Inspiration

I’m usually a liar. 

When I pass by people on the drag who ask me if I have spare change, I usually say ‘No, sorry’. I guess I didn’t feel like lying today. 

To be completely honest, usually people asking for money freak me out. I tense up. I think I was in a happy mood today because I had just bought giant bags of candy and snacks from CVS. 

After I gave the man a dollar, he started walking with me. His name was Gabriel. 

He asked if I was a musician. I said no.

He asked if I was a writer. I said no.

Then I thought about it and said, ‘I’m not a writer but I would like to be. I’ve always wanted to be a writer.”

He said that he wanted to be a writer too. He said he was writing his autobiography right now, and once it was published it was going to blow everyone’s mind. I asked him how far he had gotten and he said ‘It’s all in my head right now.’

I talked about how I always wanted to be a writer, but it’s really tough to be successful - even to get anything published. 

He told me that to him, it was all about approach. He told me 19 is young.

Gabriel doesn’t really have a home - But he’s an artist. He’s a musician. He’s a writer. And he does something to fix up car lights every once in a while. But he’s going to tell someone his story, have them type it up for him, and get it edited and published. 

Funny things happen on lovely fall days. 

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  1. shutiankathyju said: This made me so happy
  2. lwang33 said: okay you always talk about how i never comment on your tumblr posts that i read. this one is amazing! your posts keep getting better and better :)
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