Two Inches

SOMETIMES TWO INCHES CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING

I have heard stories of an 11 year old boy

He was playing outside on a zip line

It was fast, too fast

His head smacked against the metal pole

His pulse hit against his chest like a drum

And then it was quiet

His chest was still

The helicopter blades pushed through the sky

They fought so hard

The pockets of air beat along with my heart

But not his

I was calm

But my foot still tapped against the cold tile floor

Raising two inches each time

It was a long night

I sat by him and looked into his eyes

I saw the crack in his skull

His skin was pale

Never again did my brother open his eyes

He never again kissed his dog or shot a basketball

He never again played beautiful music on the piano

Those two inches on his head

Were the only two inches that would kill him

Like an Achilles heel

Two inches is only the size of a pinky finger

But to my family, two inches is everything

We didn't get a miracle that day

But his organs gave many miracles to others

Maybe one day we'll get one back

AND IT WILL ONLY BE TWO INCHES LONG

Get It Out

It was a wild idea to start with

But now it's expanding inside of my head

It looked just like a river but was a freeway in the dark

I've never been this ready in my life

There's too many things I haven't seen

My safe thought of staying seems STALE

The only risk is doing nothing

I'm out

Bigger and better

Do What You Love

Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. and most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary
-Steve Jobs

Sleep

Sleep is an escape from life, a way to fast forward life, and how everyone wants to end their life. 

Purpose

I DON'T BELIEVE IN FATE
OR MAGIC

Everyone wants to believe that if they are good that everything will turn out okay
which is why we are all so disappointed
so we look at ourselves and ask what we're doing wrong
and guilt takes over
still no answers

that's not how it should be
If I want everything to be okay I'm going work to make everything okay
I'm not waiting for an invisible hand to do it for me

God gave me a mind to think freely and hands to fight for what I want
which I am grateful for
so I'm going to stop complaining about what hasn't been given to me
and start working to get it

My purpose hasn't been decided
I can make it whatever I want