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Alias. Ina.


About me.

Optimistic idealist. Perfectionist. Night-owl. ISFJ.


These are a few of my favorite things..

Solitary moments just before dawn. Textures. Cozying up in blankets. Wine. Hushed intimate conversations. Hot tea. Good instrumentals. Camping. Crunching autumn leaves. Freshly laundered towels. Handwritten letters/notes. Green hills. Freshly sharpened No. 2 pencils. Art museums. Post-its. Delectable foods. Typewriters. Impressionist paintings. Beauty and fashion captured in photography.














 




Notes.
-loans repayment schedule
-replace car battery


Appointment Book.


Currently Coveting

-gold chain bracelets
-silk blouse like one from Equipment
-dark denim skinnies
-YSL arty ring in turquoise
-v-neck cardigans in lavender and red-orange
-gold-rimmed black aviators
-Tory Burch flats in red-orange or black with gold hardware
-white blazer
-cognac leather satchel like Mulberry's Oak Alexa bag, or suede like one by Proenza Schouler
-wedge cognac/nude leather sandals
-flat cognac leather sandals
-peacock feather drop earrings
-personalized stationery
-navy nail polish like Essie's Midnight Cami
-laser-cut white lace cropped top
-skinny belt in camel
-white denim skirt


Inspiration.

[[cafcaf]] [[small fish. big pond.]] [[transplanted]] [[j crew inspiration]] [[cupcakes & cashmere]] [[a cup of jo]] [[heart of light]] [[joy the baker]] [[wendy's lookbook]] [[fashion toast]] [[from me to you]] [[caroline's mode]] [[viv&ingrid]] [[christian's slayers realm]] [[hamlet: the manga!]] [[slayers kawaii]] [[faded memories archives]]














30 September 2002

"sadie hawkins dance" is a good song (by relient k). it's so cute. i want to have a sadie hawkins dance! maybe then the guys will finally know what it's like to be the girls, all nervous and waiting and wondering and hoping, who is gonna ask them and when and how and all that good stuff...and if that special someone will ask them, or if some other nerd will ask them...aiya it is stressful i tell ya! but anyway...relient k has good harmonies and good voices! i'm surprised. i've never really heard them before until today "oh oh oh!" teehee...in the car on the way home from dance class today! :)

quotes i like that i've found while blog-surfing:
"You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you. That's where I'll be waiting."

"The most cruel thing a guy can do to a girl is to let her fall in love when he doesn't intend to catch her fall..."

" Nothing you love is lost; not really. Things, people - they always go away, sooner or later. You can't hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they've touched you, if they're inside you, then they're still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart."

...*sniff*

(ok, now i'm really going to sleep this time. goodnight!)

dreaming aloud at 10:48 PM



i'm getting back into journaling and note-writing again. it's kind of nice to be able to put your thoughts onto paper. there's just something so simple and old-fashioned, yet thoughtful, about writing letters. i love getting letters. just knowing that the person put in some time and effort to write to me is something so special *warm glow inside* but anyway, that somewhat explains my absence of writing in this blog. or typing, i should say. although it IS considerably faster. :)

let's see...so, what has been going on in my life lately. God has been teaching me a lot of things. lessons i really want to learn and put into practice, but lessons that are pretty difficult to apply to my life. i keep struggling with falling into the same sins, over and over again. i wonder how God doesn't get tired of forgiving us over and over again, for the same sins each time. doesn't He ever get tired of hearing us pray the same thing so many times? doesn't He ever get tired of watching us mess up so much? i'm so glad He doesn't give up on us. that kind of love is a kind i long to understand, a kind of love i desire to give.

anyway, some of the things i'm trying to learn are how to be content and joyful in every situation, to thank God for everything, to not let mere circumstances determine my mood or outlook on life. i desire to have a joy and a peace that is deep inside of me, joy and peace that can only come from Him. i want to bleed love when provoked (although i know that's gonna take some work! *wink*). i want to have a fervent love for others. i want to be taught how to live my life dependent on God. i also want to be taught how to have the capacity to forgive others and ask for forgiveness, and to be generous with others (selfless). and i'm trying to trust in Him each day, in each little step of the way. i need to take things one at a time, to take each day slowly and appreciate the little wonders and joys in life.

well, those are just a few of my life lessons yet to be learned. :) and i guess when i say learned, i mean applying them to my life, not just knowing what i hafta do.

