Taking my own advice

Earlier today my sister Nichole asked me to pray for her and insisted that her prayers were simply not working. I told her, "The answer to a prayer doesn't always come when you want it but when you need it most. And sometimes its not even what you expected but exactly what you needed." Meanwhile this entire week I've been complaining to myself about how I do so much around the house and no one appreciates it. Once I was deemed "lazy" for not wanting to wash the dishes someone else made after I just washed the ones in the sink was the las straw. "I'M MOVING OUT!", I said to myself. Then I realized that I would have to concern myself with thing like paying rent and finding a job so I opted out. (Don't get me wrong being on your own sounds exciting and all but not in the recession, honey) I continued the week with more work (which of course went without thanks) and unnecessary comments. When I was beginning to shut down my mom walks into my room and envelops me into a bear hug. "Thank you, Mea, for everything, you're a great daughter", she says. The Lord really does answer prayers when he knows you need it most and in the most unexpected ways.

My new obsession: Brave New Voices

I always Loved poetry and thought that spoken word artists were simply AMAZING so when I saw the HBO show Brave New Voices with all that young talent I was compelled to give it a try.
Here is the forst poem I wrote:

My Caged Heart
Sorry I am the way I am.
Im up and down, hot and cold.
But you have to realize
I am this way becuse my heart is in a cage.
Uncapable of giving its fullest potential
Of love because the barsn of the cage
Are selfish and want all the love to its self
But Im able to seep just enough love out.
My heart is in a cage and I dont know
who or what holds the key.
So I jump form hot to cold
When you put the key in and
it fits put it wont turn to
Unlock the lock.
I jumpfrom up to down
When you promise you can open it
Even if by force.
But the cage it too strong for your might
so you simply give up.
YOU PROMISED!
Im sorry that I am the way that I am
But you made me that way.
Oh what is that?
In my fists clenched from all the
anger I feel towrds you.
The key?
I held the key all along.

Im tired of this!

What is wrong with our society that almost everything that seems to be funny is either extreamly racist or sexist. Well, personally Im tired of it. Why can't we all just respect each other. ALL of the jokes are ignorant and not even close to being funny. We have so much diversity in this country, yet, we don't take advantage of it.