and lose some weight, I may.
My parents said I could have a boyfriend when I turned sixteen.
But I don’t think they meant that, especially with what I’ve seen.
I can’t talk on the phone or hang out with guys.
It’s almost as if everything they’ve said has been nothing but huge lies.
I’m sick of all their bullshit and I want to move out.
But I have no job or money and that’s without a doubt.
They think I’m still a virgin and that I’ve never drank.
Will I’m not and I have and I have them to thank.
They give me all my problems to which degree I can’t stand.
I wish that someone, anyone, could lend a helping hand.
Just once I would like to get high to see how it makes me feel.
I don’t expect to get addicted but just one time to deal!
Maybe I’m wrong for wanting to try it.
But just once I would like to say “I don’t give a shit.”
I don’t think I was wanted by my mom or dad.
Maybe I was a made a mistake while they were being bad.
I want to get out of this family, get out of this house.
I feel like my life is the cheese and I’m the little mouse.
The troubles in my life are addicting, so addicting I can’t get free.
I don’t think there’s anyone in my family with much love for me.

Self Reflection

As I re-read my pieces I chose, I realized that there were many mistakes I made: there were spelling and grammar errors. However, that didn’t affect how I typed them. What did affect them is how I worded each sentence on the paper. When I first wrote each piece, I only thought to write down exactly what I was thinking, as soon as it popped into my head. When I typed each piece up I changed how I said a few things to make it sound both better and easier for the reader.

Journal Piece #3

I like how the mound of rocks and sand has formed its own structure. One side is higher than the other and it has a different looking texture than any other mound. I like the circle of rocks around the flowers. There are many different types of plants inside the circle. There are piles of dirt all over the ground around the circle, as if people were recently raking. There are flowers of all sorts of colors: red, yellow, orange, white, and even dead, brown ones. All the flowers move simultaneously with the wind, as if they’re dancing together. There’s a tall plant that is big at the bottom and as you look higher up the plant it gets smaller. There is a tree that is around 6-7 feet tall with dark green to brown leaves. There are leaves that are green-fading to yellow-that look like star fruits. I just noticed on the piece of wood in the middle of the circle that there is a sprinkler-looking device. There are trees of many different colors and forms. There are trees ranging from small to very large. Some are pine trees; some are yellow, orange, red, green, brown; some have no leaves on the-they just have branches. Some trees have branches that seem to just grow straight up. Then there are trees with branches that criss-cross. As I look around, I notice a tree with candy apple red leaves. They are the brightest leaves I’ve ever seen. They are even brighter than these red flowers in front of me. The buildings have the same color scheme-which I’m pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to be. They are gray, white, beige; some even have a rock structure.

Journal Piece #2

I was at my brother’s wedding-Mike not Jason-and it was weird. Everyone never really thought he would be the first one to be married. When I first heard that he and Kristie were engaged, I was really surprised. Everyone kept saying that I will be the next one because Ben and I are practically married anyway. I was really shocked that Mike truly did get married. I am really happy for him, though, and I was proud of my big brother on that day.

Journal Piece #1

My dad bought me a car that is a piece of junk. Our really old bathtub must have been in my car at one point. If I ever got in an accident like the scenario in the picture, my very short mom would kill me. I would probably be listening to “You Shook Me All Night” by ACDC and right next door there is a dance floor with people dancing to that song. My dad would be with me in my car, saying “That was a cool ride!” At the scene of the accident, there’s a guy staring at us as if he’s the one who caused it.

Books

So.. I'm in the process of reading Odd Hours by Dean Koontz and so far it's amazing. He is my favorite author. I've read probably 12 of his books and I own around 35 so I'm excited to read the rest and see what else he's written! Has anyone else read any of his books?