hm...it feels like i've made completely different friends for some reason. i feel like i don't hang out with the same people as i used to...it's kinda sad. i don't wanna be like ditching people for other friends...and yet...i realize that i am doing this. i don't even know who i talk to anymore. i guess just whoever. it just seems like a lot of friendships have drifted apart...what happened? aiya. so confusing. but i realized that some of your closest friends don't necessarily hafta be the ones you hang out with all the time...they're just the ones that know you the best, and you can just start talking again one day and it'll be totally comfortable, like old times. pick up where you left off. i like that. it's comforting to know that i have friends who i can count on to always be there for me, to listen and to be supportive (freesh...guy-bashing! hahaha). *grin* so that makes up for the me-being-picked-on lately. it's slightly annoying, but i'll try not to let it get to me. and usually it's fine, like i don't really care if people "pick" on me or tease me or call me names or push me around, cuz i'll do it right back to them, and it's all in fun and games. but sometimes i'm in one of my weird moods, and if they do that to me (those meanie boys hmph) i'll like just want to cry, even if it's not that big of a deal. i realized how much of a cry baby i am. how pathetic. *sigh* hm...random question...am i a manly-ish girl or a girly girl? and how come guys can do those kewl sound effects with their mouths (like planes and machine guns and bombs exploding and all that good stuff), and girls can't?! at least this one can't. maybe i'm more of a girly girl than i thought...huh. i wish i could do that though, it's so kewl! and whistling. yes, i can't whistle.

ok. a thought just came to me. i think i hang out with a lot more guys now, and i think the reason is because all my girlfriends are usually all stressed about school and academic stuff, and it's just not fun to talk about that. so i talk to the guys, and they're a lot more fun to talk to and be around (although this being-picked-on thing needs to stop...hehehe *wink* it's ok...i can take you guys on!!! bring it! ...*runs away*). i'm all talk and no action...haha. i just threaten people, never follow through...so don't worry guys. i won't hurt you. (if you're lucky) teehee. alrite, i think an early bedtime is muchly needed. goodnight all! :)

dreaming aloud at 9:56 PM





28 September 2002

ae aura: your aura is pink. hugs. kisses. a romantic glow. and a smile that charms. a pink aura expresses the feelings of falling in love.


dreaming aloud at 12:06 AM





26 September 2002

1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. ~Hebrews 12: 1-3

Thanks, Shadow, whoever you are. I had the first verse memorized a long time ago, and I have these few verses underlined in my Bible, but I haven't looked at them in a while...and I needed that extra encouragement. So, thank you again.

dreaming aloud at 10:31 PM



it occurs to me that i haven't posted in a while. well i just wanted to write that i'm really stressed out. well not exactly stressed...i'm...moody. and frustrated at myself. for setting goals for myself, for having expectations for myself, and then breaking them so easily, within even an hour of setting those standards for myself. i get distracted way too easily, swayed from following through on my promises to myself. when will i stop giving into these temptations, these things that pull me away? i am sick of the world. and yet i am drawn into it, caught up in it. and i am trapped. how do i get out? how do i listen to my heart and the One who guides me? how do i find rest in that green pasture, and drink from that holy living water? i long to be with God, to get away from all people, all worldly things, all the things society deems important. he tells me to do this, she tells me to do that. so many voices, cluttering up my thoughts in my head, drowning out that still small voice that was there from the beginning and is there now, the voice that will remain forever, guiding me, if only i will listen. so how do i block out all the other voices?

how can i expect myself to change in an instant? and yet, how do i let my emotions carry me away and change my mood so easily? so if my moods can change so quickly...why can't i?

dreaming aloud at 8:06 PM





23 September 2002

Today is the first day of autumn!! *giddy*

(how's that for a post? teehee)

dreaming aloud at 5:34 PM





18 September 2002

ew that last post looks so ugly. it's just a big fat blah, like "barfing" on a physio test. ugh. oh well, sorrie ya had to read that.

