For My Poems

Strings of life grow up to be leaders
Appointing and anointing your future
They trail and sail through your past
Tails of thought that make you laugh at the expanding class of how much you learned
Some will go backward but I clutch the wheel, looking forward
Towards dreams tucked in twisty corridors
Leading to mounds of keys that have barely kissed their doors
Occasionally exploring my patched leaflets of memories
Stemming with foggy chapters
The only story captor is my brain
Which claims this precious strips of velvet that it pin onto my creations
Stationed at the dock and ready to be cast to the nations
Bundles of ideas
Stocked and pressed with care into messy pages
Gauges are checked and set to prepare the everlasting ages
For my poems

Brooke Leath

The Second Discovery: Why I Write

I post one blog, and I already have sixty-eight page views! You guys are pretty great. Now I just need to get in the habit of writing daily, and I’ll have a legit blog up. I don’t write unless I have a strong burst of emotion or something randomly comes to me. If I try to push my mind into writing, I just end up with sentences that don’t sound like they would come out of my mouth. I’m sure that by next week though, I’ll have this automatic writing setting down pat. When I write I want my words to have meaning and purpose, so that they can have the ability to not just sit on a page but jump out and push somebody into action. I guess my wish for my composition to be a bit like me. I write that, because I’m a natural debater. I want my words to debate with the reader’s mind, making it stir and converse. I also have always admired wisdom, but I want wisdom that God grants not self-inflicted. I don’t want to become wise through trials and stupid mistakes, just through blessing. It could take years or this very instant, so I pray for the gift daily. As I was saying, I want my writings to carry wisdom too, so they can help a person focus on positive, selfless practices. Like the fruits of the Spirit or being grateful for your current heartbeat. I want a message in everything that I write, because if what I’ve written doesn’t help anybody then what’s the point. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says,” Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Even if it’s just writing it has to have purpose, not just pleasure.

The First Discovery: The Beginning

I’m a nontraditional storyteller, and I find my stories in every day experiences and personal emotions. I find them hidden in the plain sight of reality, in words that are slightly compatible. Yet I can’t seem to find myself in my stories, so I decided to keep a public diary. Of course, I could have kept a personal diary or journal, but I don’t have the push to keep one. I’ll write one entry, and leave the rest of the pages blank. A public commitment to myself seems easier to keep, so I decided to make this my outlet. It may seem a bit silly, but I want to see how I project myself personally online so I can learn more of myself. Or in other words, I want to watch me be me. So this is the beginning of a personal discovery channel, starting now…

My name is Brooke. I’m 15 years old, this June. I’m in a family of five (not including my two dogs), with my mother (Nancia), father (Boris), sister (Gracelyn), and brother (Titus). I love to read, tend my garden, write, sing, dance, cook, eat, walk, volunteer, and make to-do list. I believe God created the heavens, earth, and me. I’m a believer in Jesus Christ, the savior of world and Son of God. God’s will is my plan of purpose. When I grow up, I want to be a perinatologist (high-risk pregnancy doctor), and own my OB/GYN practices. I love vintage cars, and I want a 1965 Porsche 356 Speedster convertible or a 1958 Corvette Stingray. I actually love anything vintage, but only quality vintage. I’m the co-founder of a non-profit organization, called TeenHop (go to www.teenhop.com for more info). I’m a DUAL/MOVR student, which means I take college course while I’m still in high school. My favorite food varies, but my current favorite ice cream is plum ice cream from DR. I want to live in Europe when I grow up. My favorite colors is yellow and blue, like the sky. I want to be an inventor, and start my own brand. I like taking care of children, especially toddlers. I love classical ballet, Christian rap, King & Country, and The Prince of Egypt soundtrack, which also happens to be my favorite animated movie. I want to be a amateur photographer or a musician. My current favorite movie is either Joy or Belle, but that might change. My favorite shows are Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, A.D. The Bible Continues, and any old shows from my childhood. That’s just a bit about myself.

I want God’s desire to be my heart’s desire. I want my life to be His’ will being played out. I want to be whatever God wants me to be. My mother showed my siblings and me a scripture about what she desires of her life. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and enquire in his temple (Psalms 27:4). I want that too. I just want to please Him.