Writing Challenge - Jewellery

The famous line “diamonds are a girls best friend” I didn’t fully appreciate until I got my first jewellery. 

I love my jewellery, I never seem to have enough.

I have so many necklaces it would take hours just to count them.

I have around six to eight rings which I barely ever wear. Two are special as one was my dads and the other from my grandparents.

I have lots of earrings, some I barely take out as I become a collector of many and now have eight piercings (four in each ear). 

I have quite a few bracelets, some I hold dearer than others.

I’ve got special necklaces from my family, and two bracelets that are extra special to me. 

One of my bracelets is my original charm bracelet from when I was a baby. The other is my pandora bracelet as most of the charms are from my grandparents.

I have a special necklace full of memories as each charm is from a theme park from Gold Coast Australia.

I cherish all my jewellery and seem to never have enough. 

Writing Challenge - Rewrite a Poem

The Look 

Sara Teasdale

Strephon kisses me in the spring,

Robin in the fall,

But Colin only looked at me

And never kissed at all.

Strephon’s kiss was lost in jest,

Robin’s lost in play,

But the kiss in Colin’s eyes

Still haunts me night and day.

Sandy showed me love,

Shamim caught me when I fell,

Sam never fully loved me,

In a way that fitted well.

Sandy’s love grew old,

Just another tale to be told,

Shamim gave his away,

To another girl one day,

But Sam’s love I still yearn,

And will forever always miss.

Writing Challenge - Good Vibes

What makes me happy?

Listening to music makes me happy 

Colouring makes me happy 

Reading a good book makes me happy 

Writing makes me happy 

Knitting makes me happy 

Watching my favourite movie or tv show makes me happy 

Spending time with my friends and family makes me happy 

Going to a amusement park makes me happy 

Watching funny videos makes me happy 

Making people laugh makes me happy 

Seeing people happy makes me happy 

Watching mothers, fathers, sons and daughters return home after being away and seeing their children and pets reaction makes me happy 

Concerts of my favourite musicians make me happy 

Traveling makes me happy 

Looking through family photos of trips make me happy

Being out in nature makes me happy

Getting merchandise from Taylor Swift and Harry Potter makes me happy Ϟ ❾¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘ 

Stationary and blank notebooks makes me happy 

Old tv shows and movies from my childhood make me happy

Accomplishing my dreams makes me happy 

Sleeping makes me happy 

Being warm and cozy when it’s cold makes me happy 

Being nice and cool when it’s hot makes me happy 

Exploring new places makes me happy 

Baby animals make me happy 

Seeing friends and family members accomplish their dreams make me happy 

Writing Challenge - Closed Door

Everyday it was shut, what was behind it? The “No Tresspassing” sign just made the curiousity grow stronger. 

What secret was this door hiding? What didn’t it want people to see?

No one patrols this door nor stands guard, as if they were just waiting for someone to enter it. 

No one ever leaves the door either, was there another door on the other side?

Curiosity gets the better of me.

I walk cautiously towards the door and turn the handle.

The door opens easily, I step into the room I’ve been dying to see.

There’s a sudden rush from my side, I turn and everything goes black. 

Writing Challenge - Fear

I’m scared of a lot of things.

I am scared of the dark, death, loud noises, being alone, corners, mazes, staircases, spiders, bugs and insects with too many legs. I am scared of mannequins, realistic paintings of people, heights, deep water, abandoned places, long hallways, closed doors and mirrors. 

Most of those fears are connected to the fear of the unknown. The fear of the unknown fears include: the dark, corners, mazes, staircases, deep water, long hallways and mirrors; especially if that mirror is on a cupboard door. I’m a easy person to scare, especially with my slight blindness and deafness to the joy of those who like to scare me. 

Writing Challenge - Dread

I dread doing many things...

I dread doing the dishes because I hate doing them

I dread having to clean and organise

I dread facing what my future has to offer after the many bad decisions I have made

I dread opening my heart to people

I dread allowing some people into my life

I dread not following my dreams when I had the chance

I dread letting people get the best of me when it came to making decisions 

I dread going to bed at night where my thoughts consume me

I dread waking up the next day as I lose my peace of mind

I dread having to face the world in the morning

Sometimes sadly I dread the fact that I am alive to the point that sometimes finding a reason to be around isn’t good enough.

Writing Challenge - Foreclosure

People can be lost in many different ways

The way I feel lost is where I see myself 

Especially in life

I’m lost because I don’t know what to do 

I’m lost because I feel I can’t trust 

I’m lost because I feel unlovable 

I’m lost because I thought I knew what I was doing

I thought I knew what I wanted in life

But I don’t have a clue

I am so lost in this world 

I am still trying to find myself 

I am so lost sometimes I don’t know what to write

I wonder when I will love again

I seem to have lost that as well

My trust was lost long ago

I don’t know who to turn to

Maybe someday I’ll let someone in

And we will piece together like a jigsaw 

But for now it seems I have my chance

To find my missing pieces

I dropped them in this maze of life

Someone may bring them back

But if that day never comes

Then I guess my friend I’m stuck.

