THE ONLY REASON

Why must the real be the surreal?
My bonds to life, everything I feel
The one that guides me through life
Things that help me sleep at night

Why is it all just an illusion?
Everything I thought I had
The melody stuck in my head
That won't ever come to an end

So, what's the reason of moving on?
If there isn't anything to hold on to
Guess this is where hope kicks in
Hope of everything that might have been

Don't ever let me lose it...

DIFFERENT

I'm so sick of killing myself inside
Thinking whether things'll be fine or not
Things that I'm condemned to live without
Drowning in my tears of fear and doubt

I changed my ways now, I'm different
Now I pretend that things are alright
This way maybe I'll change my fate
To the way I want it to turn out

Who knows?
Maybe it'll work out...

ALRIGHT TO DREAM

It's alright to dream
Happiness is great to feel
With the proper theme
It can almost be real

It's alright to dream
Coming true of things you lean against
An escape from the real life
And hope that won't go to waste

It's alright to dream
Ignoring things you've seen
Getting away from everything
And just get lost in a dream

It's alright to dream
Don't be afraid to do so
To run from all the scheming
When there's nowhere else to go

It's alright to dream...

QUICKSAND

I just sit here and look around
As I start to fall apart
And I realize that I'm the one
That no one really cared about

It didn't matter how hard I tried
It was never really enough
This is the moment I step aside
Let everything go and just give up

'Cause my life is like a quicksand
The more I struggle the deeper I sink
I no longer want to feel this bad
I rot inside as I think and think and think...

THE TRUTH BEHIND

With the sunlight everything is clear and bright
Butterflies' clapping makes everything seem alright
The laughter in the air and the joy around
I feel absolutely free, without a single bond

But after the day fades and birds stop singing
With the sound of rain and street lights' blinking
A sudden but deep fear falls right inside of me
That they'll never understand and I'll never be

Farewell, My Friend!

You guys probably don't know this but I had a turtle until yesterday. Yesterday, because my bro let it go to the sea while I was in school... We had it for so long and lately it seemed depressed, tired and stopped eating it's bait. So, we thought that it was time to let it go to where it really belongs. My bro said that the second he let it go to the shore it ran towards the sea, then came back, took a last look at him as if it was saying "thanks, goodbye" and vanish into the water. Oh, how I felt like crying when I pictured that moment in my head... This post is for the memory of it; farewell, my friend!

SAME SPOT

Here I go again
Walking on the same lane
Trying to find my way
Push every thought away

I'm getting dizzy again
Everything feels so lame
I feel that I've ended up
Once again, on the same spot

Advices on Life II

• Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
• Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
• Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.
• Don't let life slip through your fingers by living in the past, or living for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you have ALL the days of your life.
• Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
• Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other.
• Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
• Don't shut love out of your life by saying it is impossible to find.
• The quickest way to receive love is to give it, the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tight; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
• Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you're going.
• Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
• Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
• Don't use time, or words, carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
• Life is not a race; rather, it is a journey to be savored each step of the way.
• Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, and that is why we call it The Present.

I got these from a website. Real awesome words, even better than the ones I posted here before. Enjoy!

Ten Things to Do

1. CHANGE A LIGHT: Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
2. DRIVE LESS: Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You'll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don't drive!
3. RECYCLE MORE: You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.
4. CHECK YOUR TIRES: Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!
5. USE LESS HOT WATER: It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow shower head (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year).
6. AVOID PRODUCTS WITH A LOT OF PACKAGING: You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.
7. ADJUST YOUR THERMOSTAT: Moving your thermostat just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
8. PLANT A TREE: A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over it's lifetime.
9. TURN OFF ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
10. SPREAD THE WORD: Let everyone around you know about what they can do!
    

I got these from the Myspace page of "An Inconvenient Truth" a long time ago. Been going through some old documents on my LT and I saw these. Thought I share them with you, since Global Warming is one of the most impornant issues of today. Let's take action people, now! You can find more info about this here.

Cool or Just Strange?

I had a dream last night, the moment I woke up I thought it was the coolest! But now I think it was just weird... You decide:

I was in school and the kids were talking about some new teacher coming to teach at some Friday class. Guess who the teacher is...? It's CAPTAIN! I know, very surprised myself :P The odd thing was, the lecture took place in the hallway of our apartment! I saw Captain pass by me and head to the bathroom, yes, our bathroom! Then he started to shave without using any foam... He saw me, I smiled, he smiled... WEIRD, I know. Then the dream became even weirder! YES, what I wait for! Poets of the Fall in Turkey! Me at the concert area, with my Nokia 6131 in my hand, waiting for the concert to start. Captain sitting on the stage, no trace of the other band members... Then I get bored and suddenly decide to wander around. At that moment, I get a sudden urge to find Marko! A classmate of mine leads me to somewhere where I might find him (have no idea what she is doing there and how she knows that???). The odd thing is, the building I enter is my elementary school building but when I get inside it gets enormous! Then I start to run, looking everywhere for him! I pass through so many places, enter VIP sections (no control btw, I just burst in??), and finally find a place called a "Band Practice Room"??? Some bands there, practicing with their drummers and guitarists and stuff. I remember hearing Muse too btw, have no idea what they got to do with that?? Then I suddenly see this guy and I ask him where I might find Marko. Strange thing is I ask him like: "Do you know where I might find Saaresto, Marko Saaresto?" I'm speaking English btw... Totally stupid! :P Then a woman comes, they look for him, call him and stuff. Later they tell me that they cant reach him because they mixed some lines up and I'm still very lucky to be there???? In a sec, I panic! I'm like: "OMG, what if the concert is starting without me!!??" I run back, forget all about finding Marko btw... I get back to the concert area and still no one else on stage but Captain... And he was smoking I think, I don't even know if he smokes in real life. Then suddenly I find myself in some dark, foggy alley (the dream becomes black&white btw). I see Marko just for a moment, standing against a wall with some Léon glasses on, then he suddenly disappears! After that I remember seeing Ollie, I try to take his pic and he just starts to run away afraid of the photo flash (my phone doesn't even have a flash btw)!!! Ha ha! Running scared! And I yell behind him something like: "Don't be afraid, I just want to take a photo!", still talking English btw!?? That moment I woke up!