dreaming aloud at 11:02 PM



i think i have neglected this journal long enough. i mean i've posted stuff but i haven't really written in it for a while. anyway. so today was a pretty good day, as school days go. i actually woke up with my alarm clock, something i never do. and i woke up to a good radio station, alice. and it was an interesting morning show. so that was good. and then i had breakfast at home, which was nice. hot breakfast! yum! and TEA! *grin* i love tea...and then i took my time getting dressed and listening to the radio, so despite my waking up early, i was almost late to school. i wasn't, though. *grin* i'm so proud. in orchestra we talked about disneyland, and i'm really excited to go. i hope we get enough people to go. we might even get to visit this place called midieval times! i really really wanna go there...see knights jousting, shows, people in renaissance clothing (i think), eat like they did in those times, etc. i want my prom dress to be a renaissance style dress! and i want my prom date to wear a cloak! ok that's just wishful thinking, i know, because i doubt any guy would want to wear a cloak, much less go with me to prom. or maybe i just wouldn't want to go with him...hahaha. ok. anyways. let's see...in psych and calc, all the seniors were gone (senior picnic), so we just had study period. which was kewl. although i didn't have much hwk. so i didn't really do anything, except bug alfred in psych and listen to mr gishe talk about philosophy in calc. that was kewl tho. so interesting. started to make my head spin though. and miraculously, i was not the only one in gishe's class. some other senior girl was there also. anyways. then let's see...um...oh yeah i had someone to walk home with today, which was kinda nice. it's sorta lonely walking home by yourself, even if it's only like 5 minutes...and it seems longer cuz of all the books you're carrying!! tutoring today was kinda boring. i felt stupid cuz i couldn't solve this one problem. and it's supposed to be simple! argh. oh well. and the cute older brother didn't show up. darn. double whammy. but, i got to hang with mama c today!! i had a really good talk with her...it was something i really needed. too many things to write about though so i won't go into detail right now (must shower and sleep soon!). so yeah...got home, practiced viola (yay! i actually practiced! i'm so proud of myself *grin*), ate dinner with my family (i luv my family!!) and did some hwk...not so fun. umm yeah, that's pretty much it. overall i'm just in a good mood. :) (can you tell? teehee) i have some inspirations...not inspirations to write, but inspirations about youth group. i am excited for youth group this year. i see so much potential in it, and i'm just really fortunate to be a part of youth group. i know i couldn't give that up. but there is something that hasta go i think...i don't have time or energy for everything in my life anymore, or at least everything that will soon be in my life. but anyway, bedtime, so more later.

dreaming aloud at 10:59 PM





15 September 2002


Take This Quiz!


what the heck...?! oh well. at least i am from the midieval time period. :)

dreaming aloud at 4:25 PM





11 September 2002

hope still remains

shock
panic
terror-stricken
run!
beautiful--destroyed
cross still standing
amidst the rubble

growing thirst
a longing
for peace
counterstrike
is it all just a game?

licking flames
burning
clouds of dust
engulf the city
smoldering
ruins

why are we fake
put on a face
no more secrets
no more lies
can’t we just be genuine
can’t we just be us
why don’t we understand
why are we so afraid
to take off our face
to let down our guard
no more hatred
no more wary stares
stop attacking ourselves
our people, our nation

hypocrites
stereotypes
no more dividers
no more barriers
one family
one community
one love
one life
divided peoples
that have come together
we’re all related
and inside
we’re all the same
put aside the pettiness
and realize

hold onto the hope
that is still there
burning bright
like a candle lit
that very night
by the people
the nation
that came together
as one
one nation
under God
indivisible

pride
unity
freedom
memories
pin
help
hands reaching out
saving

firefighters, rescuers
police officers
covered in dust
buried
but not forgotten
flag so bright
clean, pure
waving
a flutter of hope
fluttering in the wind

still fighting
kneel
pray
cry
tears
respect
reflect
condolences

smoky dusk
light
fades in
filters through
the remains
glow

tears are the lullaby
that rocks us
gently to sleep
as we remember
and dream
of the day
when we’ll be with You
forever

dreaming aloud at 11:49 PM



the one day when we get to write poetry for school (english/history), i can't write...i'm not inspired...or something. i can't make it flow...and it's a jumbled mess, like the scattered thoughts in my head. argh. frustrating. it's about sept 11, so i'll post it later when i actually finish, since it's appropriate for today.

on a lighter note, today was my first day of tutoring...and i got to meet his older brother...and he was so cute!!! *sigh* hopefully i get to see him every week...*grin*. unfortunately he's 21...argh. why do i always think the older guys are cute?! darn those older guys...oh well maybe now i know how joyce feels, only not as much...if that made any sense at all, which it prolly didn't.

oh yeah! ROGER IS BACK!!!!!!!!! i'm so excited. can't wait to see him.

that is all for now. bye.

dreaming aloud at 10:02 PM



for my onion buddies: "Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep." doh i forget who it's by...oh well.

hwk time. gotta fly.

