A Mightier Pen

Debate ~ Hot chocolate with extra marshmallows ~ People that say what they mean ~ People that lie ~ Faith ~ Unfortunate situations ~ Uncontrollable laughter ~ Love ~ Sedatives ~ Things that are shiny ~ My camera ~ The way people breathe ~ Laughter ~ Honey ~ Individualistic individuals ~ Conformists ~ Shouting ~ Tap dancing ~ Skanks ~ Grey Whales ~ Artists ~ Dark, thick blue jeans ~ The smell of Downy ~ Maredsous (10) ~ Chardonnay ~ Dirt ~ Raw emotions ~ Discontent ~ Fellow disbelievers ~ Questions upon Questions upon Questions ~ Mortality ~ Tears ~ Injuries ~ All fragrances ~ Conversations that create friendships ~ Chaos ~ Silence ~ Conversion ~ Doubt ~ Fear ~ Sensitivity ~ Structure ~ Hot dogs with sliced cheese ~ Warm lotion on freshly shaved skin ~ Vanilla ~ Strawberries with Sugar ~ The sound of hard-soled shoes on a wooden stair case ~ Internal organs ~ Extremely minty toothpaste ~ Scars ~ Piercings ~ Tattoos ~ Compulsion ~ Physical Pain ~ Jokes of all kinds ~ Midnight ~ Daybreak ~ Turkey sandwiches ~ Watermelon ~ Ticklish people ~ Grumpy Old Men ~ Drummers ~ Parents ~ Fire ~ Anything simple ~ Sausage Gravy ~ People willing to share ~

Walk softly through life. If the mark you leave on this Earth is a scar, you will only be remembered for the pain you caused. Any good deed done will have been forgotten.

I'd like to meet:

The Dalai Lama My future self Albert Einstein Ludwig von Beethoven Mark Twain Adolf Hitler Charles Manson Helen Keller Stephen Tyrone Colbert People that aren't afraid to be who they are. Those that know when to shut their mouths. People that know that 'you' + 'are' = 'you're'. Those that can find beauty in the chaotic, the dirty and the unsound. Individuals with the fortitude to be forthright and speak honestly. Anyone willing to teach me something. I starve to know those that see things as I do. Tactile. Visceral. Significant. Gorgeous. One day I may find a person like this. Hope remains.

Music:

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Aaron Lewis, Adam Ant, Adam Levine, Maroon 5, Akon, Young Jeezy, Alice in Chains, Alien Ant Farm, Anberlin, Annie Lennox, Avenged Sevenfold, Avril Lavigne, Beck, T.I., Beyonce, Missy Elliot, Billie Myers, Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins, Blindside, Billy Idol, Billy Talent, Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Blink 182, Bloc Party, Blues Traveler, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Rage Against the Machine, Kanye West, The Bravery, Breaking Benjamin, Bubba Sparxxx, Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Bush, Candlebox, The Cardigans, Chevelle, N.E.R.D., Chingy, Citizen Cope, Ludacris, Ice Cube, Ciara, Rhianna, Nelly, Coal Chamber, Coheed & Cambria, Cold, Coldplay, The Cranberries, Common, Culture Club, The Cure The Cure The Cure The Cure The Cure The Cure, Cypress Hill, D12, Eminem, Dave Matthews Band, David Bowie, Days of the New, Dead or Alive, Deee-Lite, Deftones, Depeche Mode, Disturbed, DMX, Xzibit, Dredg, Duran Duran, Earshot, Eiffel 65, Elvis Costello, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash, Erasure, Enigma, The Andrew Sisters, Eurythmics, Evanescence, Everclear, Fall Out Boy, Finger Eleven, James, The Stone Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Fort Minor, Frazier Chorus, Front 242, Fuel, Garbage, George Michael, Godsmack, Goodie Mob, Green Day, Greenwheel, Head Automatica, Henry Rollins, Mystikal, Incubus, Indigo Girls, J-Kwon, James Taylor, Janeâ€™s Addiction, Jay-Z, Jem, Jewel, Jimmy Eat World, Journey, Keane, The Kinison, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Lo-Pro, Mark Morrison, Marilyn Manson, Machines of Loving Grace, For Love Not Lisa, The Mars Volta, Matchbox Twenty, Mazzy Star, Method Man, Moby, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Mystery, Nelly Furtado, Neptunes, Nickelback, New Order, Postal Service, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Nonpoint, Oasis, Onesidezero, Open Hand, Orgy, Outkast, The Prodigy, Prince, P.M. Dawn, Pantera, Pearl Jam, A Perfect Circle, Pet Shop Boys, Poison the Well, The Police, Powerman 5000, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, The Psychedelic Furs, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Rammstein, Republica, Sade, Sarah McLachlan, Savage Garden, Simple Minds, The Smiths, Morrissey, Stabbing Westward, Staind, Sting, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, The Sundays, Talk Talk, Too Short, Third Eye Blind, Thrice, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Lightning Seeds, Toadies, Tool, Tonic, Tori Amos, Trick Daddy, U2, The Used, Usher, 10,000 Maniacs, 2Pac, 30 Seconds to Mars, 36 Crazy Fists, 50 Cent

Movies:

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I stand here before you naked, yet calm
My hands hang willingly by my sides softly touching my thighs
My face is forward and looking out with hope
I stand here before you free and open
My hair gently rests on my bare, freckled shoulders
My head ready to tell you what I have become
This is my confession
I have mountains of mistakes that reside behind me
Cruel words I have spoken out of spite
Angry hands sharply punctuating the hate
I have lied
I have envied
This is my confession
I have confused brashness with confidence
I have deluded myself and others
I have mistakenly linked brutal honesty with respect
There were many years that I wasted my energy
Turning my nose up to others not like me
This is my confession
I will move on from what was left behind
From here forward, I will call them 'lessons learned'
My mouth will no longer open to share what will not improve
My heart will fill with only joy and compassion
I will sing this in my head every hour, every day
Until the reinterpretation of life is effortless
I have learned
I have grown
I am improving
This is my confession. My confession.