Paint

1.

First, grasp control of form and muscle,

run my hand down his shoulder and my fingers in the rift of his arm.

Then, paint the sweat and history

and multiply it by the rainbow. 

Dip a brush in fine alabaster; smear glass highlights

in the eye and shoulder. Go over with blue

and trace the shadows. 

Add dust because pink is a soft color

to contrast the horse's purple eye.

2.

Find my name and claim it

with black ink tip with bronze. 

Swirl the letter like stream water 

to quench the thirst of the canvas. 

Then pray that what I mark is correct. 

3.

Mark it with pen's dissatisfaction. 

Gaze at the bud of paint misplaced. 

Receive the score,

and then decide against it. 

When it comes to paint, 

only the artistknows what my hand can say. 

Happiness

Ask me to describe the sun in the sky.
Demand no cliche,
but ask for cliche and that's what I'll get.
Ask for unique,
and skinny jeans, torn high tops, and cut-neck tees
adorn young poets.

Pastels blend rainbows down grated canvas
because only inexperience tries to compromise.
My sin is myself,
and my description is Clarisse's.
My face is like the moon.

Or did I forget to read Fehrenheit 451?
Because it was not a pleasure to burn
the face of I've read it's and I knew it's.

Describe happiness, and I tell myself
of the bird in the sky dancing with walking clouds.
Bravery mixes with happiness
when happiness floats like a feather to the moon,
and fear dissapears in Mars' pink summer glow.

Books I've been Reading

Special thanks to the writer and editor of the blog Jeans, Boots, and Coffee, who believes with all her heart that you can survive anything with jeans, boots, and coffee.  She cheered me up when I was feeling down.

Anyway, onto the subject of this blog, what I've been reading.  But really, it's all about just one book.  One book I've read several times.  Sure, I'm reading more, but maybe I'll get to the other one later (it's called It's Kind  of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini, and, I'll admit, I'm late reading this one, but that's how I tell if a book has some quality: if it stays on the shelves for a while.

And to Emerson: The following book has been approved for your reading (minus, like, 8-10 curse words and some swears).  It's Kind of a Funny Story is not really for you, unfortunately, because I really like it so far.

The Book
Ender's Game (cue super epic, awesome, spectacular orchestra music).  Ender's Game is a sci-fi book that I've loved on and off since I was about 12, maybe younger.  I can't exactly tell why I like it so much.  The writing isn't undeniable good or noteworthy.  Sometimes, I even think that maybe it's a bit long and image-less, but that makes no difference to me (for once; I'm usually so picky).  I think it's the characters.  The fact that the antagonosit is supposed to be the alien invaders, but it's not is fantastic.  The real antagonist, or antagonists, are the teachers of the Battle School that Ender is sent to (to learn how to become a soldier and tactition).  But, at the same time, the teachers are really only trying to save the human race from the aliens, and, after all, the best antagonist is a protagonist.
Moving on.  The only reason I re-reread Ender's Game was because.......wait for it.......the MOVIE IS COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER.  Now, I know November is months away, but that's okay.  The trailer for the movie is coming out May 17 (I have the trailer release date memorized; I am obsessed), and it will premiere in front of the new Star Trek.  I WILL STAND IN LINE AND BUY TICKETS FOR STAR TREK TO SEE THAT TRAILER.  IT SHALL BE A MAD HOUSE AND THAT TRAILER SHALL BE AWESOME.  There are no words on earth that can describe how excited I am.  And so, for anyone else out there that is just as super duper, out of their minds crazy for this movie, I am right there with you.  It will be epic.

Ender's Game poster!
(pulled from imbd.com)