It's the word
That rustles
Through
My ears.
Perfection.
Girls
Are supposed
To be
Someone
They're not.
The
Bar is
Set too
High.
Our standards
Are brutal.
Girls
Aren't good
With it.
Every time
I
Pretend
To be
Someone
I'm not
The real me
Slips
Away.
Soon
I'll have
Lost it
Altogether.
I'm not perfect.
No one is.
Yet
I still see
A
'Fat'
Girl in
The mirror.
I still see
Girl's
Who I'd love
To be,
Yet
They're
Struggling
With the
Same problem.
They think that
Everyone else
Is fine.
But the truth is
None of us
Are fine.
So as the words
Form
On my lips
I realise
That we
Will
Never
Have
An
Answer.
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Monday, 4 January 2016
Free Style Poetry.
Hi, everyone! I am going to be doing a blog post today on free style poetry. As some of you may know, I love to write, and poetry is one of my favourites. I tend to do more of the traditional poetry, but I've recently fallen in love with free style. This is a bit of an in between post between now and the weekend, so yeah. I'm going to type up an example.
The Art Of Being Normal.
People
Tell me
That I'm not
Normal.
That I'm
Weird
Strange
Disgusting.
They say that
But
What they
Mean
Is that
I need to
Change.
But
Last time I
Checked
I looked
Just like them.
I don't have
Three eyes
Or
Flippers
For feet.
So
What
Do they want
Me
To change?
Because I'm
Not becoming
Someone else
Just
For my friends.
They can
Change themselves
To like
Who I am.
But
I'm not
Changing
For them.
I am me
And that
Makes me
Unique.
The Art Of Being Normal.
People
Tell me
That I'm not
Normal.
That I'm
Weird
Strange
Disgusting.
They say that
But
What they
Mean
Is that
I need to
Change.
But
Last time I
Checked
I looked
Just like them.
I don't have
Three eyes
Or
Flippers
For feet.
So
What
Do they want
Me
To change?
Because I'm
Not becoming
Someone else
Just
For my friends.
They can
Change themselves
To like
Who I am.
But
I'm not
Changing
For them.
I am me
And that
Makes me
Unique.
Saturday, 19 December 2015
50 facts about me tag!
Howza, everyone! (Sorry about the Aussie slang, but I felt like saying something other than 'hello, everyone!") Today I'm going to be doing the Fifty Facts About Me tag. I'd like to thank Rosie for letting me steal the idea off her letting me use the idea... Anyway, let's get this show on the road!
1. I was born in Australia.
2. I have travelled a lot with my parents. A few of the cities that I've been to are London, Paris, Madrid, Bangkok, Broome, Darwin and Cork (Rosie, if you're reading this, it's every bit as good as it sounds!)
3. I have red hair that comes to my shoulders. I hate my hair but am planning to get a pixie cut over the holidays.
4. I am literally the first ever tanned redhead. Seriously, who's heard of a TANNED redhead?
5. My favourite flavours of ice cream is honeycomb, english toffee and apple sorbet.
6. My lucky number is 5.
7. I currently am listening to the rage top twenty. I think the song playing at the moment is called 'Love you till the day I die?'. I wouldn't know-I never do know the names of songs unless it's my favourite singer.
8. Speaking of favourite singers, my favourite are: Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, KISS, Stevie Wonder, Jess Glynne and Sia. A very odd list indeed, hmmm?
9. I love reading. Literally. You can never drag me out of books.
10. My favourite books of all time are The Wrong Boy by Suzy Zail, and The Flywheel by Erin Gough.
11. I love Christmas. But normally it doesn't feel like it should be Christmas so it kinda spoils the whole experience. Not this year, though!
12. I'm very insecure about myself. I don't tell my friends so they often jokingly tease me about my looks... It doesn't help.
13. I love to draw Zentangles... I prefer it to adult colouring books, although I like them both.
14. I have a younger brother called Christien, although everyone calls him Chriso.
15. I chose my first blog name, My Random Life, because I thought that this blog would end up being an online journal. However, I changed it to The Ramblings Of Moi because it suited my blog more-after all, this is me just rambling on!
