Banditt Dreams came about years
ago, and I do mean YEARS!! I'm not sure where I got the idea, doesn't much
matter any more. Banditt Dreams is so much a part of me that I'd probably
be lost without it.
Banditt Dreams is more then just
what it says. It's about Dreams, Hopes, Wishes, and even Secrets.
It's the Poetry I write, the Depression
I live with, and the Philosophies I base my life on. I often tell people
that I'm just a simple country girl, and truth be known, I am. But I'm
not as "simple" as I often pretend to be.
You'll notice within this site I
won't include pictures of me, or anyone else for that matter. To often
people want to judge by "looks" alone, and I can't help liking the fact
that here, I can keep that a secret. I know the first thing most people
will think is the real reason I don't put pictures on here is because I'm
ugly, or something along that lines. And that's fine, if people are fickle
enough to worry about the way a persons looks, then the information placed
here won't matter to them anyway.
I truly hope you visit the Depression
link. I've spent alot of time researching the subject, and am constantly
meeting people who suffer from Depression, and just don't know how to deal
with it on a day-to-day basis. I'm not sure I help much, but I try to keep
a monthly newsletter written, and now posted on my site. I've lived with
Depression now for 26 years, and through trial and error I've learned to
live with it as best I can. It's been alot of trial and alot of errors,
but they've been worth it. I've learned through it all that Depression
may be a curse to some, but for me it's one of the best blessings I could
have ever been given.
As for the poetry,
it is mine, and if I were to place ALL of what I've written on this site,
the site would become to large to handle. So I'll only be placing those
ones that I think will "touch" people the most. And I'll let you in on
a secret about poets:
A poet has a way, of expressing
emotions that you may never have thought of. But..a poet doesn't express
it within the words they write, rather...they take a small piece of their
heart, their soul, their lives, and place it all, secretly, between the
lines.
When you read the words of a poet,
you risk all you are, all you think, and every emotion you have ever felt.
But it's a good risk, because within that risk, you not only find a common
bond with the poet, but you find a bit of yourself that you may never have
found otherwise.
So, when you read my words, don't
see the words for what they are. For they are just that....words. But see
instead, all that is said Between the Lines.
Within my words,
I'll find a way.
To say the little things,
I've never yet to say.
I'll open my heart,
Let you look inside,
To see all the things I've tried
to hide.
And between the lines
I'll find a way
To say the words
I meant to say.
Anyway, this is only the beginning
of Banditt Dreams, and though I'm not sure just where it's going now, I
see good things in the future. And with a Dreaming Banditt, you can never
be sure just what she'll Dream of next.