Poetry and Songs about Life in General


I Don't Know
This is the first thing I've written in a LONG time (aside from Jimmy Carter Musical). I'm really pleased with it and it 's kind of along the vein of song writing I've really been aiming for for a while now, so I'm ecstatic. And I've got music for it, I'll record it sometime within the next 2 weeks. Written April 20-22, 2005.
Scars of Comfort
Written February 15, 2005.
Self-Restraining Hatred
Written in Grand Central Station about how my writing is affected by my medication and girls in my life. Written December 20, 2004.
Holding Back the Flame
I don't remember writing this, but I found it in one of my old notebooks from last year. Reminds me of what I wrote like in 8th and 9th grade, the Rage Against the Machine inspired style writing of anti-conformity. I revised it a bit, I don't have much to say about it. Written sometime between January and May 2004.
Flood
I don't remember writing this one either. I think it was written during a period of time when it was constantly raining. That's the best I can figure about it. Written sometime between June and August 2004.
Cloudy and Hopeful
Written in the first week at Hampshire when it was raining like a bitch. I was doing my laundry and I just started writing while looking outside at the rain. Written between September 2-8, 2004.
Life's Little Trials
How predictable life can be and we always act and hope instead of logic even though we know how futile it can be. Written August of 2004.
Northern Lights
I don't remember writing this, but it's one of my favorites. There's not much to say for it. Written between January and March of 2004.
The Drunken Goodnight
Don't have much to say for it. My first serious attempt to not be emo. I can't tell if I was successful or not. Written February 2, 2005.
A Name
When I was skiing at Camelback Mountain on January 6, 2002, I saw a person younger than myself fall off a ski lift at least 50 feet. I never found out what happened to that person. I'm somewhat obsessed with it. I always wonder if I should try and find out what happened, but I'm always thrown off by the possibility that they didn't make it. I guess I like trusting to hope. Written January 9, 2005.
Me and My Brother
This is very Springsteen-esque. I don't know what got me to start writing it, but I wrote it. Written February 6, 2005.

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