By Jorge Estrada
The emotions are feeling very heavy today. Earlier this morning some news popped up on my phone that I didn't expect to see, at least not for a while one of my favorite artists by the name of King Von passed away; while he is gone his presence will never be forgotten. Only at the age 26 years young he still had his whole life ahead of him; instead he is laying in a bed while his loved ones are praying over his rested soul. He's not the only artist to pass; popular names from juice wrld to Kobe ¨Bean¨ Bryant. 2020 hasn't the best way to start off the new decade, but when we shed a few tears I hope the thought of ¨keep going¨ lingers in your mind to remind you to never stop in your tracks due to inconvenience and do whatever task you withhold gracefully because at any point in time you could stop in the world, but it won't stop for you. I know I'm not one to tell people how to live, but I am one to give guidance even when not needed.
I hope any words or thoughts that fathom my mind can help those who choose to listen. If there's anything you can, will, or want to do or achieve. Go for it, don't second guess or contemplate and never be afraid of failure. It's the fuel that gives us the ambitious feeling to reach for greatness amongst the stars. I know I'm getting off topic, but 2020 hasn't thrown us a bone yet. All we can really do is wait to see what the future holds and hope that things change for the better. This is just one of many things I had to get off my chest and address that they will be put in my prayers.
Day two; things don't feel the same now that Von is gone, like he is gone gone, like he's not coming back. I thought it would feel the same a couple of hours later, but I still feel as if his presence is still needed. I was listening to his songs earlier this morning and I felt a minor shortness of breath a few songs prior, I had felt fine, but when his song came on, “Took her to the O'', goosebumps came over me. I didn't know why or how, but I guess his voice triggered something inside of me I didn't know I had. I took a deep breath looked up and told myself ¨whatever you do, be great.¨
I guess nothing is for certain when you play the game of life; no real rules, regulations, or regards to your situation. Just the word of other people who we choose to follow whether it be through a screen or in person I hope you come across guidance in your search for ¨enlightenment.¨
The Main Idea; never stop in the middle of your tracks due to an inconvenience while everybody moves at their own pace, always strive to be progressive and move forward in life. Regardless of how you achieve this goal, take baby steps slowly, but surely you'll get what you're searching for.
The title of my piece is ¨Keep Going… and Don't ever stop¨” The approach I took when writing this text was more of a venting piece then an actual every day article that one would read for entertainment.
I just so happen to write how I was feeling in the heat of the moment, there was no real goal or objective I was trying to achieve, just more so writing whatever I felt at that point in time. By no means am I the most perfect writer/artist, but I try to be myself when openly talking about how I feel.
There was no real pattern or formula when I was drafting my work. It was kind of just off the top of the head and I just so happened to connect with the description. I can't tell you why or how, but if I had to take a swing in the dark I’d say it talked about 2020 being a very terrible year and we've had some pretty bad years. From the devastating tragic loss of Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, and the most recent loss of Alex Trebek and Dayvon Bennett.
I mean all of us as a society can’t get much worse, but we somehow prevail each and every day with some new disease or even a new strain of killer bees. It doesn't end, I feel like the world as a whole is moving backwards at a very rapid rate almost as fast as the melting of the polar ice caps (comedy). Dare I mention 2012 when everyone was apart of the “the world is ending” or “this is the end?” movement.
If that were the case I think we need another katt williams show before the year ends just as a temporary healing element of the humongous scare known as 2020.
There weren't too many literary devices I used… that I could find at least. There were most definitely a few, but I don't even know if I used em´ right, and if I did. HIP HIP HURRAY!!!!
There's no real tone I'm trying to set because I can't control how others perceive my craft, but if I had to set the tone I'd have to say it's overall benevolent through and through.