The best often die by their own hand
just to get away,
and those left behind
can never quite understand
why anybody
would ever want to
get away
from
them
Charles Bukowski
I'm 21 years old now and working at REI. No, I can't get you a discount. I'm an overly-optimistic person. I like combat boots and shaved heads. Watching the sun rise over mountain tops and sleeping under the stars. I love eccentric personalities and truly independent people. I like eyeliner and hairspray, punk rock shows and sweaty mosh pits. I love the smell of fireworks being shot
off, the taste of misty moisty mornings, and the feeling you get when you set out on some grand adventure. I'm not comfortable with myself most of the time, but I'm comfortable with that. I love accoustic music, drum circles, and hippie shin-digs. I love self-expression, no matter what form it decides to emerge in. I'm artsy. I'm fartsy. I don't judge anyone for anything but being judgemental.
I have strong morals and an undying love for thunder storms and I'm in love with the world through the eyes of a girl who's still around the morning after.
I have lived, I am living, and I have yet to live.
I've learned that the world doesn't owe you anything. You're born with everything that will ever be given to you and the rest you earn on your own, wether it's good or bad.
I've earned a lot of heartache and have wanted desperately to give up a few times, but living life is pointless if you're constantly regretting and letting life drag you down.
You can't wait for the next up, because you're in it right now. You have to take what's in front of you for what it's worth and be glad you got it in the first place.
I've made friends along the way, lovers and teachers, soul-mates, brothers and sisters. They are all inspirations to me and give me hope for mankind.
I've made too many mistakes to remember...and I've paid dire consequences. But regardless...
I never forget. I never Regret.