16. I have never really had a favourite colour. I would change my mind every other day when I was younger, so now I just love every one.
17. I adore writing, and have tried many different things with it (COUGH *Nanowrimo* COUGH).
18. I love the shop Typo. It has the most gorgeous notebooks I've ever seen and IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!
19. My favourite school subject is English and Inquiry.
20. Once again, I don't have a favourite animal. I love them all, although I do like Hedgehogs.
21. I do have a favourite blog! Girl Abroad!
22. I LOVE playing soccer, and am continuing with it in high school.
23. I also like the sports cricket, softball and I don't mind netball.
24. My least favourite sports are basketball and swimming.
25. I have asthma, but have never had any major attacks.
26. My favourite movies are Amelie, (which I was named after!!!) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mrs Doubtfire.
27. My favourite Christmas movie is Miracle on 34th Street.
28. I love the smell of baking brownies.
29. I really like to cook, but I haven't cooked in a while because of sheer exhaustion.
30. I have just finished primary school! Woop!
31. I change my blog background quite often, because I don't like keeping the same background for too long. It just looks a bit boring, to me. So that is why every time you click on this blog you'll get a different background!
32. I am not really a minimalist-I own too many books for that!
33. #TeamPeeta.
34. #Fourtris4ever
35. I am finding it hard to come up with so many facts.
36. When I'm older, I want to be a writer, journalist or a human rights lawyer (I thank Atticus Finch for that one!)
37. I just found my lost Myki card. Weird.
38. A movie that my family watches every year is A Miracle on 34th Street, but this year we watched the original. SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE NEW ONE.
39. My favourite actor/ comedian is Robin Williams. Such a cool bloke.
40. I hate Summer. I might live right down the bottom of Australia, but believe me, the sun doesn't hold up for a second..
41. The high school I'll be attending is right next to the Botanic gardens, which means we get to go over there almost every day.
42. I like to read the Herald Sun. It's an Australian newspaper.
43. I nearly died when I was told that I wasn't allowed to go to the AC/DC concert.
44. I'm still recovering.
45. I hate maths. Literally, is there anything more boring?
46. I am writing this in bed.
47. I am currently reading the book Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver-I'm only two pages in though.
48. This is a REALLY HARD challenge, people!
49. Is it just me, or do Haliee Steinfeld and Vanessa Hutchins look alike?
50. My brothers old teacher is now teaching class 1D. Lol.
And there you have it! For my nominations, I nominate:
Euginia A-Genie in a book
Megan- Megans Mega Blog
Hope you enjoy doing it, girlies! And since Istole borrowed this idea, you guys can too, if you want to! Hope you have fun doing it!
El xx
1. I was born in Australia.
2. I have travelled a lot with my parents. A few of the cities that I've been to are London, Paris, Madrid, Bangkok, Broome, Darwin and Cork (Rosie, if you're reading this, it's every bit as good as it sounds!)
3. I have red hair that comes to my shoulders. I hate my hair but am planning to get a pixie cut over the holidays.
4. I am literally the first ever tanned redhead. Seriously, who's heard of a TANNED redhead?
5. My favourite flavours of ice cream is honeycomb, english toffee and apple sorbet.
6. My lucky number is 5.
7. I currently am listening to the rage top twenty. I think the song playing at the moment is called 'Love you till the day I die?'. I wouldn't know-I never do know the names of songs unless it's my favourite singer.
8. Speaking of favourite singers, my favourite are: Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, KISS, Stevie Wonder, Jess Glynne and Sia. A very odd list indeed, hmmm?
9. I love reading. Literally. You can never drag me out of books.
10. My favourite books of all time are The Wrong Boy by Suzy Zail, and The Flywheel by Erin Gough.
11. I love Christmas. But normally it doesn't feel like it should be Christmas so it kinda spoils the whole experience. Not this year, though!
12. I'm very insecure about myself. I don't tell my friends so they often jokingly tease me about my looks... It doesn't help.
