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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Figuratively Feeling
Define the following words using figurative descriptions:
Happiness Sorrow Love Hate Despair Fear Shame Kindness Envy Anger Tranquility Paranoia
Happiness is a full tummy. Sorrow is saying goodbye. Love is laughing until your stomach hurts. Hate hides in his veins. Despair is in the shadow of a tear. Fear is the boogieman. Shame is being the last one picked. Kindness is holding the door. Envy is someone with ice cream and you with none. Anger can never escape. Tranquility being held in the arms of the one you love. Paranoia is the end of the world.
Happiness is breaking the surface in the pool, the air hitting my face with an unprecedented sensation of accomplishment; sound echoing throughout the cavernous room, it’s feeling the success before you can see it on your coach’s face.
Sorrow is when a single word can jump off the page and make you catch your breath, bleeding you of your best memories. Parkinson’s disease.
Love is the nausea-inducing, cant stop smiling, need to hear from him at every moment, why aren’t you home yet, exciting, stomach turning in anticipation, haunts me wherever I go, why is this happening to me, rollercoaster that I fight every step of the way but can’t deny. Not even a little.
Hate is a blade, wedging itself deeper between your ribs, depriving you of self-acceptance and the smile you deserve.
Despair is the touch of his lips on the back of my hand as our fingers are intertwined, unraveling slowly as his eyes pierce mine and whisper the things I know he can not.
Fear is the finger shaking feeling that accompanies the instantaneous terror of knowing your being chased; that at the end of your sprinting, when you can’t give anymore, someone’s caught up to you.
Shame is knowing that you were the cause of the worst thing that’s hit him in the stomach in all his years of hiding behind that wall of his.
Kindness is a simple smile on the lips of anyone.
Envy is the boiling that expands within your chest cavity; freely, relentless, unable to be stopped.
Anger is the unavoidable obstacle that keeps everyone from happiness. It fights with your instincts and opens your unconscious to the flooding of all over negative emotions. It’s the breath of air that fans the flame.
Tranquility is the first breath of sunlight on the long road to the beach; a book in your bag, a friend with you to laugh; its feeling that connection with your surroundings that calms the soul.
Paranoia is retracing your family tree of genetics and realizing that no matter how healthy you are now, there’s still a giant target on your back.
Happiness- a radiant glow, piercing the soul of those willing and deserving. Brilliant white light marked by serotonin and joy.
Sorrow- creeping malaise. Green with envy, a shadow cast from the deepest corner of the psyche, eulogizing what will be missed eternal.
Love- beautiful choreographed dissonance within minds and bodies. Transcendence to something more than human. The most awkward of calm.
Hate- misused, irrelevent, violence, furious assault upon honest reason
Despair- lamentation for the living. Cloud of muted loss. An Omar Rodriguez-Lopez album that if you play backwards, it sounds better than forwards.
Fear- cold panic, near death, they don't belong, they need to leave, get them away
Shame- debilitating fear, loss of self, loss of hope, ignorance in the face of adversity. Eating away at cold gray insides until voids remain.
Kindness- hope within hope within gesture within meaningless ritual full of reason. It'll brighten your day, alright.
Envy- how dare you, for I have lost and you gained on this twisted ephemeracy, gone within seconds and you must be happier otherwise why would you.
Anger- destroying self, swiftly breaking bonds, killing with words.
Tranquility- innermost peace. You and the universe spin together, your synchronization moving that which you inhabit. Gaze upon your children and realize you are one of them.
Paranoia- I defy you, hear my thoughts, I was just kidding, get out of my head please I beg solitude stolen like Aztec gold all i want is you to leave i beg you i beg get out
Happiness- exuberant warmth, the suns rays shining down on you. Comfort and bright tones surround you. Sorrow-the dark night envelops you. Rain cascades along your lonesome face. Love- Not what I have for Pat Gray. Hate- Blind fury, assault, seeing red. Despair- a longing for improvement. Detachment. Sinking into a dark abyss within yourself. Fear- Frantic confusion. A worried sweat drops slowly down your brow. Shame- You are unable to look at yourself anymore in the mirror. The reflection of yourself is something you’ve been trying to escape. Kindness- a selfless gesture which spreads joy to those around you. Envy- being denied of something you believe you deserve while another undeserving individual receives that reward over you. Anger- Letting your frustrations and irritations envelop you. Harboring all your pent up frustrations. Tranquility- Peace, quiet. Natureful surroundings. Beautiful spring time flowers blooming. Paranoia- Creepy darkness. Fearing the world around you.
Happiness is getting an A on a test or exam that you studied hard and long for.
Sorrow is not getting an A on a test or exam you studied hard and long for because your self esteem drops a lot for the rest of the day.
Love is wanting to do good in school and wanting to study hard to be successful and work to your best ability in your high school career.
Hate is when you detest yourself for not studying for a test you knew you had and knowing that you are not going to get a good grade on it.
