Open Mic

(I wish)

I wish I would of known that the only place to find happiness is within your self.

I wish I would of known that when you gossip and lie and act like someone your not, you forget who you really are.

I wish I never would of lied to the people I love.

I wish I would of forgiven more freely.

I wish I wouldn’t of gotten jealous.

I wish I would of never snuck out of my house.

I wish I would of listened in Sunday school when teachers told me to surround myself with good people.

I wish I would of believed my parents.

I wish someone would of told me that dating beautiful boys, with hot jeans, good hair, and high social status.. isn’t the way to live your fairy tale.

I wish Taylor Swift and Cinderella Story didn’t exist so I never even would of believed in fairy tales.

I wish someone would of told 60 percent of the girls I know, that acting ditzy, slutty, and stupid isn’t cute, or the way to get the attention you’re seeking.

I wish someone would have told me that high school boys don’t care about who you are, they care about what you’ll do.

I wish someone would of told me to not waste anytime impressing people.

That fitting in is overrated, and that standing out is what makes you cool.

That the most put together people on the outside are the most messed up on the inside.

That trying to fit in is impossible and trying to keep up with the gossip is exhausting and ruins your reputation.

I wish someone would of told me that my friends were going to change.

I wish someone would of told me to get a job

I wish someone would of told me that my mom was going to be the one person who always understood and loved me no matter what, and to not ever talk back to or disrespect her.

 I wish someone would have told me, that even though my mom is amazing, I wasn’t expected to be just like her.

I wish someone would of told me that people were going to betray me and talk bad about me behind my back.

I wish someone would of warned me about drinking and drugs.

I wish someone would of told me that some of the people I cared about were going to get very involved in them

I wish I would of known to stay away from those 5 people.

I wish someone would have told me to make build more best friendships instead of a billion acquaintances.

And that who my best friend was, was going to change a lot.

I wish someone would of told me life goes on after a broken heart

I wish I would have known everyone felt the same way as me sophomore year… lonely and insecure.

I wish someone would have told me to work harder at dance and practice the piano.

I wish someone would of told me to save my money when I was younger.

I wish someone would of told me that cheer wasn’t life, or who I was.

I wish someone would of told me to burry myself in books, and spend more time studying, and that the people who are “nerdy” and always go to class end up successful and happy.

I wish someone would have told me to take more AP classes

I wish someone would have told me not to judge people, or hold grudges, all it did was make me miserable.

I wish someone would of told me the social scene isn’t that great, and to be with exactly who I wanted every weekend, and do whatever I wanted, even if that was stay at home and sleep.

I wish someone would of told me that growing up is real, that my metabolism was going to slow down, that my limbs were gonna start aching at freaking age 16, that seminary was important and make ups completely suck.

That going to attendance school isn’t fun.. at all.

I wish someone would of told me that id be leaving high school with so many regrets.

And a lot of times, I wish I could just start over. 

I Need A Hero

ELF.

The Ordinary World - Buddy lives in the North Pole. He works as an ordinary elf, making shoes and cookies and toys. But he's always felt different than the others. 

The Call to Adventure - One day, Buddy's "dad", Papa Elf, breaks the news to him that he isn't his real dad, and that Buddy's biological dad works in a big building in New York City.

Refusal of the Call - Buddy is reluctant to leave the North Pole, and he isn't sure if he's ready to journey out of the Pole alone.

Meeting the Mentor - As Buddy is contemplating what to do, Leon the Snowman gives Buddy some advice.
"Of course you're not an elf, you're six foot three and had a beard since you were sixteen." After Buddy comes to the reality of his situation, he makes his decision. 

Crossing the Threshold - "..the Candy Cane Forest, through the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gumdrops, then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."

Test, Allies, Enemies - Buddy encounters many people and many situations throughout his time in New York. He is hit by a bus, forced to sleep in a department store window, eats gum off the street, etc. But, along the way he meets his allies. Such as Emily and Michael, and most importantly Jovie, his love interest. But, along with allies, come enemies. The store manager being one, but the main enemy of the movie...is Buddy's dad. 

Approach to the Inmost Cave - Buddy is taken in by his new family, and while there, he is determined to mend his relationship with his father. 

The Ordeal - Buddy does everything he can to create love between him and his father. He is kind and sweet to everyone around him. But, because he is so naive, he ends up ruining one of Walter's biggest meetings. After this, Walter wants nothing to do with his son. 

Reward - While Buddy is trying to get back to the North Pole, he notices Santa's sleigh has crashed in Central Park. Buddy ends up saving the sleigh, through his Christmas spirit. Buddy is a hero to the city, and he even gets Walter to join in the cause. Oh, he gets the girl too. 

The Road Back - Buddy heads back to the North Pole with Jovie, and they are loved by everyone there. 

The Resurrection - ...?

Return With Elixir - Is him in all of his glory in love with Jovie. 

Shake the Dust (STAND UP)

This ones for the wanna bees. For the wanna bees, and the pretenders. This is for the girls, who kiss a lot of boys, hoping for a glimpse of some love and attention. This is for the freshman boys scared to change in the locker room. This is for every single one of my friends.. Stand up. This is for the people who HAD a dream. This is for the boys who drink to avoid their problems, and please their friends. This is for the girls with perfect mothers. This ones for the 24 year olds with high school girlfriends. This is for the 27 year old ex quarter backs that still go to their ex high school games. This is for the read-heads. This one's for the rich kids who buy everyones lunch. This ones for the girl who wears fake true religions. This one's for the kids in AP classes. This one's for the anorexics. This is for the girl who never got asked to a boy's choice dance. This one's for the girls who show cleavage, and the boys who pretend to like it. This one's for the lovers who's love, is loving someone else. This one's for the pretenders..
Stand up.
Stand up for what you believe in. Stand up and be who you are. Stop living life how someone else wants or expects you to live it. There's always gonna be someone you feel like is better than you. But spending life wishing you were someone else is a waste of time. Learn to appreciate yourself, and look for all the good qualities you do have, the things you do like about yourself, and focus on those. You'll never be someone else. You'll never be successful giving up your dreams. You'll never impress anyone by following the crowd. You'll never escape your problems by hiding from them temporarily.
You'll never be happy pretending.
So, Stand up.