Future Focused

I’ve lived 14 years and have had many experiences and learned many things, a lot of which can’t completely be subjected to words. However, a…

One of the most common myths about success is that you must turn back at the first sign of failure. The destination of success is…

If I beat them, I’ll be enough. If I stay with them, I’ll matter. If I run as fast as them… as strong… as good….…

Five years old. I stand I run I play I laugh Life is fun Life is carefree I don’t need to know yet Ten years…

One little seed,  With a little life that has growth ahead, One little seed,  With a little life that has progress ahead. The seed is…

Stepping into a place that I can be transported,   To a new world, In all different types of books, Tables and chairs glistening in the…

A place where Iowa’s cornfields meet the bluffs, And ancient rock remembers glacial scuffs, Lies the town of Decorah, a place of greens and golds,…

The harmony of the angelic voices, Break free from their cage.  While the audience sits in awed silence, Of the touching tale, unfolding across the…

First comes summer, Which is never a bummer, From rippling muddy waves, to sticky muddy caves, And rays of the hot sun that always misbehaves.…

The melodic, sweet sound  Of wrinkled pages flipping  Is music to my ears. Soaking up every word written On those torn, yellowed pages The musty…

We both smile, we both weep We both have secrets we hate to keep We both overthink and cannot lie We both dance when we…

Staring into the silver-gleaming night sky, you’re met with something endless. Stars shimmer like distant memories, scattered across the darkness, while the moon hangs quietly,…