Clenched Teeth Smiling

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary."

-Cecil Beaton



Rants from the marsh. A place to expand your mind. That weird guy you see staring out the window. The guy that was too afraid to say, "Hi". The guy who joined the military and fell in love with war movies. The super poor kid from Alabama. The guy who read his first novel at age twenty one. The kid without a clue what he's doing in this world.



The girl who was so 'unique' that others didn't understand and ultimately left alone. That pretty girl that didn't smile enough. The girl that chased people and begged for their attention because she felt it was the most important thing on the planet to obtain. The woman that filled journals with her dreams, lifted her prayers to the feet of Christ, and started over every morning.



These are the thoughts that float in your skull and are trapped behind your lips when you are attempting to be polite. Forget the rules and boundaries. Grab hold to your own truth. Take your creative freedom and explore your world until there are no such things as limits.



These are not just mere words and phrases.

This is Life. This is Healing. This is POETRY.