Rapthorne

A life changing decision was made in the midst of all the celebrations around me: christenings, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and even Christmas. Confiding such information to anyone would be the last thing i would do yet here i am, writing. For one can never really know what's going to happen. It's not everyday you tell someone that you're leaving for good and you'll probably wont see them. At least that's what I am being reminded of everyday by my parents. The 'undersized giant' they called me. For any big decisions I make define(d) me. I've been getting 'he's gonna go places' and 'he's gonna be somebody someday' from the moment I rec

Some believe birthmarks are scars from previous lives. I was born with a birth defect: at my left ear there is a small hole just below the helix root. Doctors refer to it as the "ear pit". I always referred to it as my Achilles ear, as if all of me but from where I was hung were dipped in protective divine syrup and my life blessed because of it. The pit is the size of an ear pierce and it does indeed look like one, is there to remind me of the impermanence of life. I found out that the hole is significant for two reasons. First, it can become infected and second it is an indicator of other ear problems. (Its strange to talk about ears, spec