I'm the Get-Out-Of-My-Spotlight one!

Hi guys! This is the first post of 2011, yay! (And I know what you're all thinking- 2 posts in 2 days?!) Well, yeah. I'm back. In 2011, I'm going to experiment with photo-blogging, quickie posts from my phone, etc, so that I can keep my blog more up to date. It's hard since I'm always super-busy! So, you may have noticed that I updated my layout... The old one was nice, I liked it, but I wanted a more simplistic feel. So this is just an experimentation- hope you like it!

So, to begin, how about some poetry? It's been a while, I know. Here's a poem I wrote a few weeks ago... I was bored and feeling inspired.

The Real Me

People say I'm the brainy one

The smart one,

The genius one.

By people, I mean everyone

And that's just fine by me.

But I'm not just the brainy one

Underneath, I'm loads of fun!

I'm many ones;

I'm everyone!

So who are you to me?

I'm the optimistic one,

The sometimes narcissistic one

The never pessimistic one

It's really good to be-

The funny one, the happy one!

The almost always smiley one

The fearless one, the daring one

Everyone is me.

But I'm also the scared one,

The lonely one, the bored one

I'm the dulled and dimmed one

That no one really sees

But I'm the bright-idea one!

The crafty one, the happy one

I'm really just the nice one

And that's all I'll ever be

I'm the outrageous one,

The get-out-of-my-spotlight one!

I'm the would-be glamorous one

Screaming, "me, me, me, me, ME!"

I may not be the perfect one;

The perfect one isn't anyone

I have flaws like everyone

And that's what makes me, me.

I'll still be the confident one

'Cause I can take you down at Scrabble, hun

Remember? I'm the brainy one

Don't even challenge me.

I'm the real outdoorsy one

The musical one, the skiing one

If you thought I was just the brainy one,

Take a closer look and see- the real me.

I know that was pretty long- took up three pages in my journal! But I think it was really good for me to write. Sometimes, you lose track of who you are in life. You get caught up in what other people think of you, and you forget what you think about yourself. In times like these, it's good to take a moment to remember that there is more than one side to everyone! It was fun to brainstorm all the different dimensions of me, and then it was even more fun to compose the poem. I looooove the rhyme scheme. I know it's just a fun, playful poem, so it's not supposed to be some genius work of Wordsworth. But, hey, for 15 minutes on a Friday night? I think I did pretty well.

So, I hope you all have a fabulous 1st week of 2011- I know I plan to! School is starting back up, so I have a lot of homework to do... I hope everyone was happy and healthy for the New Year!

Let me know what you think about the new layout!

-CK