God be with you.

dreaming aloud at 9:54 PM





09 September 2002

whew! i am so relieved.

dance class (jazz/hip hop I) was so much fun today!! i have something to look fwd to...yay. and it's some sort of exercise too, so that's good...and i can keep on dancing, even if i can't at school! :)

i called steph today. that was pretty kewl. we talked for a pretty long time. it was nice cuz i haven't really talked to her lately. i'm lookin fwd to our "foursome" gettin together again and havin a sleepover, like old times. hopefully that will happen, and it won't just be all talk and no action! ok that sounds wrong but i can't think of how to phrase it differently...i'm a lil sleepy rite now.

but i'm still confused. and i have no where to turn. i don't know who to talk to. and i know that there are so many people i can talk to...it's just...hard for me to reveal this deep secret of mine. i don't know why it's so hard for me to open up, but i guess i'm having a problem with trust. well not really, cuz actually i trust people a lil too much. i guess what it is is that...i feel like no one will understand. and i know that maybe i'm wrong, cuz i'm sure all y'all would understand...it's just...argh. such a delicate situation that i don't want to say too much to the wrong person...and yeah. complications like that. argh!!! she doesn't get it. so frustrating...and i don't want to just say it...actually cuz i'm scared to tell anyone. so yeah. i don't know why i'm writing all of this in here...it's just easier typing it than writing it in my journal, cuz my hand gets cramped. so yes. sorrie, if u guys are still reading, bear with me and just...ignore it if you want. well. i think i will go sleep now. too many thoughts swimming around in my head. am i a drama queen??

dreaming aloud at 11:57 PM





08 September 2002

i feel so mixed up
my insides are churning and tumbling out
how do i stop them
where can i go to hide,
get away from you

i think i'm pushing God away from me
i think i'm trying to ignore Him
how do i get back on track again?
i'm losing focus
distractions everywhere
can't stop thinking
about you

why do i struggle
with the same thing
over and over again
why do i fall
in the same place
again
how can i change
what can i do
i want to find You

i feel so detached
i don't like living anymore
cuz i'm sick of being wrapped up
in myself
whenever i'm with others
i can stay busy, i can help them
i want to help them
i want to listen
and part of me feels so helpless
cuz i don't know what to do, what to say
but at least i feel needed
i feel alive
life is worth living

but when i'm by myself
it's you that's on my mind
and i can't think of anything else
and i'm so tired of going round and round
in circles
dizzy
alone
i brood
i'm wrapped up in my own thoughts again
who do i tell
who cares
who can i trust
where do i go
from here

i need to get away
but i can't
i need to run
but i can't
i want to hide from you
but i can't
i can't avoid you
cuz you're always there
but so distant
apart from me
and every sight of you
is just another reminder
of everything i want
and can't have

sick of people sucking the life out of me
tell me
do you see me?
do you care?

dreaming aloud at 7:38 PM





07 September 2002

driver's training soon! gotta eat breakfast. ugh...i don't like driving.....*sniff* i'm horrible too.

dreaming aloud at 8:50 AM



"The Middle", Jimmy Eat World

Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or
looked down on.

Just try your best, try everything you can.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away.
It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).
Hey, you know they're all the same.
You know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in.
Live right now.
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else.
It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).
It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).
Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out or
looked down on.
Just do your best, do everything you can.
And don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say.
It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).
It just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride.
Everything (everything) will be just fine, everything (everything) will be alright (alright).

dreaming aloud at 8:44 AM





05 September 2002

open up the sky
rain down Your love
i don't care if i
never get enough
i just want to be
caught in the flood
so open up the sky, yeah
open up the sky

"open up the sky", FFH

gots that stuck in my head as of now. just thought u guys mite like to know.

i practiced violin and viola today!! i'm oh so proud. cuz i finished my hwk early...yeah i'm a dork like that. and i got these kewl stretchy cloth covers for my books.

vicky called me today!!!!! it totally made my day...even though i couldn't talk long cuz i had to go to my violin lesson. ahh wells. thankies jie jie!!!!!

you know what a funnie word is?? "irk." it cracks me up. i don't know why. so that's my new fave word.

hm...what was my old favorite word?? now that's bothering me...cuz i can't think of what it was. i hate that, when i think of a question and i can't remember the answer...