Despair is added on to your sorrow when you do not get a good grade on a test. It is like a trickling down effect on your self esteem.
Fear is when you know you did not do good on your report card in a class and you know your parents are going to get mad and be disappointed with you.
Shame is when you realize you could have received a better grade on your report card or test if you just worked harder or did this or did that. It lingers in your mind and soul for a while.
Kindness is a teacher staying after school for extra help or giving students extra credit to bring up their grade for the quarter.
Envy is being jealous of a peer for being naturally smart, and you wishing you were as smart as them. To you it is just not fair.
Anger is when you worked so hard on a project and didn’t receive the grade you wanted for all the effort you put into your work because you stayed up the night before making sure it was perfect.
Tranquility is reached when you have handed in all your work for the quarter or you completed all the work done for a class and a sense of relief brushes over you for the rest of the day.
Paranoia is waiting until the last minute to study or finish your homework or project.
Happiness is good music Sorrow is the loss of a pet Love is family Hate is family Despair is coming to school at 7 in the morning Fear is moving away from home Shame is getting a 1 on an AP exam Kindness is understanding when things are hard Envy is my best friend Anger is missing the last train out of the city Tranquility is sleeping Paranoia is every minute, or every day, of every week.
Happiness – when all you want to do is listen to your favorite song with the windows down and the volume up
Sorrow – missing that train you were supposed to make because of something that could have been changed so easily
Love – A shooting star – you have to look at the right time, or else you might miss it. If you catch it, though, its beauty is something you never forget.
Hate – stepping on some other kid’s sand castle because no one ever taught you how to make one
Despair – a piece of glass in your foot – sometimes you feel like its never going to go away, and when it finally does, there’s still a mark to remind you of its presence.
Fear – Not jumping in the water because everyone says its cold – but in reality, it’s the best feeling when you finally close your eyes and just let go
Shame – feeling like you can’t go home
Kindness – giving of yourself because the space left behind by what you give up is filled by the knowledge of knowing you are responsible for making someone else’s day better
Envy – fills you with emptiness
Anger – ugly.
Tranquility – sand between your toes, the summer breeze blowing your hair, and the sound of the ocean in your ears
Paranoia – when all the bad emotions and ideas in your head win the battle against the good ones.
Happiness is war for some presidents. Sorrow is the loss of a loved one. Love is the sound of music. Hate is the cousin of jealousy. Despair is giving up on life. Fear is being chased by a murderer. Shame is letting down your parents and friends. Kindness is helping those in need. Envy is your true best friend. Anger is the fuel to a fire. Tranquility is sleep during a rainy day. Paranoia is all the clowns in the world staring down upon you.
Happiness- SPLASH! You dive into the water on a hot sticky summer afternoon. The cold rush of water on your body and finally, you are alive. Sorrow- Today is the day. You run to the mail box in great anticipation. There is a small envelop… Love is peace. Hate is love on fire. Despair- you buy a triple scoot ice-cream from the parlor in Port Jeff. As soon as you go to lick the chocolate ice-cream, the entire three scoops slowly tip over, hanging like the leaning tower of Pizza, and then falls to the ground. NOOO! Fear is static. There is no change. No evolution. No risks. No individuality. Shame is getting a 1 on the AP exam. Really? All the practice exams and study time the teacher gave you and you get the same score as a person who only wrote there name? Pure disgrace. Kindness is giving lose change to a homeless man on the street. It is adopting a dog from an animal shelter. It is helping your younger brother when he is sick. It is being there for someone when they are sad. It is loving someone unconditionally. It is caring for someone more than yourself. Envy is a green monster. It is a virus that decays your from the inside out. It is an epidemic. Anger is chaotic passion. Tranquility is anti-chaos. Anti-war. Anti-stress. Anti-….it is summer. It is watching the clouds evolve from a hippopotamus to a bird before your eyes. It is hearing the rain patter on the roof and it is staring at the stars. It is perfect satisfaction. Paranoia is bringing your cell phone to an AP exam because we all know how cell phones magically turn on, adjust themselves from off silent to full volume, and ring obnoxiously right in the middle of the test.
Happiness is a warm sunny day. Sorrow is failing to live up to your own expectations. Love is a Wedding Crashers quote. Hate is the denial of another’s existence to their face. Despair is the loss of hope that things will get better. Fear is a skidding car in a rainstorm. Shame is the aftermath of the skidding car. Kindness is forgiveness. Envy is watching Cribs. Anger is solidarity with lightning and thunderstorms. Tranquility is a gray day on the beach. Paranoia is barbed wire and motion sensors.
Happiness is walking on the beach. Sorrow is losing someone you love. Love is that indescribable feeling you get in your stomach. Hate is Kevin. Despair is when I cannot succeed no matter how hard I try. Fear is death. Shame is regret for a past action. Kindness is taking care of the elderly. Envy is the jealousy I feel for someone else who has food. Anger is the betrayal of a friend. Tranquility is hot yoga. Paranoia engulfs an insecure heart.
