Stand Strong (poem)

Stand Strong

Danielle Myre 

02/12/2014

I can't let go, 

And I won't lose control, 

I'll find a way, 

This is what I say. 

Let the passion burn, 

Don't be concerned, 

Stand firm, 

And learn!

It won't be easy, 

Nothing ever is,

But I will stand strong,

And I won't go wrong. 

This is what I decide, 

But mostly what I desire, 

They are one in the same,

This is my game. 

When things get hard, 

Don't lose control, 

Stand up and fight, 

Be bright! 

This might take long, 

But I won't give up,

I will stand strong, 

And I won't go wrong! 

Why do I write?

      I used to hate reading. I hated reading so much that I would guess when I needed to take a test that required reading and answering questions. But that changed with one of my middle school teachers. She required us to read books in a group and write and answer questions about those books. When she told us that on the first day of class my heart started to race. 
      At first I didn't believe that I would actually enjoy reading. But I fell in love with reading. That was the first time I went to the library to pick out books to read for fun. As I read more and more my mind started to changes scenes in the books. I did that constantly and changed the book into something completely different inside my head. I eventually got through the book as it was but I still stopped peripherally to think about what I would do with the story and how I would play out the scene. 
      However, even though I started doing that to books I didn't start writing stories until I reached high school. I started with poems in middle schooled and moved up to stories when I reached my freshman year. That's when my world changed. 
      I wrote my first story. It was very bad and now lost to a broken down old computer. But when I started writing that first story my heart welled with so much excitement and happiness. That's when I realized I wanted to write books. 
      I continued to write during high school and got better and better. I started and finished the first book that I truly loved during high school. And I still love this book. It remains one of my favorites that I have written and I can't wait to share it with the world.
      My writing career is just starting and I still have a long way to go. It may be a little while before my favorite book reaches the shelves but I know that it will. Getting published will probably be a very long and hard process but I will never get up. Writing is what makes me who I am. That is why I write and why I will never give up.   

Live (poem)

Live 

01/27/2014

-Danielle Myre 

Each breath grows, 

Everyone knows, 

Breathe in life, 

As sharp as a knife. 

Make a choice, 

Share your voice, 

Stand tall, 

And never fall. 

Live like it's the end, 

Always defend, 

Look them in the eye, 

Never breathe a lie. 

Find the path, 

Show no wrath, 

Live each day, 

That's all you say. 

Start (poem)

Start

01/28/2014

-Danielle Myre

Fear eats away, 

Strikes with a dart, 

The days turn grey, 

And fall apart. 

Goodbye I say, 

I'll find my part, 

I'll make sure to pray, 

This will be the start. 

I'll try not to stray, 

I'll find my art, 

I'll make each day, 

And live with my heart