Here we are again. Twice in one week is sorta impressive for me. I must be really committed to this project and my grades…
*Katelyn laughing in the background* Madie: I will kill you. This was my nice introduction to wrath with a bit of wrath. I’m trying to get into character for this project if you couldn’t tell. I will say I am actually proud of myself I wrote three full poems and the third one is over a page in Google Docs. I am pretty sure this is a long enough introduction, so in conclusion here is my poems: One I live to hate, I love to hate, I hate to live, I hate I love it. My anger, so quick to spark, In the dark of night, In the bright of day. I hate, I dislike, I leave people dismayed. My anger so strong, I’m weak for it, It’s my strength, my power. I love it. Two You, the uncontrollable creature, That always acts by instinct And always in the wrong ways; You, whose blood is always boiling And spreading hate all over your body. You, that in no way leave Regret’s hand; What an unstoppable team. You sit there, In a throne of danger and barbed wire, Surrounded by jars Filled with the number of times You haunted a human soul, By destroying everything it ever wanted In a matter of seconds, And giving it after to your right hand To never-ending torture. Three Wrath could be considered The extreme growth of any vexation. Anger, frustration, fury, animosity, Wrath is consuming and harsh, Merciless and empty in the end, It brings no fulfillment. It is a blindfold, Only removed when you have struck down revenge, Ridden of your determination, For vengeance you thought would last. Suddenly able to see the recklessness of your own body, The damage you caused, The pain you sprouted, The people you once cared for, All left because you were too bent on trying to fill the void, With an empty vengeance, Yet in the end, You wasted years, And are still empty. Losing so much, For no reason. If someone hurts one you care for, Of course protect them, But do not lose that person you love, In your quest for vengeance, Do not hurt them more than the one who first struck them, You could rip them apart even before you come to. Watch your claws, Mind your fangs, Manage your mind, Do not lose your kind, Learn mercy and grace, Or you will be left, Holding many bodies, Of the innocent and loved. Next week's blog will be very similar to this one and I will most likely be doing Sloth or Gluttony the next two weeks. Thanks guys.
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Hey everyone, thank you so much for putting up with me. Sometimes I can't even put up with myself. Anyway, this is going to be a super short blog post and it won't be the only one of this week if all goes to plan (the only person I’m fooling is myself).
I was sitting in my AP World History class this week thinking about how busy I am and what I could do to make things easier for myself, as one normally does, and I had a genius idea. (Get what I did there?) Realistically looking at it I should have two stories and two paintings done by now, but I am a mad procrastinator with a schedule the devil couldn't even handle. What if I wrote poems? They have to capture the entirety of each sin. I will write at least three for each sin, which is at least twenty-one in total. I also want to mention the fact that Katelyn and I realized that if we would have done a project together, neither of us would want to die* as much as we do now. :) *For legal reasons this is indeed a joke As I began this week to write my first story I became very frustrated with myself, which was ironic because frustration is a form of wrath. I think I have been a little too eager to prove myself with my Genius Hour project.
I am busy four out of five days of a school/work week, with Friday being the day that my only obligation is to my school work. My weekends are also regularly busy with my job and other priorities that existed before this semester, ergo this project. Because of all this I honestly think my project is going to be multiple layers of disappointment. There is a very real possibility that I will only have two out of seven stories done by December 14th. With that being said I have two choices for an opening sentence to my Wrath short story. “The harsh rumbling of the rundown 2007 Ram pickup was one of the only things keeping Tobias Avery from slipping into his infamous killing calm.” Or… “The rundown 2007 Ram pickup truck was harshly rattling as Tobias Avery made his way home early. Too early. After working as a warehouse materials handler for the past nine months, his violent tendencies caught up with him.” This week is the first week that I am actually starting to write my short stories. I have decided to start writing Wrath first. I have also decided that painting all of the Seven Deadly Sins, or even attempting to, will be something that I can't do this year. With the coronavirus inhibiting a regular school schedule, on top of my harder class load, and newer clubs and commitments, it would be stupid for me to try to stress myself out over something that isn't necessary. I haven't yet made the decision on whether I should post my entire short stories on my blog or if I should post a teaser along with an option to click on a link to actually read the entire story. A struggle that I am going to hope I don't encounter over the next few weeks is writer's block, but I can't promise I won't so everyone bear with me. :) Every Story Needs an Outline- This is the last half of my outlines. This post includes Greed, Lust, Sloth, and Gluttony. Greed and Lust were personal friends in their lifetime, this means that their stories will intertwine, so please keep that in mind when reading the outlines. Also Greed and Lust's story is based off of a real story.
