role reversal

its so nice to see

You

here supporting

Me

again,

when i’ve gotten used

to looking up

and seeing

Nobody

standing there.

i’m glad you decided to take the

High Road

this time,

instead of letting

Me.

Happiness

I've recently come to a conclusion, that is I control my own happiness. I am in charge of my emotions.

If I'm in a situation that makes me unhappy, I can leave. 
If someone in my life is making me unhappy, I don't have to keep them there.
If there's something that I want to try to make me happy, I can do it.

It's that simple, and I've already felt a change in my life. If I want to be happy, it's all up to me.

xoxo,
Rachel

The Zoo- Poetry Experimentation

Some say high school is a jungle,
what with the wild animals
roaming around,
attacking,
sleeping,
eating,
and learning.

But is it more like a zoo,
with classrooms as cages;
containing,
smothering,
ridding the animals
of their wild spirit?

Are they rebelling because of boredom,
as is thought,
or for their dire need to be free?

Rooftop Adventures {Terabithia}

“Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.”

-Bridge to Terabithia

I have once again found myself on the roof of this parking garage with my friends, this time armed with two Canon SLR cameras, five teenage girls, and lots of coffee.

I usually do mind getting up early, but the weather was perfect and the sunshine was calling my name. So up up up we went!

Getting to the top is almost indescribable. When you spend your whole life in a small town, constantly being reminded of how small it is and how small you are, looking around and seeing this tiny town go on forever is incredible. It may seem silly, but this place has become our little escape.

When you're at the top, everything melts away.
That AP History quiz doesn't matter.
The boy who sits next to you in class doesn't matter.
How you're doing at tennis practice doesn't matter.
It's just you and your uninterrupted thoughts.

It's times like these when we really let ourselves show. The phrase "dance like nobody's watching" comes to mind. With music blasting up above the chaos below, who cares how bad of a dancer  you are or how off-key your singing is?

My friends and I greatly needed some escape, and we found it in our own little Terabithia.

So here's to you, Terabithia.

xoxo,

Rachel