Poetry

When it comes to English or literature, poetry is slightly difficult to understand at first but when reading the beautifully written stansa. You see how the poet views what we consider ordinary in a brighter and often more beautiful light. The poets who show this in a lot of their works are romantic poets, John Keats being the most famous of them all since he died at the young age of 25, thinking he was a failure but is now world known for his poems. A movie even dedicated to the love he shared with his greatest inspiration, Fanny Brawne known as 'Bright Star' which incidentally is the poem he wrote specifically for her.

When I watched the movie I found it rather melancholy. It was upsetting that their relationship seemed to be doomed from the start because Keats wasn't successful but the more I watched it the more I got a broadened mind for poetry.

Keats stated that poetry is not something you teach, it is much like how a tree has its leaves. It either grows them or it doesn't which is much like how one understands poetry. You indulge in it and savour every stansa written word for word and when finished, you read it again until you see what beauty the poet witnessed when he wrote the poem and only then can you understand poetry instead of trying to break it down and decipher it like one does for a code because a poem isn't a code but a tale of inspiration from a writer that doesn't require the long descriptions like a novel but the viewpoint of the writer themselves.

I guess that's why I always liked poetry, it makes you see untold beauty in the world we all live in but unlike humans. It will remain for generations to come and never be forgotten.

So that's it for this post, leave a comment if you like. Don't be afraid to speak what you think and if you want to know my favourite poem then here it is.

Blood Moon

The light washes over me

I lack self control, I feel no remorse

When with wide eyes she stares back at me

My hands around her throat

I smile, feeling powerful in my loss of sanity

I squeeze my hands tighter

Her mouth forms a silent scream

She tries to get free, but I am stronger

And I laugh at her struggle

Her body goes limp underneath me

I feel a rush flow through me

I feel the life drain from her

And a paleness washes over her

The autumn wind plays an eerie tune

As a tilt my face towards a bright blood moon 

What can I say, I can be slightly creepy at times but I like the morbid stuff. If you have a favourite poem don't be afraid to share it.

Cosplay

For those who don't know what cosplay is, it is when a person dresses up as a character they like from anything really. It could be games, animes, movies or TV shows they really like. You often get to see cosplayers when they go to conventions like comic-con, RTX(Austin, Texas only) or Armageddon(NZ only). This often leads to cosplay competitions of who dresses the best as a cosplayer, the most common cosplayers that people get to see are of anime characters.

You can also see cosplay role play where either a group or one person play as their cosplay characters and create their own video or photos of their cosplays. You can find most videos on youtube. But if you want to become a cosplayer yourself, it helps to find out what your intended character wears so that you can find the clothes, some clothes you can find on Ebay or even Trademe (NZ) sometimes you can find a whole character's costume at certain stores. If you go to Japan or live there I strongly recommend Animate(It's a anime/manga store), you can find most in Tokyo (Places I saw Animate in are Akihabara and Shibuya) but it does tend to be crowded in this store because it is very popular and if you don't want to spend too much on the costume, I recommend buying it during golden week. It's a holiday that all of Japan celebrate where they have everything on a half price discount if your lucky.

Now some people call cosplayers nerds but when you think about it. We're all nerds in some way, I'm a nerd when it comes to anime/manga, horror and video games. So before you call someone a nerd you should seriously think about it because you could be insulting yourself.

But in my personal opinion, I think cosplayers are awesome because you get to be a character you love and get to have fun with it. What's so bad about that?

Sorry if this post took a while but I'll be trying to get my posts up as soon as possible, don't be afraid to comment and like I always say, don't be afraid to say your thoughts.

Sexual orientation

In case your wondering what sexual orientation is, it is part of a persons sexuality and tells people what they are attracted to in another person.
Now we all know heterosexual since its a common sexual orientation that is often presented in various media sources; if you're unsure it is the attraction of the opposite sex. There is also homosexual which, while it is no longer seen as a big problem in certain countries, it is still frowned upon in certain countries and by certain people; if you're unsure it is the attraction of the same sex. Bisexual is sometimes frowned upon like homosexuality but it is also seen as a testing of ones sexual orientation because of it varying between homosexual and heterosexual.
These are the three main sexual orientations that the world knows today but there are actually more like pan-sexual which is when you're attracted to someone's personality, not looks or gender but their personality.
A-sexual which is when you aren't interested in sex at all or anything that is remotely sexual.
Now there are also sexuality terms like trans-sexual and transgender. This relates to when a person feels like they are the opposite gender inside despite what they look like on the outside. Sort of like a boy in a girl's body and a girl in a boy's body etc.
Now in today's world, we are more accepting about one's sexuality, mostly in western cultures but there are people who still don't accept them, also in western cultures.
I, personally, think one's sexuality is their own business. Mainly because I have no say about who they are so who am I to judge them.

If you want to learn about sexuality and how it was discriminated in the past then a movie I would recommend is 'Philadelphia' since it focuses on a man who sues the company he worked for after he was fired because his co-workers and bosses said he was incompetent but it was due to him having HIV and being gay. It is a good movie and a good film to watch if you want to look into the world when discrimination was a big problem.

That's all for now but comment if you have an opinion you wish to share, I don't mind any creative criticism and don't be afraid to share any thoughts you may have.