Then and Now

You are not the same 25 sophomores I met at the beginning of the year.  You have had nine months of experiences inside the halls of WOHS and whether you are concious of the effect they have had on you or not, they have changed, shaped, and molded you into a newer version of your former self.

When you emerge in the fall as juniors, you will not only be older, but perhaps a little wiser.  I read in a recent article that our brains can absorb 34 gigabytes of information in a year.  My head hurts just thinking about it.  Reach to the farthest recesses of your memory and open the door.  Think back to the beginning of the school year and take a look at how far you've come.  What memories have you made? What lessons have you learned?  How have you changed?

 *Inspired by one of my favorite Blind Melon songs - check out the lead singer - he looks like Cesar will eight years from now.

Lyrics:
I don't feel the suns comin' out today
its staying in, its gonna find another way.
As I sit here in this misery, I don't
think I'll ever see the sun from here.
And oh as I fade away,
they'll all look at me and say, and they'll say,
Hey look at him! I'll never live that way.
But that's okay
they're just afraid to change.

When you feel your life ain't worth living
you've got to stand up and
take a look around you then a look way up to the sky.
And when your deepest thoughts are broken,
keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.

And as we all play parts of tomorrow,
some ways will work and other ways we'll play.
But I know we all can't stay here forever,
so I want to write my words on the face of today.
and then they'll paint it

And oh as I fade away,
they'll all look at me and they'll say,
Hey look at him and where he is these days.
When life is hard, you have to change.

Unlocked

I've given you the parameters of the Haiku to work within and now I'm setting you free.  No limitations, no rules, no restrictions. 

One word:  "Unlocked"

Go.

*** ADDENDUM:  Pay attention to directions children. Read between the lines.  "And now I'm setting you free" means NO HAIKUS.  This is a free verse poem with no limitations - any construction you want - just relate the poem to the one word prompt.  Ugghh. Pay attention Pay-Leeze.

If you wrote a Haiku as your response, change it and re-post. Don't get lazy with these posts.  They are a substantial part of your grade - low effort is going to drop your grade. Just so you know...  Follow Ashley's lead.  She consistently does a good job week to week - exemplary work Ash.