Because let's be honest, no one reads this.

She flew to the suns and stars, and they destroyed her.

Burnt and broken she crash-landed back to earth.

The world took notice of the tremors,

complained of the inconvenience

and moved on without her.

 

She laid in the crater.

The charred remains of her soul.

And she cried tears of joy and sadness.

Because she knew she wasn't allowed to be done.

She would try again, because what else could she do?

 

It didn't matter.  She knew she would never succeed.

Commencement

wish me farewell because We made it.
not You or I.

wipe the tears from your face, friend.

they mark an ending.

this is a beginning.

watch me embark to a different world
wanting to be a part of it

love me at 

Goodbye 

as you loved me at 

Hello.

and if you ever cared, 

Love me harder 

with every passing year.

simply
say you'll Stay
or
admit you'll Leave

because Goodbye might be the hardest to say,
but it's the easiest to feel.

Define yourself?

Do it.

Try.

I dare you.  :)

Come up with one singular word that sums you up.

I tried for years before succeeding.  Maybe that makes you feel better, and maybe you got yours in about two seconds and I seem a little slow.

My word is determined.

Determined:

1. Resolute, staunch.

2. Decided, settled, resolved.

3. Someone with their mind made up about something.

Determination is what pushes me to keep going after I fail.  But like the nursery rhyme says, when the wind blows, the cradle will rock.

I guess I never thought the bough would break.

Because the cradle is falling.

And just because I look like I've got it together doesn't mean I actually do.  But no one wants a broken toy.  Or in my case, a broken personal organizer/responsible adult/magical fixer of literally everything that goes wrong for everyone but me.

I am determined.

I am determined to move past this.

I am determined to be a woman my children can look up to someday.

I am determined.

My little rainbow.

In a world seemingly black and white,
we can experience moments of color.
One simple moment.

One world changed.

Every one of us can crunch the numbers.

24 hours in a day

7 days in a week

4 weeks in a month

12 months in a year

Yet it is one of 31,536,000 moments in a year that defines a future.

These moments are colors, bleeding into every aspect of life.

A moment of red is a moment impossible to take back.  Dominance, temper and power.  A little red provides structure, while a life filled with it will never satisfy. 
A moment of orange is spontaneity.  Last minute adventures, and kisses in the rain.  Orange is unpredictable, bright, and loud.  The stories we'll laugh over and share for years to come.
A moment of yellow is joy.  A moment of sunshine, and warmth.  A moment remembered when the rain seems never-ending.  Moments of yellow are moments meant to be shared, with love.
Green is strength.  It's constant, soothing, the steady growth of grass and the calm swaying of the leaves on the trees.  Green is the world around us we can never seem to to connect to.
A moment of blue is a moment of clarity, peace, and tranquility.  It's the water we thirst for, and the sky on a beautiful day.  These moments hold the answers we look for.
Purple is wisdom and determination.  It is passion, beauty, and grace.  A moment of purple a moment of nobility, meant to change the world.

I want the whole rainbow.  
Peace.  Spontaneity.  Strength.  Joy.  Power.  Wisdom.  Justice.
...Maybe I'll even find the pot of gold at the end?
I may find Oz.
I might even finally realize that the other end of the rainbow is simply that.