These are not poems These are survival tactics When the pain overwhelms Even though nobody reads them They help you stay alive Without them The harshness might sometimes be Too much to bear A kind and sensitive soul Is destined for pain In an unwelcoming world That...
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Poems
Plight of an Escaped Slave
Congratulations, you escaped. Don’t expect the other slaves to be happy for you.
The Kid I Used to Be
Sometimes I think about the kid I used to be Sitting in his room on Sequoia Crest Reading surf and skate magazines Listening to Nirvana and Pearl Jam And thinking about what He wanted to be when he grew up He wanted to be like The people he was reading about In the...
How To Beat The System
The only way to beat the system is to discover the things you love doing and do them like your life depends on it.
Greetings
If you greet someone And they don’t greet you back They did you a favor Because you just learned In three seconds That this person wasn't worth your time And it cost you The low, low price Of absolutely nothing Read more poems by Eddie. Watch Eddie's...
Disinformation
In the history of the world The good guys win But just barely And you ask yourself How is that possible That the good guys just barely Beat the bad guys When there are so many more Good guys than bad guys And the answer is disinformation Some of the good guys Thought...