Greed- Greed is a 22 year old girl named Celeste Summers. Celeste grew up in a very poor household and would do anything for money. She moves to Los Angeles at 20 years old and tried to make it in the film industry as an actress, howver she was unsuccessful. To turn herself around she become an escort to older men. One day she meets the embodiment of Lust, Dominic Love. He employs her to be his sugar baby. At the beginning Celeste revels in the money Dominic gives her. She goes to parties, shopping, everything that she couldn't do before becoming Dominic's baby. But as time goes on, she spends too much. Celeste goes into debt even with Dominic supporting her. Soon Dominic realizes Celeste is draining his accounts so he cuts her off. This angers Celeste, who wants to continue her lifestyle. One night she breaks in to his home to steal his safe. Celeste gets caught by Dominic and instead of fleeing she overpowers the old man and ties him up in the bathroom. Celeste realizes while having the safe that she doesn't have the passcode. In order to be able to open the safe she tortures and beats Dominic to death while trying to get him to tell her the combination. He never does and she leaves his house with the safe unopened. Later she gets a locksmith to open the safe and instead of finding money in it she only finds Dominic's birth certificate and passport. At this moment her greed overtakes her and she finnally is the realized Seven Deadly Sin. Lust- Lust is a 77 year old man named Dominic Love (ironic I know). He has been married and divorced 4 times, all younger than him. After his fourth wife he decided that he didn't want to marry any other woman. Dominic began paying high end prostitutes to stay the night with him, howver as time went on he realized he wanted his girls to spend more time with him. While Dominic didn't want long term commitment he did want a bit of emotinoal attatchment and arm candy during the day. One day he meets a 22 year old girl struggling to make it big, so he takes her under his wing. How can he not? She makes him drool and she would look so good on his arm on vacations and big events. He begins to pay for all of her things as to only have her around him for him to look at and enjoy. Until one day while at a movie premier he was invited to he sees an up and coming actress who is even sexier than Celeste. He has been having financial problems with Celeste and this new girls gives him an even bigger reason to drop Celeste. He doesn't want Celeste anymore, he wants the actress. So Dominic attempts to drop Celeste. His lustfulness that leads him to drop Celeste from his life ends up being his downfall. Sloth- Sloth is a 29 year old woman named Sloane Donatelli. Sloane came from a wealthy middle class family who had hired help that cleaned up the house and took care of Sloane. So Sloane was taught no responsibility by anyone. Sloane never got a job and never cared much for school because she assumed that her parents would forever support her. After high school Sloane attended a well known party college and she dropped out after the first semester. This led her to move back in with her parents and mooch off of them for a couple more years. Sloane never got a job and never took any responsibilty for herself. A while after she was supposed to graduate her family kicked her out of their house and off of her trust fund. Sloane began to couch surf between friends houses. She finally became officially homeless as she lost friends to couch surf from. While living on the streets on a terribly cold night Sloane refused to move from her spot and died of hypothermia. Her lack of motivation her entire life is what damned her to eternity as Sloth. Gluttony- Gluttony is a 24 year old man named Seth Little (Irony Part II). Seth grew up in a poorer middle class family with two younger siblings. His dad was a cook at a local diner. So Seth spent most of his nights eating hotdogs at the diner with his family. Eating as a family would later become known as Seth's favorite memories growing up. As Seth got older his parents became distant as they started doing more hardcore drugs. As a 12 year old Seth couldn't do much to help himself and his younger siblings so he begins to search for those favorite memories by overeating. Eating made him feel full, something his parents couldn't make him feel anymore. The bad habit quickly progressed into a major problem for Seth. Seth was bullied all through high school and again, to make himself feel better, he overeats more. By the time Seth turned 19 his dad passed away from a drug overdose. Seth spiraled farther into his bad habits and wouldn't let anyone try and help him. Despite his siblings and grandparents many attempts Seth would never go to see a doctor. Three years after his dad's death Seth died of a heartattack. He weighed 742 at the time of his death. Seth was offered multiple opportunities to stop his gluttonous ways, but he never did. So Seth Little will forever be damned to the life of a Seven Deadly Sin. |
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