What People Want....

"All people want is someone to listen." - Hugh Elliot

The truth is...well, exactly what the quote states... people do want someone to listen...not only to them, but to everyone. They want someone who will be there always and never falter. Someone who's not afraid of what the other is going to say to them.

But all they really want is someone who doesn't interrupt them when they're trying to get something off their chest. I know I get aggrivated when my friends interrupt me not only when I just mean to pause for a second but even when I haven't even STOPPED talking.

What I mean to point out is that, if you're stuck and don't feel apart of something or apart of a group just listen to someone who stops you just to talk to you. Then, maybe, if you put some effort into listening to them, they will listen to you. It all works, but it only works with two or more people willing to listen to eachother.

Some people have difficulties just sitting and listening because they have something that seems way more important to them than to just sit and listen to someone's "lame" story. But as Hugh Elliot states, one way or another, each person thrives for someone to just...LISTEN.

Feeling Loneliness

Alone
by Maya Angelou

Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
And I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Well, as you all know, NOBODY can survive alone. That's why I picked this poem. It expresses the reality of life and survival.

Again, as you all may realize, I just moved back to New York. Well, this poem made me realize the connection between my mom and I and our struggle in our "new life." It's tough to find an easy way through life, but some may find it. My mom and I are on our way to JUST making it on our own. A couple years with my father was one hell of a life...I could get what ever I wanted and my parents could still pay the bills. Now it's the hardest experience because I have to continue working (eventhough I hate it), and help my mom pay the bills. Right now, I'm helping buy the groceries, and it's hard to keep up with the money. I don't make more than minimum (because I just started) and I'm struggling myself.

This poem made me think of how I'm going to move on and move out and live by myself and support my own. I'd imagine it's pretty hard, especially that I know how it is way before the matter. It's tough growing up and most don't want to (especially me), but the world continues to grow and we just have to grow with it, I guess.

"Shot in the head, they jump only once, lie still like dead beer cans." - David Bottoms

It seems that the poem, "Shooting Rats at the Bibb County Dump," by David Bottoms, is discussing a crowd of "hunters" going to kill a bunch of rats. These "hunters" appear to be drunk and eager to get rid of the rats. The rats seem to be stubborn but easy to kill by the description, "shot in the head, they jump only once, lie still like dead beer cans."

The irony is that when the rats are shot they seem to act just like men, described as, "they writhe and try to burrow into garbage, hide... or else drag themselves on forelegs across...toward the darknes...."

Blogging Experience

Well, as you know, choosing a title, and a user name are one of the hardest things to create. I had to begin with a user name and, as always, my mind goes blank. I can never think of what to write because I want my user name to stand out and surprise the reader. But it always comes out really dumb so I just leave it because I run out of time.

Another new thing to me is...well...making my entire blog stand out...not just my user name...the ENTIRE blog! I just learned that I could look up different templates and copy and paste them to my blog template! Yes, I know! It sounds a bit weird that I didn't know how to change the background, colors, etc. I admit I felt kind of stupid.

Creating my own blog was a blast! After learning how to change everything, I had a lot of fun experimenting with which template I wanted. I had a slow start when it came to changing the fonts and colors of everything, but I found a template that satisfied my taste. Ever since I learned these new things, I started experimenting with other sites and, boy!, did that entertain me! LOL!