i'm just rambling right now. i don't know what to say. i feel like writing, but i don't really know what to write about. and i don't really wanna write in my journal. like hand-write i mean. darn i forget what i wanted to say...ahh wells. i feel like i have done absolutely nothing productive today. it sux. and guess what? tomorrow i get to do it all over again, well at school anyway. fun fun fun. yay. and we have to take school pics tmrw too...i think. i'm not sure. when are we sposed to take them, if we don't have pe? when did the juniors/seniors take them last yr?? and how come we don't get order forms...not that i have anyone to give my picture to, so i guess it doesn't matter too much. and awana starts tmrw too...i hope i have enough energy for it. and have enough strength to watch them together and not get too hurt...

hmm...i feel like i'm sinking back down into my downer mode...i mean i try so hard to stay positive and keep upbeat and cheerful...but i think too much, and the pain won't go away. it's more of a dull ache, a slow throbbing now. so it's a lot better. but i feel so alone, even though i know that i'm surrounded by people...that i have friends who care...and yet i don't know why i push them all away, why i run away and hide, why i'm so afraid...am i putting on a face for them? i hope i'm being real...i hope i'm being genuine...cuz i thought that's all i knew how to be...

alrite enough of my rambling. i will leave now, and hopefully sleep soon, so i can get more sleep. i am soooo tired...at like 7 or 8 or something! so early!! and i'm exhausted. i don't get it. none of the "real" work has begun yet...if i'm like this already, what am i gonna be like during the middle of the year?!?!?! *shudder* i'm scared.....

dreaming aloud at 10:29 PM





04 September 2002

argh. i hate school. i have a fat headache from school. it's a bad word now. baaad. SCHOOL. *shudder* well. no one better say the s-word anymore!!

anyway, the one good thing that happened today was that after like a million tries, i FINALLY got my sched fixed. i have been bugging mr penner about it for the last two weeks, and have even gone to school like three extra times, all to no avail. and now that school has started...i have been to school early, like at 6:45, and that is just way too early for me, and still i got in line, all for nothing. same schedule as before. and then during fifth period (my open period) i went to go talk to them...penner couldn't talk to me AGAIN, so i talked to mr leonard. he was soo nice but the sched we made up didn't work cuz two of the classes were waaayyy overcrowded (calc second per and chem third per) and i figured i'd be kicked out soon enough anyway. so after school i went back up to the office. the line was too long so i went home. then i realized i really needed that sched changed cuz all my classes were wrong, and i needed them back to how they were. (following this? it's ok if ur not) and so i went back to school, waited til like 4:00, and finally saw heyer. and he helped me get my old sched back, plus fill in my open fifth with psychology. only ONE spot left in that class. ONE! i was sooo lucky. wow i was so happy after that...i think they're all tired of seeing me up there, they know me by face and name now!! a lot of the teachers anyway. i'm sick of them too. especially penner, who's done diddly. ok, so here's my new sched (which isn't so new but oh well here it is anyways):

a: spanish IV, commerford
1: orchestra, brown
2: chemistry honors, highsmith
3: english, sweet
4: US history, wrenn
5: psychology, giannini
6: calculus, gishe

i am already exhausted. it has only been one day. i am scared...i mean, some of the teachers sound kewl and everything, but it is just so much WORK!!! i don't know if i have that much energy to spend in each class. i mean, every class wants you to put in 100%! or more!! but you only have 100% to spread out between your seven classes, and that does not amount to too much effort. argishima. i am done ranting for now cuz this is depressing.

anyway, i am hungry. didn't have much dinner. so, off to eat more food and gain more weight. yay!

dreaming aloud at 11:04 PM





03 September 2002

oh wait... HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMARIS!!!!!

ok i'm done. *grin*

dreaming aloud at 10:46 PM



is it enough to love
is it enough to breathe
somebody rip my heart out
and leave me here to bleed
is it enough to die
somebody save my life
i'd rather be anything but ordinary please

"anything but ordinary", avril lavigne

i have that stuck in my head...can u tell? hehe i like the lyrics tho so it's ok.

thank you to all my friends who are awesome and always give me encouragement when i need it...thanks for leaving me some comments. :) you guys are the sweetest. *sniff* (stephanini, amaris, mr knight, "time", freesh, susupop, etc...)

hm...i forgot what i was gonna say...

oh well. mr knight...i'm gonna win!!!!! mwahahahahaha! and silas...if you're reading this, i'm gonna beat you too!!!!! i can feel it...

