Lost in a scribble, wanting everything to be organized

Searching in the dark going nowhere, feeling paralyzed

It seems so simple, trying to hold everything together

But all of it could crumble at any moment, with the weight of a feather

Nobody must see what lies in your depths

It will be a mystery to all through my dying breath

Walking on a bridge with two options to choose

I can make it across, or not follow through

It seems foolish to those who caught success with a dribble

But they color inside the lines, and I’m lost in a scribble.

To the tight tank top girl that served me at the bar

You were so close in proximity, but our hearts were so far

Your loose lips and twinkling eyes pierced every part of me

Like I was locked in a chamber, waiting for you to set me free

Our time was brief but your memory is forever etched in my mind

Maybe our paths will cross again one day, I hope you’re not hard to find

It’s funny how a brief moment, or whisper in time

Can inspire this brief poem, of verse and rhyme

But you’ve captured my heart like a mouse in a trap

It is my gift to you for you to unwrap

But you’re not here now and nothing is as it seems

So I’ll fall asleep at night, and hope to see you in my dreams

A new year, a new story, a new journey to begin.

With new friendships to be made, and old friendships to end.

It’s a fresh start on a winding road to improve yourself

And determine what qualities need to be kept, or left on the shelf.

Imagine a blank white paper, with so much possibility

The only limit it has, is your creativity.

You decide how it looks by the end of the year.

Will it end in sorrow or end in good cheer

It can look much different from when you first started

Or look as though your old self was never parted

So don’t be afraid to take that first step

Don’t regret the one friend you wish you had kept

Take risks and be grateful, remember to have fun.

Just don’t be the same on day 365, that you were on day 1.

I was born on October 20th, 1993.

In a hospital located somewhere in Oklahoma City.

My parents already had two boys, so they were trying for a girl

But they had learned soon enough, that they wouldn’t be buying me pearls.

They wanted a girl named Katie, but got a boy named Cade instead.

I was 20.5 inches long and weighed 8.8 ounces, most of it was my head.

I was born into a loving family that prayed for me each day

I would not want it any other way, so all of this to say.

That Danna was the best mom, and Kim was the greatest dad,

And I have two amazing older brothers, Adam and Chad.

We all have had our ups and downs, but can say we’re doing well.

But this is just the beginning, of an unravelling tale.