13. I love to draw Zentangles... I prefer it to adult colouring books, although I like them both.
14. I have a younger brother called Christien, although everyone calls him Chriso.
15. I chose my first blog name, My Random Life, because I thought that this blog would end up being an online journal. However, I changed it to The Ramblings Of Moi because it suited my blog more-after all, this is me just rambling on!
16. I have never really had a favourite colour. I would change my mind every other day when I was younger, so now I just love every one.
17. I adore writing, and have tried many different things with it (COUGH *Nanowrimo* COUGH).
18. I love the shop Typo. It has the most gorgeous notebooks I've ever seen and IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!
19. My favourite school subject is English and Inquiry.
20. Once again, I don't have a favourite animal. I love them all, although I do like Hedgehogs.
21. I do have a favourite blog! Girl Abroad!
22. I LOVE playing soccer, and am continuing with it in high school.
23. I also like the sports cricket, softball and I don't mind netball.
24. My least favourite sports are basketball and swimming.
25. I have asthma, but have never had any major attacks.
26. My favourite movies are Amelie, (which I was named after!!!) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mrs Doubtfire.
27. My favourite Christmas movie is Miracle on 34th Street.
28. I love the smell of baking brownies.
29. I really like to cook, but I haven't cooked in a while because of sheer exhaustion.
30. I have just finished primary school! Woop!
31. I change my blog background quite often, because I don't like keeping the same background for too long. It just looks a bit boring, to me. So that is why every time you click on this blog you'll get a different background!
32. I am not really a minimalist-I own too many books for that!
33. #TeamPeeta.
34. #Fourtris4ever
35. I am finding it hard to come up with so many facts.
36. When I'm older, I want to be a writer, journalist or a human rights lawyer (I thank Atticus Finch for that one!)
37. I just found my lost Myki card. Weird.
38. A movie that my family watches every year is A Miracle on 34th Street, but this year we watched the original. SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE NEW ONE.
39. My favourite actor/ comedian is Robin Williams. Such a cool bloke.
40. I hate Summer. I might live right down the bottom of Australia, but believe me, the sun doesn't hold up for a second..
41. The high school I'll be attending is right next to the Botanic gardens, which means we get to go over there almost every day.
42. I like to read the Herald Sun. It's an Australian newspaper.
43. I nearly died when I was told that I wasn't allowed to go to the AC/DC concert.
44. I'm still recovering.
45. I hate maths. Literally, is there anything more boring?
46. I am writing this in bed.
47. I am currently reading the book Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver-I'm only two pages in though.
48. This is a REALLY HARD challenge, people!
49. Is it just me, or do Haliee Steinfeld and Vanessa Hutchins look alike?
50. My brothers old teacher is now teaching class 1D. Lol.
And there you have it! For my nominations, I nominate:
Euginia A-Genie in a book
Megan- Megans Mega Blog
Hope you enjoy doing it, girlies! And since I
El xx
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Nanowrimo... How did it all end up?
El xx.
Well, to say the least, I didn't do 50,000 words. I didn't think even at the start that I was going to be able to complete it, if I'm honest. But I buried it under all the motivational quotes: "You're a brilliant author/Of course 30 days is enough time to write that much/Why are you even worried anyway?"
Of course, 50,000 words is a bit too much for a 12 year old. I don't know how I didn't realise that beforehand, but I'm now paying the ultimate price for that one because my friends are all teasing me about how I thought that it wasn't a lot. Trust my very bad maths skills to make me the laughing stock of the school.
But I am proud of how much I achieved-By the end of it all, I had 20,000 words! Even though I didn't hit the target, that's 20,000 words that I now have. As Jodi Picoult said, "you can edit a bad page, but you can't edit a blank one." Well, I've now got 57 pages (at the latest count; and I'm only halfway through) to edit. Booyeah!
I would like to thank you guys, though. Rosie, Hannah and Beth in particular. Your comments made me keep on going, and they inspired me. I might be a little biased, but I think I've got the best readers here at TROM. So I hope you lot feel happy tonight-After all, you all helped me to write 20,000 words!
El xx
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| I don't support kids doing this kinda thing, but this gif sums up how I feel perfectly! |
Monday, 9 November 2015
NaNoWriMo Update...
