Hello Spring

As we begin to welcome the beauty that is Spring, my lovely friend and I decided to go out and take some photos before her trip to New York. These are just a few shots that I managed to capture on camera.

Hospital Days

About mid-afternoon yesterday, I was in the ER due to my mom not feeling well and I found myself making this poem. Thankfully, after being in the hospital for 7 hours, we discovered that all is okay and there shouldn't be anything to worry about. This poem I present to you is titled "Hospital Days."

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Hospital Days

Hear the sound of machines

People in seats crying everywhere

Scared something is going wrong

Nurses and doctors running around

No idea if it'll be okay

Give me some kind of hope

Another day has gone by

And we're still inside the white walls

Trying to be strong for the people in the room

Announcements calling out code blues

Emotions flying around

Someone tell me everything is alright

Balloons begin to fill the room

Get well cards being sent

But no one knows what to say

Or how to help

They ask how you're doing

Rate your pain on a scale from zero to ten

Trying out different medications

And no privacy is being given

This is for my younger brother

The one who has seizures

When he can't remember what happened

And he's crying out in pain wanting to leave

This is for my neighbor

The one who was in a car crash

And had to be taken out with the jaws of life

Leaving scars mentally and physically

This is for my grandpa

The one with a wonderful yet bad heart

So many procedures been done

And maybe more to come

This is for my mom

The one who is at the hospital at this very moment

With no clue what's wrong

Praying for the best outcome

This is for the people everywhere

The ones afraid for their lives

Stuck in a small room

Hoping it isn't their last day.

-K.B. 

For My Brother

When I was 8 years old at a birthday party with my older sister, we received a call stating that my younger brother(3 years old at the time) was taken into an ambulance and going to a hospital after having a grand mal seizure for the first time in an old navy store. It was one of the scariest days of my life because I was still young at the time and I couldn’t understand what was happening. 

It’s been 9 years since we discovered he has epilepsy. While there were several years with freedom, his epilepsy came back October of 2016. It was extremely scary as he was in the hospital yet again. We were sent so many prayers which I am so so thankful for. Since his epilepsy came back, Zachary has been in the hospital a few times due to the seizures he has received with another major grand mal happening in November of 2017 where he was in the hospital for a couple of days due to it. Everyday, he has at least a few petite mals which thankfully don’t last long. 

This day is for my brother, one of the strongest warriors I know. I love you and I’m so extremely proud of you. 

About

My name is Kenzi Brooke and I am a seventeen year old, born September 16, 2000. I chose to create this blog as a way to share my heart with others. Throughout my limited amount of living, I have experienced depression, loss, and more. On a daily basis, I struggle with my anxiety and panic attacks but my love for my family, friends, and God keeps me sane.

While I have bad days, I can always count on writing and photography to help me out. When I take photos, I use my Canon Rebel T5 and switch between three lenses: 75-300mm, 50mm, and the 18-55mm.

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Fearful

We are three months into 2018. There have been 18 school shootings since January 1st and plenty of emails have been sent about potential threats and weapons being found on school. There has been on average, 1 school shooting every week this year.

A few days ago, I was stuck in a room for over two hours, praying that everything was going to be okay. We had 15 cop cars on campus due to someone overhearing a conversation where a gun in a bathroom was mentioned.

This is a poem I wrote for every school I know or have heard of with a shooting or threat of one. These aren’t even all that have experienced a situation like this. If I’m missing a school, comment below so I can add it.

This is for:

Winston-Salem State University
Marshall County High School
Sal Castro Middle School
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Central Michigan University
Great Mills High School
Woodcreek High School
Granite Bay High School
Whitney High School
Lincoln High School
Adelante High School
Oakmont High School
Roseville High School.

This is for my fellow friends at schools around the world.

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Fearful 

Something must be wrong
If we’re afraid to leave home
Saying “I love you” to our families
Praying to God it won’t be the last time

Everything seems so normal until it’s not
Not knowing what to expect when we hear the sound
Is it real
Is it a drill

Fearful for our lives
This is not okay
We need a change
Something needs to be done.

-K.B.

A Butterfly's Home

It was another day of fluttering around,

with nowhere to go.

I continued to search for the flowers,

Yet all I could find was rain.

There was no joy

Or laughter,

Only sadness with the sounds of water drops

Falling towards the cement.

It felt like years since I saw a flower,

And felt happiness.

The pain continued to last

Until I found myself

With a flower again.

-K.B.

Switching Places with a Fictional Character

This is quite hard for me to choose just one so I decided that I am going to choose a few fictional characters that I would love to switch places with. One of my favorite things to do is read and watch tv so this topic is very fun for me to write about.

  1. Phoebe from Friends because she is very bohemian and hippy. Phoebe has a beautiful singing voice and I love the way she does most of the stuff that she does. Her sarcasm is great and can have a lot of sass which I adore. I would love to switch places with her and go to Central Perk and sing 'Smelly Cats' on the small stage and then sit down on the famous orange couch with Rachel, Monica, Ross, Chandler, and Joey. 

  2. Ariel from The Little Mermaid because who wouldn't want to be a mermaid and have a clueless bird, a sarcastic crab, and a loving fish as friends?

  3. Serena Van Der Woodsen from Gossip Girl... I mean have you seen her clothes?

  4. Joy from Inside Out seeing as she is always trying her hardest to make everyone around her happy. Joy is always very positive and it's something I admire as I try to do the same but it is quite tough plus it would be cool to see how we create emotions.

  5. Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing because her sass is great and 'on point' as people like to say nowadays. 

  6. Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice as she is very strong and knows what she wants. She stays with her beliefs and even though she is from a time that women weren't able to do things by themselves, she wasn't afraid to speak her mind and try things on her own.

  7. Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place because I would love to be a wizard and possibly make things great with the power I have.


 8. Raven Reyes from The 100 as this girl has been through so much and yet she has survived. She is constantly helping her fellow friends by trying to make new equipment in the world they live in. Although she is suffering an injury(not stating what in case of spoilers), she is still doing the best she can. Raven is such a hard worker and I aspire to be like her in some ways.