Happiness is the feeling of a wooden dock beneath your feet as the sun beats down from a clear sky and a salty ocean spray perfumes the air. Sorrow is missing the one you love. Love is the feeling that your soul is going to burst into a thousand pieces. Hate grows from ignorance. Despair is skeletal trees, brittle and heavy with ice as cold air chokes asthmatic lungs. Fear is the feeling of suffocation as you’re unable to escape. Shame is knowing that you’re responsible for a mistake; you can’t hide and you have to accept your guilt. Kindness is thinking solely of someone else and that person’s well-being. Envy is the perception of self-inadequacy. Anger is blinding and dangerous and destructive. Tranquility is the sound of rain hitting the top of a car Paranoia means looking over your shoulder and constant suspicion of surroundings. Paranoia is no way to live.
Happiness is vanilla fried ice cream: sweet, sugary, heavenly, fattening, artery-clogging goodness. Enjoy it now while you can. Distract yourself from tomorrow's troubles: pants that will not fit, and teeth that will not shine.
Sorrow is being let down by someone you trusted
Love is fog. It is ungraspable, elusive, and gorgeous. Sometimes you sit in it unaware of its omnipresence. Sometimes you need to step back and view things from a distance to see that it was there. That while you sat trying to get at it, trying to wrap it around you, it was there. Your hair was seeped with it, your heart was saturated.
Hate is self-destructive. Hate is something cancerous and malignant. It sits inside you festering and eating you up outside in. It is ugly, rotten, black, decaying, shining, oily.
Despair is speaking Korean in America and being misunderstood and misunderstood and misunderstood. You just haven't the words to communicate, and it is frustrating.
Fear is adrenaline.
Shame is like hanging upside down. All the blood rushes to your head, your hands get sweaty, you get dizzy, and people don't look like people anymore.
Kindness is walking an old lady across the street and holding her grocery bags.
Envy is hate's closest older sister. It's just as ugly (must run in the family), and very eager to introduce you to her sister.
Anger is like a long dormant volcano.
Tranquility is a mountain-lake scene.
Paranoia is shadow. It is a trick of light. It is something that your tired strained eyes start to question. Did it shift? Is it flickering? Where'd it go? Why's it here?
Happiness is the sun. It is warmth, it is radiant, it is light. It brings hope, joy, and life to its beholder. Like the sun, happiness is constant but not always apparent. Happiness appears cyclical, coming and going like day and night. But even when we don’t see it, the sun is always there. There is always a reason for joy. Always something to be thankful for.
Sorrow is a week of rain, an extended feeling of overcast gloominess that never seems to go away. It’s not a sharp pain but a mundane sadness, a dull ache that lasts for what seems like forever.
Love is beautiful. It’s a commitment between two people—lovers, family members, friends. It’s like an invisible thread is being woven between the two people, binding their hopes, desires, emotions, creating a mutual understanding. This is why two people who truly love each other support and accept each other’s unique hopes and emotions.
Hate is unnecessary. It stems from fear and blossoms into violence. People who hate look at a rose and only notice the thorns, instead of taking time to smell the flower and marvel at its beauty. Hate is merely ignorance, but it is dangerous.
Despair is dark and empty. It’s a hole you’ve fallen into, and you can’t see the bottom. When you hit the bottom, it hurts. Despair is pain. It needs courage and strength to counteract it. Despair feels hopeless, like an open, bleeding wound. But all wounds heal with time.
Fear is paralyzing. It leaves you frozen, unable to think, unable to move. Fear deters minds from rational thought. It causes irrational behavior and unnecessary hate—fear’s effects can be dangerous.
Shame is a cold bucket of ice water being poured onto your head. It leaves you vulnerable as you are forced to shiver over the consequences of your actions.
Kindness is a soft, fluffy, feathery pillow that you wrap your arms around or rest your head upon. It makes you feel comfortable and safe.
Envy is a sword, constantly stabbing and slashing at you. It’s self-inflicted torture. Satisfaction stops the sword, but only you have the power to heal your wounds.
Anger is a tornado of emotions explosively swirling around, leaving a path of destruction; de-roofing houses, uprooting trees, flinging debris this way and that. Fierce anger is uncontrollable, and it’s dangerous.
Tranquility is a stream in the middle of a peaceful forest, quiet except for the hum of singing birds. It’s serene, it’s calming, and it’s beautiful.
Paranoia is an internal siren, an alarm warning of danger. But the alarm doesn’t work properly. Like a car alarm, our natural sirens often sound when nothing’s wrong. More often than not, our paranoid feelings are a false alarm, and only rarely do they signify real danger.