So I'm doing NaNoWriMo. And I'm failing spectacularly.
Do you ever get that feeling that you know you should do something but feel like you're forced into it? Well, yeah. That's pretty much my entire life at the moment.
I don't know what to do. On some days, I'll write two thousand words. On other days, I'll write two hundred. It's incredibly difficult trying to juggle school and writing a novel. I was hoping that I'd get class time for it, but so far I haven't been given any. And I still have a life-Either I wasn't allowed to give up my after school activities and the ones that I was allowed to give up are my favourite. Go figure.
I guess I'm just realising that this is a lot harder than what I thought. If I'm going to be honest, I saw myself at the the start finishing my book on the first day, publishers fangirling over it, becoming the next J.K Rowling. But I have been pretty naive in the past-I've now realised that it's a lot harder than it looks to write a novel. I thought the words would flow, but they feel stilted and unessecary. And to top everything off, I've lost my USB with all my work on it. Talk about bad luck.
I guess I'm not cut out for writing a novel after all...
~El
Do you ever get that feeling that you know you should do something but feel like you're forced into it? Well, yeah. That's pretty much my entire life at the moment.
I don't know what to do. On some days, I'll write two thousand words. On other days, I'll write two hundred. It's incredibly difficult trying to juggle school and writing a novel. I was hoping that I'd get class time for it, but so far I haven't been given any. And I still have a life-Either I wasn't allowed to give up my after school activities and the ones that I was allowed to give up are my favourite. Go figure.
I guess I'm just realising that this is a lot harder than what I thought. If I'm going to be honest, I saw myself at the the start finishing my book on the first day, publishers fangirling over it, becoming the next J.K Rowling. But I have been pretty naive in the past-I've now realised that it's a lot harder than it looks to write a novel. I thought the words would flow, but they feel stilted and unessecary. And to top everything off, I've lost my USB with all my work on it. Talk about bad luck.
I guess I'm not cut out for writing a novel after all...
~El
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Why I won't be blogging for the next month....
Hello, everyone. You might be looking at my title and wondering what I'm on about. I actually know a bit more about it than you do of course, but I'm still actually in the dark about it. This is because I have pressed a single button to do something that could change my life forever; and I'm still pretty nervous about it!
Because you see, I've signed up to do NaNoWriMo in the month of November. I am going to try and write a 50,000 word novel in a month, and through NaNoWriMo I hope to get it published. This means that I will not be blogging at all this month; I'll barely be on the internet apart from their website.
I am nervous, of course. I could completely fail at this or I could write a masterpiece (highly doubt the last one.) But it's been a dream of mine for a long time to become a published author. Even if my books never did sell well, I wanted to be able to say that at least one person has found happiness in my books. Writing has never been for me being the next J.K. Rowling, although that would be pretty cool. Writing is about putting all of my crazy thoughts to paper and seeing what I can make them.
I hope that one day you will achieve your dream as well; that you will discover a passion deep inside of you, my lovely readers. But for now, I must say adieu to my blog. I have a scheduled post that will pop up at some point, which I hope you will enjoy. But otherwise, I am going to discover a world in which I have wanted to enter for so long...
~El
Because you see, I've signed up to do NaNoWriMo in the month of November. I am going to try and write a 50,000 word novel in a month, and through NaNoWriMo I hope to get it published. This means that I will not be blogging at all this month; I'll barely be on the internet apart from their website.
I am nervous, of course. I could completely fail at this or I could write a masterpiece (highly doubt the last one.) But it's been a dream of mine for a long time to become a published author. Even if my books never did sell well, I wanted to be able to say that at least one person has found happiness in my books. Writing has never been for me being the next J.K. Rowling, although that would be pretty cool. Writing is about putting all of my crazy thoughts to paper and seeing what I can make them.
I hope that one day you will achieve your dream as well; that you will discover a passion deep inside of you, my lovely readers. But for now, I must say adieu to my blog. I have a scheduled post that will pop up at some point, which I hope you will enjoy. But otherwise, I am going to discover a world in which I have wanted to enter for so long...
~El
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