Blurbs

Just to see you smile (Tim McGraw)
Sam had the perfect life. One that most dream of. He had a good job, a beautiful girl, and lived where he wanted. But all of that would change when his girlfriend, Sara, would take a job in Tennesee. Sam is forced to choose between his life in Oaklahoma or to follow his love. Maybe only seeing her happy is enough to make Sam happy.

Dance with my Father (Luther Vandross)
Garretts father has just died after a long battle with cancer. After reminissing with his mother, his memories become a reality. He is taken back to his favorite memories and Garrett is able to remember how important his father really was and wishes he would not have taken his father for granted.

There goes my Life (Kenny Chesney)
After realizing he is going to be a dad, Wes is scared. He is a highschool football star and has big dreams to accomplish. His life is thought to be gone, but soon finds that his new baby girl can change everything.

The Baby (Shelton Blake)
Katie was 1700 miles away from saying goodbye to her mother. The journey home takes her to all the places that remind her of her mother. Although saying goodbye is hard, Katie must learn to do it even if time is against her.

Cats in the Cradle (Harry Chapin)
Stephan only thought about his work and never saved time for his only son, Billy. Billy grows up fast and turns out to be more like his dad than he wanted to be. Stephan soon realizes that worrying about work was a mistake. He now wants to spend precious time with his son, and all Billy can say is he is too busy with work. Will their relationship ever meet in the middle or will it be too late to mend?

Story Song

Title: There Goes My Life
Artist: Kenny Chesney
Song Lyrics... Click Here

Plot:
The song starts out with a young man finding out he is going to be a dad. His thoughts are explained through the song, the first is him worrying about having to raise a child when he himself is still a child, and having to throw away his dreams because now he is tied down. Then his "mistake" turns out to be his whole world. Then it ends with his whole world leaving for college, and he realizes the "mistake" he thought he had made, turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to him.

Character:
Soon to be dad/the daddy (speaker)
His mistake/ His little girl
His life
The mama

Conflict:
The young man having to give up something he thought was his whole life, but then soon realizes a little girl with blue eyes can change all that. The boy wasn't expecting to be a dad and at the time had no desire to be one, but he had to grow up and start his new life as a dad.

Theme:
1. Realizing his "life" is leaving right before his eyes
2. Mistakes can turn into blessings
3. Learning to grow up

Setting:
The first setting, is a high school because that is where his first "life" is and revolves around. Then it turns into a small home with pictures of his new "life" (his baby girl) all over the refrigerator. Then it goes into his "life" leaving for college in a small car out in the front of their home.

Six Word Memoirs

10. Plan on making a lasting memory
9. Yeah, I meant to do that
8. Ticked my mom off, I'm sorry...
7. Nothing bad will happen to me
6. 18 years gone, not one regret
5. Had something to say, forgot it
4. Ate pink cake, jeans don't fit
3. Said hello; you didn't look back
2. Smiling; the best gift to me
1. I make lemonade out of lemons

Grand Theft Poetry

Where do the words come from?

Are the words written on my heart?
Are they hidden under my shoe?
Could they be found in a box locked in my head?
Where do they come from, how can they be found?
I imagined the words deep within,
but obviously they are missing
If they were found, I would write the poem that comes
from my heart, I'd use it as my outlet,
and express what I cannot voice
If I had the key I would unlock my heart
and let the words speak for themselves