Happiness is satisfaction of reflection’s taste. Sorrow is the unquenchable feel of emptiness upon a midnight moon. Love is universal indefinite quest of lost longing. Hate is hanging one’s soul upon life’s burning branch; Lucifer’s grasp. Despair is the riddling wisp of bullet’s blow raddled upon your earthquake. Fear is the bombastic gnawing within Time’s clouds. Shame is Window’s past engulfing Reason’s take; blinding decapitation. Kindness is blinking pause; breath all still in your drowning plunge. Envy is obliteration of free paths; natural instincts of society’s brainwash. Anger is three-sided squares stabbed in Life’s body. Tranquility is everlasting creeks upon Lily’s hazel gaze. Paranoia is slavery of all, mastery of none.
Happiness is good friend’s good food and spontaneous fun Sorrow is coming home from an amazing vacation Love is a culmination of all the things you have been through together Hate will be the downfall of humanity Despair knows you can’t change the outcome Fear is an illusion Shame is knowing your morals have been compromised Kindness happens every day Envy is a boy that should have been yours Anger is a teacher making you get a late pass when your only watching a movie Tranquility is cucumber slices Paranoia is after the SATS when you swear you put the answers on the wrong scan tron area.
Happiness- The ability of a feeling or thought to infiltrate and take control of you so entirely that it pulls the corners of your mouth and contracts your cheek muscles into an unavoidable smile, rendering you giddy with contentment and excitement for moments to come.
Sorrow- A feeling of hopelessness in regards to ones contentment; the loss of any hopes of joy in the mundane, and, at a more extreme level, in leisurely pleasure as well.
Love- Caring about someone to the absolute highest degree; being brought to overwhelming excitement by just the thought of them and truly wishing the best for them in life. As extreme as hate, but on the opposite side of the spectrum; their existence maintains your mental well-being.
Hate- Intense loathing toward the existence of another human being, situation or thing, whose subsistence (perpetually, or at that moment) seems to maintain as a nuisance or blockage to your mental well being.
Despair- Absolute sorrow: hopelessness to the degree where one no longer desires even the most simple of joys and cannot find a trace of happiness even in situations that should incite happiness.
Fear- Anxiety toward an inevitable, potential or impossible encounter that for whatever reason incites feelings of unease and nervousness regarding a possibly ill-fated or future-determining situation
Shame- Disgust or a feeling of self-betrayal due to a failure or lapse in your own moral upholding; causes one to question their own honorability.
Kindness- Any small or large display of true concern and respect for another being or situation, accompanied by a type of “sacrifice” (time, physical labor, needed attention) in order to assist in said concern.
Envy- A wave of regret and anger at your own personal inability to achieve a coveted item or position that is currently being held by someone else.
Anger- The loss of maintainable contentment due to the overthrow of fury
Tranquility- A feeling of pleasurable solitude, although complete aloneness is not necessary to achieve such a feeling: a pleasant, enlightening and usually brief mental seclusion.
Paranoia- The overwhelming feeling of suspicion, blame or fear in regards to attention being focused specifically on you.
25 comments:
Happiness is a full tummy.
Sorrow is saying goodbye.
Love is laughing until your stomach hurts.
Hate hides in his veins.
Despair is in the shadow of a tear.
Fear is the boogieman.
Shame is being the last one picked.
Kindness is holding the door.
Envy is someone with ice cream and you with none.
Anger can never escape.
Tranquility being held in the arms of the one you love.
Paranoia is the end of the world.
Happiness is shining in the spotlight in front of thousands of people feeling like nobody is watching.
Sorrow is losing someone that was once close to you.
Love is an indescribable rush.
Hate is nothing…I don’t use that word in my vocabulary.
Despair is feeling like your problems will never be solved.
Fear is being left alone.
Shame is regretting something you did in the past.
Kindness is simply waving at someone you know in the hallway.
Envy is wanting your friend’s brand new pair of shoes.
Anger is frustration, anger, and feeling a weakness in the pit of your stomach.
Tranquility is lying on my beach towel with the sun shining on my face with the sound of the waves crashing in the background.
Paranoia is praying that your parents won’t wake up when you sneak in the house at 2 am.
Happiness is the smell of leather on a new pair of shoes.
Sorrow is no snacks left in the pantry.
Love is Wednesday’s being Sundae at Carvel!
Hate is the only C+ on my report card.
Despair is the AP Literature Exam.
Fear is driving at night, alone.
Shame shows when I answer a question wrong in front of every class!
Kindness is stopping in the hallway to help someone pick up their books.
Envy is watching jeopardy and knowing I will never get on!
Anger is having to get every pair of pants I ever owned shortened.
Tranquility is a pedicure at Diva Nail Salon.
Paranoia is parking too close to a big truck that might ding your doors.
Happiness is breaking the surface in the pool, the air hitting my face with an unprecedented sensation of accomplishment; sound echoing throughout the cavernous room, it’s feeling the success before you can see it on your coach’s face.
Sorrow is when a single word can jump off the page and make you catch your breath, bleeding you of your best memories. Parkinson’s disease.
