Andie Bottrell
Find Andie:
  • Home
  • Acting
  • Writing
  • Photography
  • Art
  • Video
  • Music
  • Games
  • Blog
  • Love + Kindness

Sparkly Hands

8/22/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
I know I have potential
Growing up I thought that was enough
I equated it with destiny
Look what I can do-
I've sparkly hands
A gift
I shall do great things in life
So much looking forward to
Then, future came
As the future does
And potential grew but 
Stayed potential-
No blossoms, not a bloom-
My potential started sickening me
Like curdled milk
It felt a waste
Why didn't more come of it?
What more could I do?
I started hearing stories of
People dying
Dreams unrealized
I'd never considered that
A possibility before
It didn't seem fair
To love and reach and work
And fail
Such empty, humiliating, cruelty
Death - a
Life confined
I had to readjust
Perspective to find a better spin
Become a bit more gracious
To a process beyond my control
I put things now as such-
Or try to do-
The doing is the thing
And wherever and however
And as often as you can and
For the greater good, not just
Your own - to endeavor
to live and love and create joy.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    About

    Hey! I'm Andie Bottrell, a multidisciplinary creative living in Springfield, MO. I share stories (autobiographical and fictional), poems, and other creative or personal musings here. 

    Archives

    September 2020
    August 2020
    January 2020
    October 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013

    Categories

    All
    Goals
    One Act
    One-act
    Photo
    Play
    Poetry
    Short Story
    Thoughts
    Writing Exercises

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.