Positively Yours: The Diaries of a Pessimist

Hi,   So I know that you haven't been wondering why I chose to suffix pessimist on my blog. I'll be honest, I thought it would sound catchy. I thought I would take the silent and brooding loner path towards getting noticed.   This is not completely true though, my saying that I chose this name completely out of my desire for higher page views. It is only partially true. The complete truth is that I chose to highlight a facet of my psyche which stands out from my peer group and consequently has become an acronym for my character. I have long since been the Pessimist of my group, my family and for that fact any gathering that I choose to attend.   As a child it bothered me. I mean to say it couldn't have been easy for a 6 or 7 year old to constantly be reprimanded for what my dad likes to call "Negative thinking". I remember wondering what it was that was so unforgivably wrong with my mindset when all I strived to do was understand how things work. How they rea...

Drip drip drop The rain falls on my hair Tip tip top It flows down the street. Shy and coy Lights flutter in a distance And the hazy smoke rises Clouding my vision. I stay rooted to the spot But my sight wanders To far off places Reminiscing times spent elsewhere. Memories of years spent in the rain Overwhelm me with nostalgia. And as the drops trickle down my face I feel the rain shedding a tear for me.