The life I left behind

                                By:Collyn Sowell

A while ago, me and my family were living off of work scraps from the local grocery store, but through those hard times, I felt at ease. Me and my brothers would step outside for a nice breath of fresh air, bask in the glorious beams of light crawling upon our skin, and playing around in the woods just because we could. Those were simpler times...and it was beautiful...not having to worry about the future...nor regretting the past...I just focused on what was there before my eyes.

                 My life has had its hardships, and i've learned to endure the pain i've felt throughout the years, but ever since i turned twelve....all i'm worried about is what was and what will be....every night i go to bed hoping for change...i wake up the next morning and there is a brief moment when i feel at ease...but then it fades. " Just smile", I tell myself...I believe I have a purpose on this god forsaken rock we call home...and that's to leave this world better than you found it.....but how can I do that when there's so much hate in the world. Everyday is an endless cycle of want, want for freedom, want for power, want for peace, but you can never truly have enough can you. You ask yourself every morning if things will get better, but to no avail. We can never truly be at peace unless our want for more is depleted, which will never happen. We are human beings. We are the recreation of greed. We could have everything in the universe...and still want more...nobody's perfect...but if we work together...we can finally be at ease, and enjoy the lives we left behind.