: About Me

William Engelman is a 29 year old male who was born in Michigan and moved to various places throughout his life including Houston, Tx for several years. He now lives in Champaign, Illinois enrolled at Parkland College and is extremely active with Midwest Believers Church. He is also a member of the Mocha Club a christian charity group for children in Africa, sponsored by FFH.

I look forward to writing on Helium, I have been writing most of my life and never really thought about letting others read what I write. I hope that at least my writing can inspire if not at least entertain. I have experinced love, lose, and addiction for most of my life and was finally saved. I am thanking God for every moment I now breath.

My passion is ...

Knowledge

I know too much about ...

Addiction

My parents always told me ...

to get my head out of my ass

My childhood ambition ...

was to become a dinosaur hunter

Why I write ...

to alleviate emotions

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

friday night lights

My first job ...

Detasseling

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Imagine

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Imagine! Stars entrenched, Behind war torn Shoulders; Falling onto an empty ground. No meaning to these Roots, As all are diluted and burned by Careless thoughts of running black tides. Shining in the moonlight Catching shards of white! Imagine! How peaceful was life? Before the flowers bloomed unspoken colors of crossed genes. Upon the new chaos winds are carrying all nectar to scattered gravel. No life can be given. Spare us the crying hummingbird That lays decaying at The bottom of all things Once thought divine. Imagine! As the blue flaps in gusts Storms become untamed. The running of ...

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