Love is the nausea-inducing, cant stop smiling, need to hear from him at every moment, why aren’t you home yet, exciting, stomach turning in anticipation, haunts me wherever I go, why is this happening to me, rollercoaster that I fight every step of the way but can’t deny. Not even a little.
Hate is a blade, wedging itself deeper between your ribs, depriving you of self-acceptance and the smile you deserve.
Despair is the touch of his lips on the back of my hand as our fingers are intertwined, unraveling slowly as his eyes pierce mine and whisper the things I know he can not.
Fear is the finger shaking feeling that accompanies the instantaneous terror of knowing your being chased; that at the end of your sprinting, when you can’t give anymore, someone’s caught up to you.
Shame is knowing that you were the cause of the worst thing that’s hit him in the stomach in all his years of hiding behind that wall of his.
Kindness is a simple smile on the lips of anyone.
Envy is the boiling that expands within your chest cavity; freely, relentless, unable to be stopped.
Anger is the unavoidable obstacle that keeps everyone from happiness. It fights with your instincts and opens your unconscious to the flooding of all over negative emotions. It’s the breath of air that fans the flame.
Tranquility is the first breath of sunlight on the long road to the beach; a book in your bag, a friend with you to laugh; its feeling that connection with your surroundings that calms the soul.
Paranoia is retracing your family tree of genetics and realizing that no matter how healthy you are now, there’s still a giant target on your back.
Happiness- a radiant glow, piercing the soul of those willing and deserving. Brilliant white light marked by serotonin and joy.
Sorrow- creeping malaise. Green with envy, a shadow cast from the deepest corner of the psyche, eulogizing what will be missed eternal.
Love- beautiful choreographed dissonance within minds and bodies. Transcendence to something more than human. The most awkward of calm.
Hate- misused, irrelevent, violence, furious assault upon honest reason
Despair- lamentation for the living. Cloud of muted loss. An Omar Rodriguez-Lopez album that if you play backwards, it sounds better than forwards.
Fear- cold panic, near death, they don't belong, they need to leave, get them away
Shame- debilitating fear, loss of self, loss of hope, ignorance in the face of adversity. Eating away at cold gray insides until voids remain.
Kindness- hope within hope within gesture within meaningless ritual full of reason. It'll brighten your day, alright.
Envy- how dare you, for I have lost and you gained on this twisted ephemeracy, gone within seconds and you must be happier otherwise why would you.
Anger- destroying self, swiftly breaking bonds, killing with words.
Tranquility- innermost peace. You and the universe spin together, your synchronization moving that which you inhabit. Gaze upon your children and realize you are one of them.
Paranoia- I defy you, hear my thoughts, I was just kidding, get out of my head please I beg solitude stolen like Aztec gold all i want is you to leave i beg you i beg get out
Happiness- exuberant warmth, the suns rays shining down on you. Comfort and bright tones surround you.
Sorrow-the dark night envelops you. Rain cascades along your lonesome face.
Love- Not what I have for Pat Gray.
Hate- Blind fury, assault, seeing red.
Despair- a longing for improvement. Detachment. Sinking into a dark abyss within yourself.
Fear- Frantic confusion. A worried sweat drops slowly down your brow.
Shame- You are unable to look at yourself anymore in the mirror. The reflection of yourself is something you’ve been trying to escape.
Kindness- a selfless gesture which spreads joy to those around you.
Envy- being denied of something you believe you deserve while another undeserving individual receives that reward over you.
Anger- Letting your frustrations and irritations envelop you. Harboring all your pent up frustrations.
Tranquility- Peace, quiet. Natureful surroundings. Beautiful spring time flowers blooming.
Paranoia- Creepy darkness. Fearing the world around you.
Happiness is having the sand sneak between my toes while the sun gleams down on my back.
Sorrow is heading down to D.C. in August with everything I love except for my friends.
Love doesn’t have the courage to show.
Hate crawls out of me when I turn up the music and dance my heart out.
Despair fears the unknown.
Fear is in the elevator of the Eiffel Tower.
Shame shows when I bite my nails down to the bone.
Kindness is lacking in the world.
Envy flaunts its stuff in the too big mansions and fake green grass that no one should be able to afford.
Anger is never being able to perfect a straddle jump. Ever.
Tranquility comes as the leaves turn green and the days grow long.
Paranoia is my life. End of story!
Happiness is getting an A on a test or exam that you studied hard and long for.
Sorrow is not getting an A on a test or exam you studied hard and long for because your self esteem drops a lot for the rest of the day.
Love is wanting to do good in school and wanting to study hard to be successful and work to your best ability in your high school career.
Hate is when you detest yourself for not studying for a test you knew you had and knowing that you are not going to get a good grade on it.
Despair is added on to your sorrow when you do not get a good grade on a test. It is like a trickling down effect on your self esteem.