but darn you knight, now i'm all curious...and how many lives do i have left?? hmph. i'm gonna die again of curiosity...before i can win the bet. but i can taste that chocolate ice cream right about now...mmm...*licks lips*.

well enough of the ice cream. i must go to bed before i really DO eat some ice cream, and gain even more weight than i already have this summer. and i hafta wake up early for A period tmrw...yay. not lookin fwd to my messed up schedule. gnite everyone! (wow i'm actually gonna sleep early tonight!!!!! i'm so proud!! *grin*)

dreaming aloud at 10:44 PM





02 September 2002

well...i just wanted to post that i had so much fun at the bbq thingy today!!! i miss being a kid...running around barefoot in the grass, in the sand, playing on the swings, having water fights and stuff...and just hanging out and chillin. well ok so i've been doin a lot of hanging out and a lot of chillin over this summer, but still. i want to go to a beach!!! *sigh* well maybe we can, sometime when we have a break from school or something...alrite i'm out. sooo tired...gnite everyone.

dreaming aloud at 12:17 AM



alrite this post is all poems, so if u don't like poetry, stop reading now. :)

ok...i wrote this one on thursday (august 29). listening to avril lavigne and michelle branch inspires me, and also talking to friends on the phone...

dreams are so fragile...like bubbles, they shimmer, but pop with even the gentlest touch of reality...

"Afraid of the Forever"

what more could I do
what more could I say
so I set him free
and I walked away

now that you're back
returning to me
is this for real
or are you pretending

what do you mean
to whom do you speak
when you say forever
do you mean me?

are you returning
back to the lost
the old, the past
...the forgotten?

is this for real?
is it really true?
somehow I find
myself doubting you

I hear your words
straight from your heart
but I shut the door
afraid to come out

I'm so afraid
of being hurt
yet I still sneak
another look

I know that you're here
you're back here at last
now it's my turn to
run, no looking back

but God knows me better
than I know myself
so unknowingly,
I turn around

I run back to you
but are u still there
did you return to them
or wait for me to care

when you came back
who did you see?
did you see them
or did you see only me?

I know the answer
that I want to hear
but I'll let you say yours
while I cry out my tears

I know I promised
I know I said forever
but please understand that
I'm scared...does it show?

so is this for real
or is this pretend
because if it's true
I don't want it to end

*alrite that was kinda weird cuz sometimes it rhymes and sometimes it doesn't, oh well...still workin on it...*

* * *

also written on august 29...

"untitled as of now"

but around you
I can't hide
I let myself peek through
no more lies

around you
I can't help being me
and I'm starting to like
the person I see

I find myself
opening up to you
even though I tried
so hard not to

so I run away
or at least I try to
I try to hide
but then I find you

it's impossible for me
to stay away from you
so please be patient with me
while I learn to trust too

where is the trust
the child naivete
whole-heartedly believing
total surrendering

what have I become?
in this strange world
cynical, doubtful
betraying, unloyal

exhausted, untrusting
I'm tired of trying
I just don't fit in here
and I'm sick of the whining

I can't help them anymore
I can't be around them
so I'll seclude myself
and hide within

too many people
greedy, using
they take all my strength
my love, my life, my energy

so let me be alone with You
let me shine, only for You
for You and for the one
the one that you choose

the one that I'll love
and who will see me
the one who is brave enough
to love me for me

and then we can be
in that still forest
close to You, Your creation
Your morning

where there is peace
beginnings anew
fresh starts, clean slates
and the hearts of two

two You have chosen
just for each other
when there is You
there will never be another

and so I look
and I hold on tight
to this hope You've
given me, this light

I hold it up
and shine it for You
so others may come
back to You too

* * *

written on august 30...

"almost" (revised)

I can almost see you
in your hand, a single wildflower
shyly you look into my eyes
offer it to me with all your love
and undying devotion

I can almost feel your hand in mine
as we are walking through the sands
barefoot, gazing up at the star-filled sky
full of hope, full of joy
full of love
the mighty ocean crashes behind us
laughter bubbles out of my heart
and spills out on the racing wind
dances playfully in the salty breeze

I can almost feel your arm around me
your gentle touch, your strength, your warmth
wrapped around me, protecting me

I can almost hear your voice
whispering in my ear
your warm breath tickling my neck
I can hear the smile in your soothing voice

I can almost smell your familiarity
the comforting sense of knowing
that you are here

I can almost feel the warm gaze
of your chocolate-brown eyes on me
you make me feel beautiful, alive
filled with carefree thoughts, life
I am light, I am a child, I am free

I reach out to touch you
but your image shatters with a single touch
and too quickly my dream comes to an end

I open my eyes;
you are not there
I am alone once again.
reality sets in, and with reality,
disappointment takes its toll.
a lone tear finds its way down
the familiar path on my cheek

* * *

written on august 30 also...

