Second Post

I feel my writing ability is very average. I never feel like when I write something that it is something I want to share with other people. It's usually something that I'll just try to get it over with and get an average grade with.  But for some reason last class after we wrote the letters I really wanted to share that.  I never felt more proud about anything that I've ever written before.  While I was writing it I didn’t really realize I was writing. I just let my pen go and my thoughts flow.  It felt good writing all that stuff down and sharing it with the class.  I still feel like an asshole for losing it a little while reading it but it was something I honestly couldn’t help.  It's been a year since Martin passed away from drunk driving with a friend in a car.  It was a shock to the whole community and really hit everyone hard.  I've always used music to help me through with it but after writing that letter it really made me realize that even if there is no one to talk to at that moment, just write down how you feel and it really does help.  I’ve never been into the “soft” stuff like that before but surprisingly it really did help.  I felt like I could have written for hours.  It was such a different and weird feeling. I feel more confident in my writing ability since that class too.  I am actually excited to start writing other things.  I want to try to push myself this semester and become a better writer and I really think I can do it.  I feel like this song is very fitting too for my letter that I wrote.  This song, and basically the whole EP, helped me get through the death of Martin.  MURS knows how to hit a point in his lyrics.  It is like he was going through the same thing I was going through with this song. The EP was supposed to be written for a black teenager going through high school but it’s amazing how I was able to connect to it so well.  The song is called A Friends Blues by MURS.