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The Last Song: Ode to an Idle Violin

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They once made beautiful music together, until she was desperate for more.
Something much greater for her was out there—a feeling she just couldn’t ignore.

Spent years of her life playing second fiddle, moving with the symphony.
Never once did she think leaving would be her only remedy. 

But from age nine to twice as many years passed, they had grown apart from each other. 
With this crescendo building in her soul, she knew she couldn’t stay much longer.

She knew the day when she would play her last song, 
she sat center stage, under the glaring spotlight, wondering where it all went wrong. 

But it was time for her to face the music and get her life on track,
so she packed away her things then never looked back.

So this is her ode to an idle violin, laid to rest in velvet, all those years ago.
She’d found herself through composing her own poetic pieces, soon as she wasn’t afraid of letting go. 

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You can find this poem in my debut poetry book If I Bare My Soul: a collection of poetry & prose available to order only on Amazon!

One Step Closer

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This post is to give you guys an update in my writing career journey. Although my blog has helped me begin to prove my writing abilities to my loyal readers, and hopefully to more and more each year, I have been working toward finishing an online writing program that just might allow my career to take off. I am excited to share that after fifteen months, last Friday, I officially completed my studies with Penn Foster for a career diploma in freelance writing.

Ever since junior year of high school, I knew I needed to begin thinking of my next steps after graduation. When it came to actually deciding what I wanted to pursue, I knew that I never saw myself attending a public college and would take the online route. I did tons of research and discovered the Penn Foster program. I bookmarked the website in my phone, and kept it in the back of my mind. Fast forward to after my high school graduation and I am applying the perfect program for me: A Freelance Writer Career Diploma. 

With a career diploma, I knew I would be able to jump straight from high school and begin advancing my skills in a field I wanted to pursue. I was able to participate in studies focused solely on what I was passionate about, without any extra areas of study that would not be useful in my field of work in the long run. 

Six extensive units and twelve graded assignments later, I have now crossed the finish line. Unfortunately, for now, the only proof I have is this…

But, my official career diploma is on its way and will arrive in the mail in about three weeks. Perhaps with this diploma I will receive the perfect Christmas or New Years gift, which would be a year to the day that I started this blog site! Now, I can put all of my focus into my blog, in hopes of gaining a larger following. When I do receive the diploma, I will be sure to update you all.

Update: My diploma finally arrived!

This time seemed so far away but now that I am here and have completed my work, I am ready for the opportunities that lie ahead of me in the future of my writing career. So, if one day you see my name credited for writing an article, know that it is because I am now one step closer to being a professional writer.