I don't think I've never dreamt of something that I remember this crystal clear before ! Freaky, huh? Pretty stupid too! I normally wouldn't post a dream I had here, but I thought "What the Heck!" on this one, since this is the very first dream I've had involving Poets of the Fall! Ha ha! :D :P

A New Project

Me and our very own Poet in the Jar are working on a project together! It's brand new, so it's going to take some time before we can get into details about it. But patience people! It's going to be cool, at least we think so...

TRULY HAPPY

I realized something today
A fact about you and life
No matter what I'll have
It's gonna make me smile
But fade away the next day
I'll feel happy for a moment
And sad again the next
'Cause they can give me anything
But without you in my arms
I'll never be truly happy

It's indeed hard living with this
But I'll wake up the next day
And keep on living without you
Because I still have the hope
That you'll show at my door
And make me feel alive again
It's only a dream though
Knowing it'll never come true
Makes me feel this fact that
I'll never be truly happy

Guitar Madness

Okay, I've never really mentioned it here before, but I've been wanting to get me a guitar for so long! And I finally got one, yay! It's been four days now but I think I'm pretty good at it, though I've got blisters on me fingers now, haha! :D I'm so happy right now!!!!! :D :D Hehe... :P

SINCE

If I don't love you
It's not my fault, it's yours
If I don't respect you
It's not my fault, it's still yours
Have you ever stopped and considered
What you have done to the joy...?
To our loving hearts...?
Do you remember how you treated us
At the time we needed love the most...?
I know, it won't change a thing
No matter what I say
You'll still be who you are
And never light up our day
Know this though...
I come to this place once called home
Because I have nowhere else to go
When that day comes
I'll walk away without looking back
And never come back
Until you rust away
In your dark corner
Since, this is the way
You deserve it to be over.

WOULD IT?

Would it matter,
If I told you I loved you...?
And will always be there
Would it change a thing...?
Anyone else but you,
Will be contenting myself with someone,
Would it freak you out,
Push you away from me...?
It's all truth I talk
Nothing can change this
All I ask for in return
Is your love, nothing else
You're my whole world anyway
I don't need anything else
If I would tell you these
Would it bring you closer to me...?
All I need is a glimpse of possibility
It would make me smile again
Because, you are worthed
I'll wait forever if I have to
As long as you may love me too
Would it make a difference...?
Would it...?

HELP

This lecture is killing me
I'm bleeding on the inside
This teacher has no mercy
Knowledge comes in like a tide

I can't breathe anymore
Time just doesn't pass by
I've grown so weary
I think now, I'm gonna die
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I wrote this one today, during my differential equations class. Pretty immature; I know, but what the heck :P Guess I got my inspiration back!!! :D

Advices On Life

• Always remember that big loves and big investments come along with great risks.
• When you lose something, don't lose the lesson you learned with that as well.
• Always live with these three things: respect, for yourself; respect, for others; and responsibility; for all of your behaviors.
• Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is great luck.
• Learn the rules well so you can violate them the right way.
• Don't let an insignificant thing damage your friendship.
• When you realize that you made a mistake, immediately take action to fix it.
• Spend some time on your own.
• Be open to new things, but don't let them lose your values.
• Remember that sometimes silence is the best answer there is.

I translated these to English myself, so excuse me if I made some mistakes. These advices were on a board in my school, they really made me feel better. So, I wanted you guys to see these too.

My New School

Hello Visitors!
First of all I want to thank you for visiting my poetry site. As you can see I wasn't really creative these days. So, I thought I could keep you guys busy with some other stuff until I can write something again.
Well, you probably know that I transferred to a new school this year, I want to show you what it looks like... :

This is the place I go to school everyday. The Faculty of Agriculture building of Akdeniz University.

This is my bus-stop, where I get on and off the bus. I wanted to show you this too because well, it's one of the places that I spend my time the most... Since, the buses don't bother to show up very often.

Another pic from the campus. Some kind of a brigde.

Me... Hehe...

Another one in the campus. This trail leads to the restaurants, book-shops and stuff in the campus. Pretty neat, huh...? :)

The Rectorate building. I think it looks cool.

Well, this is it for now. Thanks... Come again!