Inspiration.. the Blog

Midnight: November 5th, 2008

Never more so have I felt so connected to this nation. The push and the struggle for someone to trust. The strength of will it took to have someone like me, someone I relate to, represent myself in this country. It is overwhelming. On this day I am an American. On this day I have faith in the power of change. On this day I have witnessed the birth of a new U.S.A. My country with a new look. Much like 9/11 only with a happier circumstance, I can feel, through watching all of those smiling faces and eyes with hope over the nation. A collective stand as one. A nation ravaged/raped, by war, corporations, machinery, and mismanagement, finally having hope, something to cling to, something to be proud of. There is someone to truly represent what America was always supposed to be: acceptance and forward-thinking in the free world. What change will this day bring for my future children? This was too amazing to imagine.
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What do I do to make this world a better place?
Is it an action, a thought, a breath
I've moved here on my own accord
First woman of many who've come before me.
To live the hard struggle of doing it alone.
I still struggle to show the meaning of why it was so necessary,
Why it is so important to do it on my own feet alone.
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I personally think that Fiona Apple is one of the greatest lyricists of my generation and I wonder if the reason she is not so widely acclaimed as such is because she is a woman and/or hasn't massively self-destructed ala Amy Winehouse to some how physically prove her frailty...