The Shaper / Poems
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But It Wasn't Meant to Be
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- The Shaper
Inspired by a guy who's basically engaged.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:17pm
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The Ballad of John Dusenberry
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- The Shaper
For English last year, we had to write a Medieval ballad. I chose my Calculus teacher as the antagonist and my English II teacher as the hero.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:26pm
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Water
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- The Shaper
A random free verse poem I wrote when I was out of inspiration. Ironic, no?
July 31st, 2008 at 11:23pm
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Beware the Fish
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- The Shaper
A ballad inspired by John Gardner's Grendel.. tied for my favorite piece of literature ever.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:20pm
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The Nature of Birds
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- The Shaper
I wrote this is Econ last year. Just came to me. Not my best work.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:17pm
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Darwin's Best
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- The Shaper
Another freestyle rap I came up with a year or so ago. This one's condemning our generation and the supposed "change."
July 31st, 2008 at 11:15pm
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Truths
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- The Shaper
A collection of short poems that I strung together. Simple, but powerful.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:09pm
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The Ballad of Richard Nixon
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- The Shaper
Yep. So, for a while, I was obsessed with Richard Nixon. This is my folksy lyric tribute to him.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:07pm
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Can't Say Goodbye
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- The Shaper
Again, more lyrics written a few years ago. The music that I wrote with it kind of sounded like a lullaby.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:03pm
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Lonely Nights
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- The Shaper
More lyrics. This reminds me of some crappy, poppy country song sung by a woman. It's kind of grown on me, though.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:00pm