The Ocean

So, I was scavenging through some of my old assignments throughout my high school career, and I found some poetry that I created. Now, I was never really too big into poetry, but for some reason, this was one assignment that I was pretty proud of. The main purpose of this was to write a free verse poem in the style of George Whitfield (I think, to be completely honest, I don't remember who it was, but he's my best guess). Anyway, without further adue, here is the poem created in my sophomore year (and yes, I know there is a made up word in there, that was a part of the assignment). I hope you enjoy it!

I was walking along the beach on a mid-summer day

Enjoying the fresh cool breeze running through my hair

Enjoying the warm water waking up my feet with its soothing touch

Enjoying the sounds of the ocean on a far-off distance singing its gentle song

My eyes caught the sight of two children running rapidly towards a ravishing wave

The wave crashed down on the children and swallowed them whole

But the children quickly ripped through the water and sprinted back to the shore in laughter

The wave slithered its way back to the ocean blue in a feeling of despair

Like that of a man failing to achieve his dream job he has yearned to receive

Its failure to golobble the children whole has left it to retire in self-pity

As the ocean tends to touch the tormented wounds of mortal men

It’s also keen to hide its second face that most men do not see

But thus that is the way of the ocean in times of old and new

The New Years Resolution Fiasco

Well, its that time of year again, y'know, the time where you go out and buy that gym membership. "I'm gonna do it this year! This time is gonna be different! I'm gonna go to the gym every day and I'm gonna get fit!" Then, you only go for one day and never use it again. Don't feel guilty, we've all been there.
Now, I know what you're asking, "But, Charlie, what's YOUR new years resolution gonna be?" Well, to be honest, I've never really had one before, so I kinda thought long and hard about it (and by long and hard, I mean only for a few minutes yesterday... don't judge me). And I've became very split on it, you see, I feel like people tend to have wishful thinking when it comes to new years resolutions. They think that the only time they can change their habits is when its new years day, and to be honest, when that time hits, they're so high on emotion, they tend to make their resolutions without much thought, and they end up creating plans that don't last long at all. I think we're all guilty of doing that, but its important to understand that we don't need a set date to start changing ourselves, we can do it on the here and now! Now, that is not to say that new years resolutions are inherently bad, its good to want a fresh new start, but how we approach them should be different!
Like I said, I kinda procrastinated my plans by waiting until next year to start changing myself (but shh, nobody has to know that, luckily, this is between you and me and not on a blog for the whole internet to see ;D). But, in all seriousness, there are two things that I want to do to better myself next year. The first one being is that I take taekwondo. And this year, I've slacked off a lot in terms of going to it, in fact, I don't even think I went at all this month. So, when my studio opens up after new years day, I want get back into the groove of going to it. The second is that I am a Christian, and this year, I've slacked off on a lot of my duties as a child of God, so I plan on starting today, to start getting into the groove of reading my Bible, praying, and heading off to church (I know, I know, works don't get you into heaven, but its imperative that these three things are healthy habits for any Christian to do). Anyway, I guess you could call them "new years resolutions," I don't, but that's my plans for next year! Let me know in the comments below what YOUR plans are!
Stay safe, friends and have blessed New Years!

Welcome!

Welcome everyone to my very own blog!!!
In case you don't know me, my name's Charlie and I'm a writer, or at least I try to be!
I'm still currently a 18-year-old senior in high school who's trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, but while I'm at it: I created my very own blog!!
To be honest, I'm not sure exactly what the "theme" of this blog is going to be, but make sure to follow me, because I got a whole lot of ideas in mind!
Stay safe friends and have a Happy New Years!!