E. Louise (c). 9/8/2018

Writing Challenge - Great Minds

There are two people in this world who I admire very much. One is my mother and the other is Taylor Swift. One brought me up and of course has known me all my life, the other I have never met but has impacted my life an awful lot since 2006.

My mum inspires me in so many different ways. When I was not quite a year old my father and her divorced and mum raised me for some time on her own. But the strength in my mum I admire didn't start there, it started at my birth. I needed an emergency C-Section as I was unresponsive. Luckily I survived but later that night disaster struck again. I had a stroke that affected my life forever, well for the rest of my life at least.
I came out of it with hearing problems, visual problems, smelling problems and walking problems. All through it my mum fought for me. She fought the education system who said I was too disabled to do some things but not disabled enough for funding's. Mum also had my Step Dad who found my hearing problems; my visual problems weren't found until I was 17. An optometrist found it although I had been seeing one for glasses since I was 12. Mum has fought for me all my life, especially when I was depressed. She hasn't always been supportive with my career choices though. I wanted to be a Journalist but they said it would get me nowhere in life and encouraged me to be a teacher instead.

 Since 2006 a constant lyric genius and role model has been in my life, I am talking about Taylor Swift of course. In 2006 when I was first introduced to Taylor and fell in love with her song writing I didn't call myself a Swiftie as such yet. I loved four main girls in that era including Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus. I love Selena and Demi more than Miley but Taylor is my main celebrity I look up to. Taylor started writing songs when she was young and in high school and leant to play guitar. Taylor is the main reason I started to learn to play guitar and started using story telling in my song writing.
Taylor's song Tied Together With A Smile spoke to me personally as it described exactly how I was feeling. Fifteen came out as a single when I was around fifteen. Never Grow Up made me appreciate where I grew up and my family more. The Best Day made me think of my mum and how much she has done for me as I have grown up. Innocent helped me understand that no matter how many mistakes you make in life it's never too late to be brand new. Clean helped me become clean from cutting, it also helped me get over some of my relationships. Shake It Off taught me not to be afraid to dance even if people are watching. Delicate helped me be brave enough to make the first move. There are so many other songs including Taylor's love and break up songs that have helped me cry myself to sleep at night, not be afraid to fall in love again, speak up when things feel wrong in a relationship and to let the pain be poured onto a piece of paper and of course my guitar.

Taylor inspires me by the amount of hate and pain she's been through and she's  still nice, giving and so kind to her fans and mostly everyone around her. Taylor is one of the most charitable celebrities out there and does amazing things for her fans. Taylor sends gifts, bakes for them, invites them to her house, shows u to their house and does free meet and greets every night while on tour when she's exhausted.
Taylor doesn't deserve all the hate she gets, the media and haters just love to destroy her for no reason. When the Kimye incident happened I was devastated. The only Swifties in my life who were by my side fighting back and defending her the ones on Twitter, Instagram and some on Tumblr. Everyone here at home in my family and their friends laughed at me and told me she's not a role model anymore cause she's a liar.
They weren't there from the start, they weren't there at the concerts she was bringing joy to. They didn't hear the speeches at the tours, they didn't know about her charity spends, they didn't know what she did for fans. All they believed was she's a liar.

I was more upset that Taylor thought that all of us Swifties would leave her. Some did, thankfully they were some of the ones who only became a 'Swiftie' to get noticed (and got noticed) left.
I was afraid that Taylor had been alone in the dark and was never coming back and was so grateful when she did come back.
I admire Taylor more for the comeback and how she fuelled all the hate she got into a album. I admire her more so for standing up to a sexual assault and took them to court and won. Taylor is such a strong human being and deserves all the love and success she is getting.
I promise I'll stand by you forever. 

Writing Challenge - Cleaning

I really do hate cleaning
for proof just see my room
I do love to be organised though
it's just the lack of motivation
it doesn't trigger me as it use to
although I do still feel ashamed
there's people in my life who don't judge me
then there's those who shame me
my life is no where near organised
it's a lot like my room
I'm not happy nor depressed
I'm just very lonely I am told
that's why I turn to writing
that's why I turn to reading
I could always turn to cleaning but
where's the fun in that?
one day I will be better
the today me won't exist
at least not the me I will never miss
I need to fight these demons
they never seem to leave
one day I will get there
just you wait and see

E. Louise (c) 3/08/2018 

Writing Challenge - Addict

The first time is sudden and sharp

A burn before the sting

The sudden intake of breath 

Red cleats across the skin 

It distracts me from my troubles 

I’m no longer feeling angry

The shame hits hard

I regret my disicion 

Sickness overwhelms me

I shouldn’t do it anymore 

I remember why I did it

Anger flashes once more

The knife flashes as it slices my skin

Three more quick times

I’m punishing myself for failing

I’m punishing myself for thinking that way

I’m punishing myself for being me

Tears start to fall as the red shines bright

The stinging and burning overwhelms me

I hide the evidence everyday 

Trying to hide my shame

Hiding it from others amd hiding it from myself 

I often sit there staring at it

As my thoughts tell me I’m not wanted

The scars mock me telling me I deserve it

It’s been seven months now

I can’t let them get me

E.Louise (c) 3/8/2018