"untitled for now"

I want to believe you
but are the words you're saying
really true?
cuz when I opened my heart up
you took it and ripped it in two

how can I trust you?
over and over
I say this
you say that
we cry
we laugh
we make up
and again
it happens
...what went wrong?
I'm so tired
of being hurt by you
of being told things
that never come true
empty promises
broken friendships
all is forgotten
can it ever be the same again?
how can something so broken
be made new again?
please don't tell me
you're coming back
if you're really living
a double life
why do you lie
and where are you now

you say you're going to change
you say you're coming back
it's different now
so why do you do
the same things you used to?
or do I just not see
the change that is inside of you
am I that blind,
that ignorant

you tell me you're coming back
to hold on, to wait
well I'm right here
so where are you?
patience, you say?
how long must I wait
how long is forever

you said it was a ______ and ______ thing
that it was "between us _______ and _______"
but I'm not a _____
and you're not a ______
this whole thing is pretend
...so is the forever part of our relationship
just pretend?
does it mean nothing?
an unattainable goal,
a faraway dream we both reach for

is this whole world pretend?

no moe fairytales, please
my fragile heart can't take them anymore
they're nice while they last
but now they're gone

I've never cried so much over someone
but when I'm with you, and only you
I forget everything
I see nothing but you
and yet you completely ignore me
when she's around
so what am i?
some dust on the ground
insignificant, unimportant
useless, invisible
I can't hold up the forever
all by myself
I hate breaking promises
but I hate dying even more
and what I'm doing to myself
is tearing me apart inside
I can do it no longer
so I guess this is hello,
or goodbye
now it is up to you
I've done all I can
it's your move
...catch me
or let me fall
away from you

* * *

written on august 31...for a friend...

false hope
crushed dreams
you've given up trying
broken friendships
empty promises
meaningless words
nothing holds joy anymore
no peace in your heart
no rest for the burdened

let it go
no more coldness
no more hardness
no more anger
let it go
no more bitterness
no more resentment
no more vengefulness

no more double life

faith, hope, and love
without these things we are not alive
dead to life, that's how you're living
you're walking around
with a fake cheeriness
but you're soon out of control
you're losing it
slipping
drowning
suffocating
about to burst
can't hold on much longer
powerless
don't you see?
the power He has over you?
don't resist Him
don't turn away
so much knowledge
so little feeling
or understanding
from your heart
well if you've never known love
I will keep loving you anyway
if you're losing faith
I'll pray you keep holding on
if hope has no meaning
it's just a joke
I will keep hoping
because I can't just give up
I know you've tried so much
and I have no words to say
no answers to give
nothing to offer
I don't have the right to
tell you I understand
to tell you anything at all
so I'll let God work in your life
while I continue praying for you
and for now, that is all I can do
I will have faith
I will have hope
I will have love
until you learn to open up
and trust
again

* * *

alrite i'm done for now...if you guys made it this far, i applaud you and thank you for actually reading what i have to say...anyway i just had to get that out. but now i am left with a spinning head and tired eyes, so after one more small post, i will leave.

dreaming aloud at 12:15 AM





01 September 2002

well...i haven't posted in a while...and i haven't been writing in my journal either. *sigh* it's just too much stuff that's been going on to write about!!! and i get tired, and don't wanna write about it, and i'll say like "i'll write about it tmrw..." and then i don't cuz tmrw comes along and MORE stuff happens!!! and stuff just piles up. so whatever. anyways lately i've been writing a lot of poetry...it's not that great...but whatever. i mite post some of it up here...anyways. u know...i wish i could be good at at least ONE thing...like really good. i mean, i see all my friends, and they all have their special like talents or whatever. i always feel so...iono...untalented. *sigh* it's not like i'm jealous of them or anything...well in a way i guess i am, cuz i want to be sorta like them, u know, be great at something, but...iono. bleh. i have a headache and don't know how to express myself thru words rite now. not functioning. must go before i ramble more. i'll post some poetry up here laters.

dreaming aloud at 10:03 PM