Where I'm From, an Original Poem

Where I’m From

I am from the spotlight,

from song lyrics and broadway.

I am from my obsession with One Direction

and their music that I connect with.

I am from the open fields and kiwi’s.

National anthems that speak the beauty of

         the country.

I am from 1 school just 3 different campuses

           that I can all call home.

I am from barbie dolls and

numerous numbers of skirts and dresses.

Walking down the stairs all dressed up,

pretending it was a fashion shows where I was the star.

I’d do this for hours with my friends.

I am from the baby blanket that was my company whilst I dreamt at night,

a old sarong and a stuffed monkey,

that I still sleep with every night.

They hold the memories of my childhood,

and the childhood i'm still living.

The memories that I sometimes forget because of the new ones

I gain every single day.

I am from horsey rides, piggy backs,

and the times spend riding shoulders.

I am from the artist, the principle, and the caregiver.

I am from beliefs and values that stay with me in all that I do.

I am from the blisters, bruises and scars representing

hard work, commitment, pain and strength.

the same blisters that remind me to keep going,

that remind me to work hard for what I want.

I am from the mental scar that reminds me of the day

where the truth was revealed, and the demon inside of him was uncovered.

I am from the replay of that day.

It haunts me like a shadow sometimes.

but it keeps me going.

I am from that memory that tell me to keep going

and that not everything is what it seems.

I am from a place where nothing is as bad as it seems.

I am from the constant belief that everything happens for a reason.

Good or bad, it happened for a reason.

I am from those time when you’d think the whole world

was against you and you had no way out.

Then I remembered all the amazing things in life

and how much people loved me and how much I loved them and life.

I am from love and lost.

Win some lose some.

I was from pink and now i'm from purple.

Both represent different things that are within me

and what I love doing.

I am from a loud, free, active, bouncy, upbeat, complicated, painful, amazing, fabulous

life and thats just my world and my life.

And it’s everything about me and my past

that makes me who I am and where I’m from.

I wrote this poem about myself and where I come from. It was inspired by the original “Where I’m From’ poem by George Ella Lyon. This poem is really about my life and the memories and experiences I have had over the years. It mostly focuses on what I did as a child and the games and experiences I had. What I did is I didn’t want to hide everything in the poem because otherwise the poem would make no sense if it didn’t have any clues as to the meaning. So I just wrote out the truth. But in some parts where it gets more personal and the parts that were a big part of my life, I was more protective over it. I used metaphors and link what I was trying to say to other things to say what I wanted without showing too much. Throughout the poem I share things that have happened over to me over the ears and the things that I believe in.

Darker Sides Beauty

(I took this at Dairy Farm on my phone)

The sound of the jungle

creates its own music.

The whispers of the trees

define each note.

The melody of the jungle

speaks to me.

The humming of the tropical birds

complement the steady hiss

of the diamond headed snake.

The harmony comes from a much deeper part.

The roar of the lion completes

the single flap of a butterfly’s wings.

The motion is so silent,

I can hear a single drop of water

falling from a leaf’s edge.

By Sam Coutts

I wrote this poem whilst I was at dairy farm at the G.I.N. conference. We were told to take the 15 minutes to sit in the jungle, and just write, draw, and create whatever we wanted. Some choose  to lay down and listen to the sounds of the jungle, some drew what they could see. I choose to write a poem. This poem just came to me. I sat and listened to the sounds around me, and stared at the scenery around me. Inspiration can be anywhere, even in the least obvious places. After writing it at dairy farm, I took it back and made it better.

10 Things I Know to be True

1. "If your heart is in your dream, no request is to extreme." - Jiminy Cricket

2. That good friends will be there for you no matter what.

3. Love is one of the most, if not the most, important thing in the world.

4.  Laughter is one of the best cures for anything, and just for fun. 

5. Follow your passion and your dream, no matter what.

6. The performing arts is where I belong.

7. Education is the key to the future. 

8. Paul Frank is one of the coolest brands ever!

9. The bitter true is better than the sweetest lie.

(Not really what I meant, but I though it was funny)

10. Music is pure poetry.

Image links:
http://disneyandquotes.tumblr.com/
http://solskinn88.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/the-value-of-friendship/
http://www.ghank.com/love-pictures/
http://www.ace-your-audition.com/new-york-acting-schools.html
http://educationrx.net/
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/paul-frank/images/15687473/title/paul-frank-photo
http://thelatterdays.blogspot.sg/2010/02/christs-music-or-satans-music.html
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3q0sqf/
http://www.dream-symbols.com/

Staying True to Yourself

Little things is One Direction's newest song. The song was written by Ed Sheeran for them. The song is one of my favorite songs at the moment. It is sweet and 100% true. People like us, well SHOULD, for who we are and for our personality. Stuff like looks doesn't really matter. To me, what matters is personality and being true. Not pretending to be someone your not. I know I wouldn't want to be someone im not because then your not being who you really are. You are changing for someone else. So basically, stay true to yourself and don't change for other people. 

After watching this I want anyone and everyone who watched it to comment on their thoughts and how the video made you feel. 

Sammie <3