A Wandering Mind

Minds wander back and forth

Searching for that one answer

Always trying to move forward

Trying to find the perfect her

Time stands still when he notices that smile

She walks on by like it meant nothing to him

But he is taken to a place much different

A place that he longs to be

He does all that he can to read her mind

To find that one thing that makes her tick

But he has no luck

He just can’t seem to unlock her secrets

Her stories make him smile

Her laughter is music to his ears

But he knows that he is not good enough

He knows that she will find someone new

His heart is made of gold

He yearns to share that with another

But his time has yet to come

He wonders if this is it

She is complicated

She is beautiful

She has his number

And he can’t win

The mind wanders back and forth

Searching for something to hold onto

But where will his thoughts lead him?

Is there any hope?

Gettin the hell out of Dodge

“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does...” -Tom Petty

I spent my weekend in a real college town. It was eye opening because I got a real taste of what I was missing in this hell hole. In Athens, I was shotgunning beers in the middle of North Campus. In Piedmont, I have to go off campus to even light up a Swisher Sweet. Doesn't that seem a little ridiculous?! Since when was it worth missing college? It isn't. I'm ready to jump this ship and get to a real college where things are MUCH different. Ole Miss here I come!

What's my age again?

"Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese." -Billie Burke

What is age? It seems to me that it's useless. Why does it matter how long you've been around? Why does it matter how much longer you have to go? These numbers mean nothing to a person who values the beauties in life fully. If you spend too much time worrying about what you have done in your time then you lose time to just relax. I like to think that I just go with everything. I don't wanna worry about what's gonna happen in a year or a decade. What is happening in the next 30 seconds? That's the question that should be asked.

When people ask the question "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?", I have no way to respond truthfully. I, honestly, don't think that there is any reason for me to worry about that. In ten years, I will be where my life has taken me. I will just follow the path on which I wander. That could mean that in ten years, I live in a box in a cold alleyway. It could also mean that in ten years I live in a two story mansion in the Hamptons. I will just keep moving through life and try to make the right turns to get to my dreams. That's all I can say. I can't determine what will come along further down the road.

But back to age. What is the significance of age? I'm 18 years old and, if the life expectancy is correct and I live to it, then I have a little more than 60 years left to live. But it's not really necessary to worry about those numbers. I could live til I'm 85 or I could live til I'm 35. There really is no telling. So if that's the case, then age is just a number of little significance placed onto something of much greater significance...your life. Is age something that should limit things that are crucial in life? Should age be allowed to limit the feelings of the heart? If a 30 year old man truly loves an 18 year old girl, is there age gap something that should strangle that love? I, personally, don't think that it should. If the two are truly in love, than age should not be a deciding factor. Unfortunately, the true nature of love is called into question in that particular case but that's something for a different entry.

So what is your age? Do you, honestly, think that it is something that is necessary to life? People always say "That makes me feel old!". If that is the case then forget your age. It just a number that is thrown around to organize. There is nothing more to it.

Let's crack the shell.

“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” -Mahatma Gandhi

This is my blog. This is where it begins. My thoughts from here on out will be written here. It'll be a snapshot into the depths of my mind. I'll try to give you a full view although sometimes, I'm afraid, you might only be in a wading pool of my mind. Its hard to capture something that can never fully be comprehended except in my dreams and thoughts. But I'll try. This is it, this is the start of your swimming lessons.