Life and Death

When I think of my personal legend I think I have so much more time. In reality I'm twenty one but I still feel so young. Time is still moving though and I need to start planning where I am going. The fear of failure is always a thing in the back of my mind. What if I have my heart set on something and get absolutely crushed by the outcome? Yet that feeling of success, like a flow of energy rushing to the brain, is what makes life living for.

I have been in Massachusetts my whole life and I don't think it will stay like that. My story would be to boring if I never changed the setting. Yet Boston is a great place for what I would like to eventually do one day. I would love to entertain one way or another with stories. Creating a universe for a comic, movie or a game for the world to enjoy. It's scary to think of the challenges but having people wondering what is going to happen next or if two characters will get together is exciting.

It would make me happy knowing people took something from what I created and enjoyed it. Being remembered as a good, creative writer would be nice but I would want more. I like thinking that people would say nice things. That I try to help as much as I possibly can. That is what I plan to do with my days because I always liked the golden rule they teach in schools at such a young age. Do onto others as you want done to you. I want my loved ones to be proud of the person I have grown to be.

In Memory

Here lies a man

who tried to be his best self

Always trying

to give his help

We remember

not as he died

But as he lived

and thrived

With his burdens on his shoulders

his hair grayed as he got older

Even in the darkest of times

he did his best for his family to survive.

We do not remember him in his death

We remember how alive he was with breath.

For life has twist and turns

for the past yearns 

The Qualities of a Unprofessional, Professional

When I worked at Target the only thing I looked forward to was the paycheck. I hated working overnight, I hated the strain that was put on my back and I definitely hated the people there. It was a huge relief when I finally left that place but I was then thrown into taking care of my father. That felt like the hardest job I ever done in my life. We weren't close to begin with and it's hard for a then twenty year old to become a nurse overnight.

It was a tough few months but it did make me grateful that I could do something as hard as that. I was really proud of myself for helping my family and trying to step up. Now I'm trying to do my best in my first year of college and honestly, I'm doing really good. I was worried about going back but I'm giving it my all. I also enjoy writing so much for the classes. I was more of a slacker in high school but I always enjoyed the writing classes. I like being older and more appreciative of people grading my work.

I wasn't prepared for what life threw at my this year but it looks like I'm going to get through it. For all the bad, a lot of good came out of it too. I showed not only my family but myself that I can do what it takes even if a part of me really doesn't want to. I'm excited where the next year will take me. I'm back in school, in a great new relationship and have the best friends any person could ask for. Life is beginning to make a new normal for me and it's a good one.

Let Me Introduce Myself

Why hello there,

let me introduce myself

My name is James Gates

I'm a man that's determined

at roasting you vermin

with these lines I'm spitting

I show that I'm lifting

The responsibilities of everyman

high up in the sky

right above my head

Living to the plan

till the day I die

resting in my bed

Let me reintroduce myself

I'm a man who works hard

I don't give up

till it's enough

and I can say goodbye

And on that last night

I will put my head back in delight

and finally say to the universe

Let Me Introduce Myself.

Futures So Bright, I Gotta Wear Corrective Lenses...

The Left Path

I wake up In a my spacious home, it's a house in a nice and big city but I of course I live in the beautiful part of town with a nice big lawn. I'm with the love of my life enjoying the morning and having breakfast. Their is not a stress in sight. I get ready to start my day and do my job which writing fiction. I dabble in super hero comics and adventure video games, what can I say? I have a busy schedule. My life is amazing here. My family is well and my mom is healthy. I've done well financially to keep her in a real home and not a nursing home. I play with my dog while my girlfriend pets her cat. I still hang with the same people from high school because to us we're family. We all just enjoy life.

Twist

I go about my day like any other and as I walk down the street a man stumble into a woman and then start running. She quickly yells that her wallet was stolen and I chase after the guy. Darting through alleys and jumping fences I finally get close to the guy and dive on top of him. I grab the wallet and give him the justice he deserved. I make my way back to the woman and return her belongings. Turns out she is a princesses who is super rich and wants to reward me for saving the international peace treaty her government had just finished on. With the reward money I realize I'm pretty awesome at fighting crime so I become Bat-man. Just to be clear I fight crime with my bat and I don't dress up like a bat, that would be silly.

The Right Path

It's going to be another long night. Being Kanye West personal bodyguard can be very demanding, mostly because he is crazy. I have to constantly be with Mr.West at all times. Part of my contract is to tell Kim she is beautiful whenever I see her and it kills me a little bit every time. We're back in the studio and Yeezy is trying to make the next big hit. He's in the booth and is just struggling to produce something, he has the yips. I do what any other bodyguard would do. I jump in the booth and lay down some crazy rhymes. Kanye is shocked but then he realizes he just found the next big thing. He becomes my mentor and I live to be the next rap star. I then convince Drake to go back onto Degrassi and prove he is the world best basketball player. Unexpectedly, I find out Drake is a android bent on destroying all humans. I talk him down from it and make him realize even though he isn't human he can still have a heart. I saved all of human life, I'm rich, make music and Kanye is my best friend.



With Grace to the Grave

Born to the world
afraid of the unexpected

born anew
a human invention

Exploring the paths

What is left?
What is right?

Will I make it home tonight?

Will I live a happy life?

You see a pretty girl but is she really a siren?
hearing the songs, your ship comes crashing
out of breath, your life is flashing

Looking at death and with grace
I turn to him and star into his empty face

Well all you can do is expect
to not understand

a open hand can be a welcome
or the reaper saying your done

When you see a sign, look at the brand

And at the representation
of your situation

If there is no bad can there be any good?

You can't fail if you don't try

but you will be a empty shell
that only gets by

If there is no good can you do bad

Maybe we can only live to be more
than to person of before.

Because even in the darkest nights
somewhere out there is light.