Fear is when you know you did not do good on your report card in a class and you know your parents are going to get mad and be disappointed with you.
Shame is when you realize you could have received a better grade on your report card or test if you just worked harder or did this or did that. It lingers in your mind and soul for a while.
Kindness is a teacher staying after school for extra help or giving students extra credit to bring up their grade for the quarter.
Envy is being jealous of a peer for being naturally smart, and you wishing you were as smart as them. To you it is just not fair.
Anger is when you worked so hard on a project and didn’t receive the grade you wanted for all the effort you put into your work because you stayed up the night before making sure it was perfect.
Tranquility is reached when you have handed in all your work for the quarter or you completed all the work done for a class and a sense of relief brushes over you for the rest of the day.
Paranoia is waiting until the last minute to study or finish your homework or project.
Happiness is good music
Sorrow is the loss of a pet
Love is family
Hate is family
Despair is coming to school at 7 in the morning
Fear is moving away from home
Shame is getting a 1 on an AP exam
Kindness is understanding when things are hard
Envy is my best friend
Anger is missing the last train out of the city
Tranquility is sleeping
Paranoia is every minute, or every day, of every week.
Happiness – when all you want to do is listen to your favorite song with the windows down and the volume up
Sorrow – missing that train you were supposed to make because of something that could have been changed so easily
Love – A shooting star – you have to look at the right time, or else you might miss it. If you catch it, though, its beauty is something you never forget.
Hate – stepping on some other kid’s sand castle because no one ever taught you how to make one
Despair – a piece of glass in your foot – sometimes you feel like its never going to go away, and when it finally does, there’s still a mark to remind you of its presence.
Fear – Not jumping in the water because everyone says its cold – but in reality, it’s the best feeling when you finally close your eyes and just let go
Shame – feeling like you can’t go home
Kindness – giving of yourself because the space left behind by what you give up is filled by the knowledge of knowing you are responsible for making someone else’s day better
Envy – fills you with emptiness
Anger – ugly.
Tranquility – sand between your toes, the summer breeze blowing your hair, and the sound of the ocean in your ears
Paranoia – when all the bad emotions and ideas in your head win the battle against the good ones.
Happiness is war for some presidents.
Sorrow is the loss of a loved one.
Love is the sound of music.
Hate is the cousin of jealousy.
Despair is giving up on life.
Fear is being chased by a murderer.
Shame is letting down your parents and friends.
Kindness is helping those in need.
Envy is your true best friend.
Anger is the fuel to a fire.
Tranquility is sleep during a rainy day.
Paranoia is all the clowns in the world staring down upon you.
Happiness- SPLASH! You dive into the water on a hot sticky summer afternoon. The cold rush of water on your body and finally, you are alive.
Sorrow- Today is the day. You run to the mail box in great anticipation. There is a small envelop…
Love is peace.
Hate is love on fire.
Despair- you buy a triple scoot ice-cream from the parlor in Port Jeff. As soon as you go to lick the chocolate ice-cream, the entire three scoops slowly tip over, hanging like the leaning tower of Pizza, and then falls to the ground. NOOO!
Fear is static. There is no change. No evolution. No risks. No individuality.
Shame is getting a 1 on the AP exam. Really? All the practice exams and study time the teacher gave you and you get the same score as a person who only wrote there name? Pure disgrace.
Kindness is giving lose change to a homeless man on the street. It is adopting a dog from an animal shelter. It is helping your younger brother when he is sick. It is being there for someone when they are sad. It is loving someone unconditionally. It is caring for someone more than yourself.
Envy is a green monster. It is a virus that decays your from the inside out. It is an epidemic.
Anger is chaotic passion.
Tranquility is anti-chaos. Anti-war. Anti-stress. Anti-….it is summer. It is watching the clouds evolve from a hippopotamus to a bird before your eyes. It is hearing the rain patter on the roof and it is staring at the stars. It is perfect satisfaction.
Paranoia is bringing your cell phone to an AP exam because we all know how cell phones magically turn on, adjust themselves from off silent to full volume, and ring obnoxiously right in the middle of the test.
Happiness is the sensation that you get when you win a game in overtime.
Sorrow is when you look in the closet and no food is left; your brother ate it all.
Love is like a diamond, rare and when you have it; beautiful.
Hate is yelling at someone just because you want to make yourself feel better.
Despair is sitting home alone, because no one bothered to call you.
Fear is the one thing that you don’t want to do, because if you do, it might be one of the best feeling’s in the world.
Shame is that I bite my nails and I am embarrassed to admit why.
Kindness is helping an old lady when she needs something carried to her car.
Envy is an empty pit in your stomach.
Anger destroys people from the inside out. It’s the one end we bring to ourselves.
Tranquility is lying on the beach, listening to the sounds of the waves hitting the sand.
Paranoia is always watching you, looking around corners, the strange prickling on the back of your neck. The uneasiness in the pit of your stomach.
