In Three Hundred and Sixty Five Days, I'll be a legal adult

Well, my loves, I turned seventeen today. For the first time, I woke up on my birthday feeling older. I feel that seventeen is the beginning of the end of childhood and adolescence - and also the beginning of the start of adulthood. Indeed, how lovely it is to be as old as seventeen, yet also as young as seventeen. I'm hoping this year will bring new growth - spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. I pray I can concentrate on becoming the woman God means me to be, being wise and careful in all that I say and do.

Eternity

My dreams desire moments of brilliant color,

When my Angels of Music

Sing and whisper sweetly

Of the timelessness of Eternity

Of the times that shall come to me.

When Spring and Winter will be one,

Beneath the light of the golden sun.

And the flowers live by cool streams

That run down to the bright blue ocean

Where every blade of the green grass

Looks up lovingly at the clouds

From which cooling rain as diamonds fall

Making a symphony of sounds.

Stars will shine brighter in a sky

That is not so dark as before

With the moon's great silver orb,

The symbol of love, shining down.

Morning will dawn in purple and red,

The soft breeze will force

The wild mist surrounding everything

To flee by a well known course

And bring life to summer trees.

Visions of smiles being passed

From man to woman, Brother to sister,

In the garden where Death and all demons,

Pain and tears have no power over us.

Where we are all children, with no cares

No sorrow, only joy and peace.

Where together we will sing, there

In the perfect beauty of love,

Perfectly blending in pure harmony

And storms will come no more.

-Me

House of Mirrors

You can’t seem to see past your own reflection

Caught up in the halls of your introspection

And you’re staring at your mirror on the wall

Asking “who is the fairest of them all?”

‘Cause Lord I know, it’s not me

If only you could see

That you’ve already been set free

Well come on, come on

Let’s throw our mirrors down

Yeah come on, come on

Let’s shatter the glass on the ground

Well you say “hold on, if I could just try this one thing.

Well I know I can change and that would change everything”

But a house made of mirrors never helped you see any clearer

It’s yourself you can’t see past

And Lord, isn’t that just like me?

If only we could see, that He’s already set us free

Well come on, come on

Let’s throw our mirrors down

Yeah come on, come on

Let’s shatter the glass on the ground

Oh, oh

Freedom’s waiting for you now

So come on, come on

And throw your mirrors down

Come on, if you’re tired take a step outside

You might find that you can forget about yourself tonight

Oh, come on if you’re tired of failed attempts to try

Freedom’s waiting when you look outside

Come on, if you’re tired take a step outside

You might find you can forget about yourself tonight

Yeah, come if you’re tired of your failed attempts to try

Freedom is waiting when you look outside

Well come on, come on

Let’s throw our mirrors down

Yeah come on, come on

Let’s shatter the glass on the ground

Freedom’s waiting for you now

So come on, come on and throw your mirrors down

-Tenth Avenue North