"Where I'm From" I am from crocheted blankets, from Oreo’s and milk. I am from the thorny rows of blackberry bushes. And I am from the roses whose petals feel like silk. I am from beef and Roti and hair that goes white fast. From all Girlie’s memories and French and Irish names. I am from lose of hearing, But not things from the past. From the goblins in the woods, and quarters in my ears. I am from back rows in Church, and the fear of ouija boards. I'm from everywhere on earth, and one place for years. Bits and pieces of ones #life, chunks of ones family, all together in one slice, which I love happily.

Can Darkness Engulf Can a person drown into darkness? Could it engulf a person like lions with teeth and tongues. Can you choke on blackness? When it's breathed in does it fill your lungs? Could the darkness wrap itself around you like clothes? Can you feel darkness soak into your skin? Can you breath it in through your nose? Is darkness created by our sin? Our sin created the darkness that engulfs us.

What Is Beauty Really? We associate beauty with what we know and are accustomed to. We want something beautiful to represent us. If we see something we don't like or don't understand we think of it as ugly. The only thing ugly is the part of our minds that discriminates, puts others down and then finds joy in doing so.

Thank You, All Of You. Thank you Opussians, You've helped me out greatly, I've been gone for over six months, But in that time away, My #life has been wonderful, I came to Opuss in 2012, I was I shy mute mouse in the real world, I was on the verge of losing everything, Including my #life, I was a cutter, But everyone here on Opuss helped me, You helped me express myself, You helped me stop cutting, I can talk to people now, I'm still a bit shy, But only as much as a normal person is, I learned of my love for writing here, I have a blog now, I've won a state #poem competition, I won a local short story competition, I landed the lead role in a Shakespeare play, I aced my final exams from the last school year, I re-intouched with my soccer skills, My all girls soccer team is now the champions of u14, I came in second place out of 54 13/14 yr. old girls swimming 200 freestyle, But most importantly, I discovered myself, And I have everyone here on Opuss that I have to thank for that, Because every like, Every comment, And every repost, Helped ME become a better ME. So thank you.

Goodbye Opuss, I'm Leaving I'm sorry everybody but I'm leaving Opuss, I've been here since October, and I love you all, but I have to leave our Opuss community, I was once rank 2#, I was writing a story for you all called never again, I loved to post #poems and get you feedback, but now I must leave you all, Goodbye.