Happiness is a warm sunny day.
Sorrow is failing to live up to your own expectations.
Love is a Wedding Crashers quote.
Hate is the denial of another’s existence to their face.
Despair is the loss of hope that things will get better.
Fear is a skidding car in a rainstorm.
Shame is the aftermath of the skidding car.
Kindness is forgiveness.
Envy is watching Cribs.
Anger is solidarity with lightning and thunderstorms.
Tranquility is a gray day on the beach.
Paranoia is barbed wire and motion sensors.
Happiness is walking on the beach.
Sorrow is losing someone you love.
Love is that indescribable feeling you get in your stomach.
Hate is Kevin.
Despair is when I cannot succeed no matter how hard I try.
Fear is death.
Shame is regret for a past action.
Kindness is taking care of the elderly.
Envy is the jealousy I feel for someone else who has food.
Anger is the betrayal of a friend.
Tranquility is hot yoga.
Paranoia engulfs an insecure heart.
Alexandra Villano
Happiness is the sun coming out after a thunderstorm.
Sorrow takes over a person, trapping them into it like shackles.
Love is always two steps ahead of you so watch out.
Hate means you have too much time on your hands.
Despair is when your glass is half empty.
Fear is as made up as an imaginary friend.
Shame pushes you into a dark corner with full force.
Kindness is like the warmth of a fire in winter.
Envy is the worst and ugliest kind of angry, especially because everyone can usually see it on your face.
Anger is like walking around with an anchor on your ankle, slowing you down from achieving your goals.
Tranquility is when everything stops and takes a breath.
Paranoia allows for no rest, it keeps your eyes peeled at all times.
Happiness is the feeling of a wooden dock beneath your feet as the sun beats down from a clear sky and a salty ocean spray perfumes the air.
Sorrow is missing the one you love.
Love is the feeling that your soul is going to burst into a thousand pieces.
Hate grows from ignorance.
Despair is skeletal trees, brittle and heavy with ice as cold air chokes asthmatic lungs.
Fear is the feeling of suffocation as you’re unable to escape.
Shame is knowing that you’re responsible for a mistake; you can’t hide and you have to accept your guilt.
Kindness is thinking solely of someone else and that person’s well-being.
Envy is the perception of self-inadequacy.
Anger is blinding and dangerous and destructive.
Tranquility is the sound of rain hitting the top of a car
Paranoia means looking over your shoulder and constant suspicion of surroundings. Paranoia is no way to live.
Happiness is the beach in the summer.
Sorrow is a gray day when you’re going somewhere special.
Love is being happy with someone.
Hate is the college application process.
Despair was reading “Pride and Prejudice”.
Fear is Batman.
Shame is not doing what you’re supposed to do.
Kindness is being in Canada.
Envy is someone else having food when you don’t.
Anger is when nothing works out.
Tranquility is my mom.
Paranoia is school nights.
Happiness is vanilla fried ice cream: sweet, sugary, heavenly, fattening, artery-clogging goodness. Enjoy it now while you can. Distract yourself from tomorrow's troubles: pants that will not fit, and teeth that will not shine.
Sorrow is being let down by someone you trusted
Love is fog. It is ungraspable, elusive, and gorgeous. Sometimes you sit in it unaware of its omnipresence. Sometimes you need to step back and view things from a distance to see that it was there. That while you sat trying to get at it, trying to wrap it around you, it was there. Your hair was seeped with it, your heart was saturated.
Hate is self-destructive. Hate is something cancerous and malignant. It sits inside you festering and eating you up outside in. It is ugly, rotten, black, decaying, shining, oily.
Despair is speaking Korean in America and being misunderstood and misunderstood and misunderstood. You just haven't the words to communicate, and it is frustrating.
Fear is adrenaline.
Shame is like hanging upside down. All the blood rushes to your head, your hands get sweaty, you get dizzy, and people don't look like people anymore.
Kindness is walking an old lady across the street and holding her grocery bags.
Envy is hate's closest older sister. It's just as ugly (must run in the family), and very eager to introduce you to her sister.
Anger is like a long dormant volcano.
Tranquility is a mountain-lake scene.
Paranoia is shadow. It is a trick of light. It is something that your tired strained eyes start to question. Did it shift? Is it flickering? Where'd it go? Why's it here?
Happiness is the sun. It is warmth, it is radiant, it is light. It brings hope, joy, and life to its beholder. Like the sun, happiness is constant but not always apparent. Happiness appears cyclical, coming and going like day and night. But even when we don’t see it, the sun is always there. There is always a reason for joy. Always something to be thankful for.
Sorrow is a week of rain, an extended feeling of overcast gloominess that never seems to go away. It’s not a sharp pain but a mundane sadness, a dull ache that lasts for what seems like forever.
Love is beautiful. It’s a commitment between two people—lovers, family members, friends. It’s like an invisible thread is being woven between the two people, binding their hopes, desires, emotions, creating a mutual understanding. This is why two people who truly love each other support and accept each other’s unique hopes and emotions.
