Not What I EXpected

Dear, well...yea.

  It all seemed so simple in the beginning, did it not? The butterflies, the cute texts, the smiles and giggles. Let’s not forget the walks to class, hand in hand taking up half the hallway, and the corny “no you hang up first!” Ah the honeymoon phase. We were so in luv, remember?

 My literal thoughts? How about “what’s a boyfriend” and “did you just call me pretty?” Yea, this whole relationship idea was very new to me.  Don’t judge, I was just starting to get out of my awkward phase...

  But I digress. Before I explain myself, let me clarify one thing for you. IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. You’re totally right, I ruined everything. So this is my chance to apologize for some of the things that went wrong. So here goes. (Please, take notes. You’ll never hear these “apologies” from me again.)

1.) I’m SO sorry for making you talk to all of those other girls. It was very wrong for me to forcibly grab your fingers and type out all of those messages. How could I do such a thing?

2.) One of my biggest mistakes was spending time with you! How dare I ignore my friends and put you before them. I am so sorry I would never hang out with my BEST friends. I knew that would make you happy, so I sincerely apologize for caring about your feelings.

3.) I’m sorry for giving you all those chances. I mean what was I thinking? Forgiving you over and over again. What kind of monster am I?

  Now that I got that off my chest, I think it’s safe to say that going our separate ways was a good idea. Things didn’t turn out like we thought they would. Just think about it though, now you can find a girl who will treat you better than I did. Let me tell you, I was a disaster. Don’t worry about me, I’ll survive.

By the way,

Have you seen my prom date?

Rock out with Revenge

      Have you ever had one of those days where you are absolutely hating the world...and well... you just wanna sing about it? No? Is that just me? Didn't think so. If you're a teenager like me, the world around you isn't always a lovely place and music may be your only way to express your feelings towards it.
 
   Now don't get me wrong I don't hate life or anything. I'm just saying, when my little sister tattle tales on  me for not loading the dishwasher or my best friend spills the beans about my biggest secret, I get peeved. I want revenge. 
  
    Ah revenge. Such a dynamic word with so many different interpretations. By definition, revenge is "to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit." In other words, revenge is getting back at someone who did something wrong to you. The possibilities of revenge are endless. For me, when revenge seems out of the question and/or impossible, I use music as an outlet. Believe me, I'm not the only one.
 
   For example, I know most of us lovely ladies would do anything to get back at the guy that broke our heart or the girl who took him away. Taylor Swift is a well known artist in today's music industry that does just this, by using words she turns into lyrics, and lyrics she turns into songs. The more boyfriends this chick has, the more hits she writes that "hit" the charts (hehe).  This is how Taylor Swift gets her revenge. American singer and film actor Frank Sinatra once said " the best revenge is massive success." Well I'd say with her multiple number one hits and awards for best female artist and artist of the year, this form of revenge really works for her!

   I can't help but wonder, though, about all of the guys Taylor Swift has written songs about. Do they all know which one is about them? If they don't, then who's to say her form of revenge is..well...effective? Does revenge necessarily have to be felt by the revengie?(a.k.a the person on the other end of your vengeance, and yes I made it up.) This takes me back to my statement about how revenge is such a dynamic word with so many different interpretations. If Taylor's songs aren't recognized by the person who's responsible for it, then did the revenge work? Or maybe she's okay with the fact that only she knows who the song is truly about. Maybe that's Taylor Swift's interpretation of revenge, that even if the revengie (there I go again) doesn't notice the intended vengeance she still knows who it's about so to her, it's effective. Hmm, I don't know about any of my readers but I find this to be a very interesting form of revenge, even if it's not what Taylor was shooting for. What do you think?
 
   Okay enough about Taylor Swift, she's not the only one who has a passion for revenge. Great American play writer William Shakespeare also has a passion for revenge. In his famous play Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote about character Hamlet's internal conflict over how to conduct revenge against his uncle for the murder of his father, the former king of their state of Denmark. While he plotted out his vengeance, Hamlet began to go insane over whether or not he was doing the right thing. Readers are able to get inside Hamlet's mind and explore in a deeper way his disputes over whether or not to commit the murder of his uncle. Much like Taylor Swift, the vengeance displayed in theses two forms shows signs of humanity and the existence of a strong conscious  Although Swift wanted revenge on all those guys that broke her heart, she did it indirectly through music. Hamlet shows signs of guilt, like if he goes against the king his conscious will haunt him.

Sources:
Taylor Swift's "Better than Revenge"-youtube.com
List of interpretations of Taylor Swift songs-popdust.com