I understand a great many things for my age. This is one of my specialties, I think it is a packaged deal with my writing. The talent, intelligence, emotions, perspective, and attention to detail; All rolled up into one giant ball in the corner of my mind that reads "WRITER" in black ink. The down side to this is the other package have write next to it. In this corner we have; emotions,...

Sometimes, when I am by myself and the door is locked I like to pretend. I pretend that every lie I have told about myself is a true, and I pretend to be this amazing person my friends think I am. I pretend that I am unafraid and strong. I pretend I am fierce and loyal. I pretend I am deep and passionate. I pretend I am spiritual and faithful. I pretend I am elite and intelligent. I pretend that...

The future.When we are young the future holds a hypnotizing allure that locks us in. The hope of having our heart's desires granted in our lives leaves us in an elated state. So we plan, and we prepare, and we ace our tests and we are accepted into our colleges, and we get the jobs. Before we know it, we are in our "future" and then reality hits us. We are older now, wiser, but we still hold on to...