Hate is unnecessary. It stems from fear and blossoms into violence. People who hate look at a rose and only notice the thorns, instead of taking time to smell the flower and marvel at its beauty. Hate is merely ignorance, but it is dangerous.
Despair is dark and empty. It’s a hole you’ve fallen into, and you can’t see the bottom. When you hit the bottom, it hurts. Despair is pain. It needs courage and strength to counteract it. Despair feels hopeless, like an open, bleeding wound. But all wounds heal with time.
Fear is paralyzing. It leaves you frozen, unable to think, unable to move. Fear deters minds from rational thought. It causes irrational behavior and unnecessary hate—fear’s effects can be dangerous.
Shame is a cold bucket of ice water being poured onto your head. It leaves you vulnerable as you are forced to shiver over the consequences of your actions.
Kindness is a soft, fluffy, feathery pillow that you wrap your arms around or rest your head upon. It makes you feel comfortable and safe.
Envy is a sword, constantly stabbing and slashing at you. It’s self-inflicted torture. Satisfaction stops the sword, but only you have the power to heal your wounds.
Anger is a tornado of emotions explosively swirling around, leaving a path of destruction; de-roofing houses, uprooting trees, flinging debris this way and that. Fierce anger is uncontrollable, and it’s dangerous.
Tranquility is a stream in the middle of a peaceful forest, quiet except for the hum of singing birds. It’s serene, it’s calming, and it’s beautiful.
Paranoia is an internal siren, an alarm warning of danger. But the alarm doesn’t work properly. Like a car alarm, our natural sirens often sound when nothing’s wrong. More often than not, our paranoid feelings are a false alarm, and only rarely do they signify real danger.
Happiness is satisfaction of reflection’s taste.
Sorrow is the unquenchable feel of emptiness upon a midnight moon.
Love is universal indefinite quest of lost longing.
Hate is hanging one’s soul upon life’s burning branch; Lucifer’s grasp.
Despair is the riddling wisp of bullet’s blow raddled upon your earthquake.
Fear is the bombastic gnawing within Time’s clouds.
Shame is Window’s past engulfing Reason’s take; blinding decapitation.
Kindness is blinking pause; breath all still in your drowning plunge.
Envy is obliteration of free paths; natural instincts of society’s brainwash.
Anger is three-sided squares stabbed in Life’s body.
Tranquility is everlasting creeks upon Lily’s hazel gaze.
Paranoia is slavery of all, mastery of none.
Happiness is good friend’s good food and spontaneous fun
Sorrow is coming home from an amazing vacation
Love is a culmination of all the things you have been through together
Hate will be the downfall of humanity
Despair knows you can’t change the outcome
Fear is an illusion
Shame is knowing your morals have been compromised
Kindness happens every day
Envy is a boy that should have been yours
Anger is a teacher making you get a late pass when your only watching a movie
Tranquility is cucumber slices
Paranoia is after the SATS when you swear you put the answers on the wrong scan tron area.
Happiness- The ability of a feeling or thought to infiltrate and take control of you so entirely that it pulls the corners of your mouth and contracts your cheek muscles into an unavoidable smile, rendering you giddy with contentment and excitement for moments to come.
Sorrow- A feeling of hopelessness in regards to ones contentment; the loss of any hopes of joy in the mundane, and, at a more extreme level, in leisurely pleasure as well.
Love- Caring about someone to the absolute highest degree; being brought to overwhelming excitement by just the thought of them and truly wishing the best for them in life. As extreme as hate, but on the opposite side of the spectrum; their existence maintains your mental well-being.
Hate- Intense loathing toward the existence of another human being, situation or thing, whose subsistence (perpetually, or at that moment) seems to maintain as a nuisance or blockage to your mental well being.
Despair- Absolute sorrow: hopelessness to the degree where one no longer desires even the most simple of joys and cannot find a trace of happiness even in situations that should incite happiness.
Fear- Anxiety toward an inevitable, potential or impossible encounter that for whatever reason incites feelings of unease and nervousness regarding a possibly ill-fated or future-determining situation
Shame- Disgust or a feeling of self-betrayal due to a failure or lapse in your own moral upholding; causes one to question their own honorability.
Kindness- Any small or large display of true concern and respect for another being or situation, accompanied by a type of “sacrifice” (time, physical labor, needed attention) in order to assist in said concern.
Envy- A wave of regret and anger at your own personal inability to achieve a coveted item or position that is currently being held by someone else.
Anger- The loss of maintainable contentment due to the overthrow of fury
Tranquility- A feeling of pleasurable solitude, although complete aloneness is not necessary to achieve such a feeling: a pleasant, enlightening and usually brief mental seclusion.
Paranoia- The overwhelming feeling of suspicion, blame or fear in regards to attention being focused specifically on you.
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