Two Blogs that Came to my Liking...

One blog that I really found interesting was Joshua Waldman's blog, because of his point of view on the books that he reads. I think he really looks for the deeper meaning behind the words that he reads. He makes it seem that there more than just words, it's more than just a story. Which also might explain his blog title, Books Beyond Ink and Paper. I also like the way that he elaborates on everything that he reads, and his opinions, so you're never confused or puzzled by exactly what he's saying, or the point he's trying to get across.
Another blog that I liked was Sydney D.'s because she really connects to her reading. The character's that she reads about, she finds a way to connect with them. I think that's really cool, because it gives you a better intake on who her character is. Like her character Ronnie, because I know Sydney, I have a better perspective on the type of person that Ronnie is.

Rubies Like Roses

She's a small fish
in a little pond.
That I can understand.

Nothing's ever right,
everything's wrong.
That I can understand.

I'd rather hide,
then show my true side.
I hope she can understand.

Rubies like roses,
and the doors she closes
whenever you try to sneak in.

I don't know her, but I get
the pressure that she feels,
and the need to try and sneak away.

And I can relate
to that misfit feeling
of only trying to get by everyday.

So I'll take my key,
and she'll lock the door.
And we'll lock everybody outside.

And we'll talk of the day,
where we both escape.
And won't have to pretend or hide.

And there won't be any door anymore.

I started to read the book Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen. In this book, a seventeen-year-old girl named Ruby lives with her mother, until her mother abandons her for a better life. One day she was there, she went out, and never came back. But, Ruby didn't think too much of it, she thought that she would be able to take care of herself on her own. That only lasts for a few months though, until her clothes dryer breaks, and she ends up hanging a string of clothes in the middle of her kitchen. Of course somebody see's it, and reports it to Child Services. Whenever Child Services would come and check up on her and her mother, Ruby would always make up excuses for reasons why her mother wouldn't be there, but that doesn't last long enough. They finally realize that her mother hasn't been with her for nearly four months, and take her away from their little yellow house. They make her move in with her older sister. Her sister is ten years older than her making her twenty-seven years old. Ruby obviously doesn't want to move in with her sister, thinking that her life would have been a lot better without her, and wanting to escape the first chance she gets. But, after a while, Ruby realizes that her life with her sister isn't really all that bad, she learns to adjust.
That I can relate to. I can relate to that feeling of just wanting to get away from everybody for a while. That feeling of just wanting to take a break from life, and go somewhere where there is nobody that will bother you, or judge you, or mock you. In this poem that I wrote here, it basically says that I can understand everything that she's going through. I can understand that need to just want to escape one day, and get that feeling where you don't have to watch out for anyone about to hurt you. I talk about how we would escape together, me and Ruby, and finally get what we want in the end. But, unfortunately, you can't. There's no escape. Life is hard, and then you die. That's just the way it is. -.-