Why am I a lesser version of you?

Undeservingly so, I am judged.

What is it that moves you in such a way,

 As to think of me as not worthy of breathing your air? 

Do I not bleed and hurt? 

Do I not get sick with the common cold?

 Do I not need food and water to survive? 

Do I not sleep in a bed every night and wake in it every morning? 

Do I not despise being yelled at, 

Or love being loved? 

What is it of me that makes you ponder the very reason of my existence?

 For I am just a version of you,

  Only I contain a clean conscience. 

One of zero judgement, 

And one filled with an unconditional love. 

So what makes you better than me, human?

How do mermaids have babies?
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Sea sections.

... I thought this was funny...

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Rion Paige: Absolutely Extraordinary

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The day your parents want to remember forever.
The day you gain the strength to stand alone for the very 1st time.
Such beautiful things constantly taken for granted.
They guide you through life
but are punished daily for fashion or for sports.
Shoved into 7 inch heels
or forced to move for hours as you complete that 5K.
Labored to balance on the tips of your toes
as you shove them into your pointe shoes.
50 bones . . .
60 joints . . .
and over 200 muscles are all put together to create these simple life necessities.
Used to dance.
Use to swim.
Used to run.
Used to walk.
Look down and you still may not know what I am talking about
because maybe you just do not care.
Will you ever?

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A Tribute to 9/11

I know recently that I posted what the word "courage" means to me. For the first time today, 12 years after the incident, I finally learned about the tragedy that occurred on the twin towers. It appalls me how someone could hurt so many people as I'm fighting back tears writing this. Courage truly is about doing something for the greater good. Talia had an internal kind of courage that is hard to come by. But the courage found during 9/11 is far greater than that. Courage is the person that carried the blind man and his seeing eye dog down the twin towers. Courage is the firefighter who spent days searching for his brother's body because he promised his father that he would bring his brother home. Courage is the strength to jump out of an 80 story high window because you know that you are already going to die. Courage is the 40 something people on the plane to San Francisco that sacrificed their lives by jumping the hijackers. It takes more courage than any person will ever know to call your family and tell them that you are going to die. Even the children on the plane knew that they were going to die. Their legacy will be remembered forever, and as sad as it is, it reminds us of how lucky we are to have such strong patriotism in our people. Over 3,000 people died that day. And for what? No possible explanation will ever satisfy that question. Those people did not deserve to die. So that is courage. It is not an ideal or a thought, it is a person. It is a population. It is the United States of America. I can honestly say to myself that I am proud to be an American citizen and if you cannot say that, then you don't deserve to live in this country.

Get Well Soon Mr.Sheehan :)

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Courage: The Strength Within

The meaning of courage to me holds a certain level of internal strength. It is the ability to fight for a cause, whether it is a personal cause or something much bigger than yourself. I did not know Talia Castellano very well. Not at all actually. She is a girl who was diagnosed with cancer at a young age, survived it, and then got it yet again. She is not well-known simply for being a cancer patient. She is famous for her willingness to fight and stay strong. When she got sick, she continued to do what she loves: makeup tutorials. She made a youtube channel and gained followers and subscribers and fans for her amazing talent. When asked on The Ellen Show how she stayed so strong, she simply stated: "A little fish told me to just keeping swimming," referencing the character Dory in the movie "Finding Nemo." Her character and personality is what caused Ellen to make Talia an honorary Covergirl. Talia not only had the courage to fight, but she gave millions of other girls a hope. A hope not to get better, but a hope to stay alive as long as they can while enjoying life. Talia did not need big muscles or a logo on a cape to become a hero; she simply became one because she helped people even when she did not have to. That is real courage and even though Talia passed away recently this year, her memory will continue to give other people the courage to keep fighting no matter what means necessary to do what they love even when everyone else tells them that it is impossible.