Decisions

Author's Note- This poem is something every girl goes through, but no matter what, you are never alone.



Everything is changing,
And I have no idea why.
He sometimes makes me happy,
And sometimes makes me cry.

When he's nice and light and free
He's everything I want to be.
And when I have a terrible dream,
I want him to be there with me.

Laughter fades from his face,
And other girls are at his place.
He says that's fine and that he can,
"There just my friends" is all he says.

I want the boy that's light and free,
I want him to be next to me.
I want no girls at his place.
I want more laughter on his face.

Half say yes and half say no.
I have no idea which to go.
I want don't want to wonder why,
I dont want him to make me cry.


Decision time is drawing near,
This really is no time for fear.
Either way a heart will break,
But a choice is what I have to make.

The Irony of a Jail Cell

Author's Note: a reponse to the jail scene in the novel The Power and the Glory.

In the novel, The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, the "whiskey" priest is thrown inside a dingy, dirty and horrific place. It is dark and the living conditions are almost unbearable, and it is used to hold criminals. The reason the jail in this novel is so nauseating, is to show that villains do not deserve a good wholesome place to be held. When a character by the name of mestizo is introduced, he acts as though the jail is a hotel and as if he is just staying their to pass his time. He is a disgusting individual who has no real reason for anything. Inside the mestizo holding cell, he is standing next to a pile a vomit as though nothing is wrong living like that. In reality, the mere thought of being trapped in a cage with such a fowl substance would make anyone flee. In jail, you live like an animal, and mestizo is a prime example.

The mestizo portrays an animal with only the canine teeth also symbolizing a lack of power, but the idea from the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel that animals should feel secure and have a sense of safety in a zoo should have the same effect on him. Since the mestizo is locked inside a jail cell he is isolated from everything else, which makes he feel comfort. Jail should be a punishment, it should be dreaded and feared, but in the case of the mestizo, it's a dream. This is ironic because humans should be interactive, not closed up and alone. When a person is left without normal human interaction, they begin to lose the feeling of what you are, which is a living, breathing person.

Sister Husband

In the novel Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts, within the early chapters you are introduced to a very different kind of character. Sister Husband, an old christen women, always has knowledgeable advice, even when you least expect it. Most would write her off as a crazy women, losing her mind, but the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" seems to fit here. The way she speaks, with such a old voice full of wisdom, is enough to prove this. When Novalee, the main character, is given a bible Sister Husband tells her to only read small parts at a time to get the full impact. With advice like such, this is just one example of her wisdom.

Where Did He Go?

Author's Note-When 17 year old Novalee Nation, in the novel Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, is abandoned by her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens, in an unfamiliar town, she is faced with a sense of pain and sadness. You can only imagine the horror you would feel being left by someone you believed loved you.

Where did he go?

Why did he leave me here,

Without anything or anyone?

Willy Jack Pickens,

Where did you go?

I'm surrounded by people,

But I've never felt so alone,

The crowds of people,

All with places to go,

But where do I go?

I am so alone.

My belly aches,

My baby is kicking,

I wish the pain would stop.

All the pain,

Not just the physical pain.

Pain is everywhere,

In everything I do.

Pain is cruel,

It makes everything worse.

Pain is what makes life feel real,

Without it what would I feel?