I try to be what you want,
But it’s not right for me.
I need to be what I want to be.
I try not to show you disrespect.
I just can’t help that the mold does not fit.
I like what you disapprove.
It seems like no matter what I choose.
To you, it’s not right.
I want you to approve of what I choose.
I feel at sometimes it’s just no use.
I can’t be where you want me to be.
I can’t act the way you want me to act.
I can’t say what you want me to say.
I have to be free.
I have to be me, me, me,
From day to day.
Let’s just face the facts,
The mold that you made does not fit Nikki,
And that is that.
wrote in college @ ULM
Spring 2004
Too late to play daddy,
When your children are almost middle –aged.
Too late to act right,
When your debts are too much to be paid.
Too late to be a mom,
To a kid you never raised.
Too late to start over,
Especially right now,
To be a good parent,
And your parents never taught you how.
wrote in college @ ULM
Spring 2004
People who have no backbone like jellyfish.
Unsurpassed, adapting to various environments like chameleons.
People of this caliber come more than one in a million.
Prancing and dancing graciously to the very, very, every, every
Every beat and singing to every command of the puppet master.
The popping and chopping of their wooden frame puts shame,
Shame, shame, shame, and blame, to their much unknown name.
wrote in college @ ULM
Summer 2004
It is hard to get any help,
When every man is for himself.
It is hard to gain wealth,
Working for someone else.
It is impossible to cultivate,
When seeds don’t germinate.
It is hard to survive,
When you can’t realize,
That you have to pull up your bootstraps,
And don’t fall into any trap.
The rule today is the rule yesterday,
Survival of the fittest.
It’s true that is what,
Charles Darwin says.
You can have your hand out,
But don’t expect anyone to give you wealth.
Remember these days and all days,
Survival of the fittest.
The evolutionary rule,
Don’t be stubborn like a mule.
Because every man, woman, boy,
And girl in the whole wide world,
Is for himself.
wrote in college @ ULM
Spring 2004
Parents don’t understand that we children can’t live by their master plan.
If we live by ours, that we are only happy and successful indeed.
Parents don’t understand whether or not our plan carries prestige,
That their kids should give what they like the best a shot.
They just don’t understand and I haven’t a clue why!
They must understand that their kids and they would have better ties,
If and only if they don’t try to pursue their shattered dreams in your children’s lives.
Kids if there is a gut feeling that you have about something good for you,
And your parental units disapprove. Be sure that is really right for you,
Then make your move. When all goes well, you’ll be glad you took a stand.
Your parents will soon come around,
And their countenance will transform from a frown to a smile.
This is my advice to you, be aware that sometimes your parents-
The people that gave your DNA to you,
Will not understand and disapprove what you’re set out to do.
wrote in college @ ULM
Spring 2004
Others seem to have all of the answers
To the questions in your life.
Yet, still the significant others lives,
Are filled with mishaps.
Are they really trying to help you?
Well, perhaps they could be holding you back,
From approaching the finish line,
And all you have is one more lap.
wrote in college @ ULM
Spring 2004
wrote in college at ULM
Spring 2004
Teaching is not brain surgery,
But it is brain enhancing.
Teaching is not rocket science,
Unless you’re assigned to teach it.
Teaching is not a bad profession,
But you do to prepare meaningful lessons.
Teaching is not what just what formal educators do.
Teaching is part of every career that you choose.
Teaching is not terrible.
It could be fun,
Especially if your students are learning,
And the teacher and the good grades are dancing,
Believe me it is rewarding and unbearable.
wrote Fall 2004
while student teaching @ Neville High School in Monroe, LA,
while a student @ ULM
Happy days are here.
Last year my days were filled with drear.
My days are filled with smiles.
I'm shedding happy tears: I can't resist.
Because last year I shedded tears of pain.
Man, was I pissed.
I hope that these happy days remain.
wrote Spring 2004
while student @ ULM
Stay humble, my friend for trouble lasts for a while.
This life horrors us with many tests and trials.
Alone you may think you are, but don't fret.
Your enemies will soon be your footstool.
Honesty,courtesy, and prayer are are some components of humility.
Understanding yourself as well as others also plays a part.
Memorize these instructions, which are a good tool.
Be kind and wise,observant strong and quiet, too.
Learning and living by the of God is the best facility and
Example for yourself and the rest to be and to stay in the act of humility.
wrote Spring 2004
while student @ ULM
Slight change over time
Turns into tremendous change
In millenniums.
written Fall 2004
while student @ ULM
Some have a pigment.
It is called chlorophyll.
We eat plants for meals.
written Fall 2004
while student @ ULM
A rose with no thorns,
Maybe a ram with no horns
Both are very young.
written Fall 2004
while student @ ULM
Newton said it's
A push or a pull one force
Is called gravity.
written Fall 2004
while student @ ULM
Wait for nine months
Then work so hard in labor
There's your cute baby.
written Fall 2004
while student @ ULM
Possess definite shape
And volume with molecules spaced
Close together.
Written Fall 2004
while student @ ULM
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