Tag: self
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Wild Heart
Tyler Golec I shall not return to the kingdom For I let satan touch me It is through the wild places The wild creatures With nature’s heart That I shall return to God
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Don’t Fear the Rain
Tyler Golec I hear thunder on the horizon Rain is falling The wind is in my face but I am no autumn leaf Clinging to a tree lost in cement and grease smoke The thunder rolls, in deep, deafening, tremors It calls me arrogant, Because I will not yield to it Because I…
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What is Old?
Tyler Golec Old is not an age thing It is a mental thing It is when you’ve given up on The boy or the girl you used to be It’s when you go to bed and wake up And don’t care what happened in between Old is when you live and only live For…
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Eighteen
Tyler Golec Smoke clouds Youth with new freedom Children, but trying for something more Living now on their own terms Unsteady steps are common here Eyes glazed or red They are not lost But not found Who are they? Who will they become? What will they create? What evils will they commit?…
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To Write About a Sunset
Tyler Golec “You should write about this,” Josh said looking at the sunset over Taipei. A bright blur sinking into the derelict and aluminum roof tops. “The sunset?” I asked. “I think I will, in some way.” “Yeah man,” Josh said with his camera out. He had put down his beer for a moment…
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Lonely Writers
Tyler Golec, In a place where silver rivers flow In a place where we all want to go I want to go to a place where stories walk I want to go to a place where music always plays I want to hear Plato and Socrates talk I want to see Cleopatra gorgeous…
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America the Beautiful
Tyler Golec America the brave America the so far from perfect But that’s alright with me You have scars that run deep Deep as lashes on slaves backs Your breasts are not so lush You have been suckled so long But you are still trying Still nourishing Corruption and sloth are your cancers…
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Self-Faith
This is another older poem from late 2009 I think. My Freshman year in College. Tyler Golec A Hero will not save you And all things fade Those souls who are gong Are gone We create legends in our minds One can never be a legend The legend is what undoes us…
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Social Time Passing
Tyler Golec Flipping through social pages, passing time Quotes, image, articles, and posted porn That fills today’s news feed The world is ending if you didn’t know China will invade Taiwan And you are probably making these 10! Grievously poor life choices! Also vegans live longer And, do you want a girlfriend with pillows for…
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Yilan County #2: Waiao
Tyler Golec Feeling the dark sand The salt heavy sea cleans me A brutal baptism of force Fight, dive, roll, and swim Deeper into the sea spirits home Thrashed by the waves that cover me I know how this battle is fought And the Pacific welcomes me As I find peace amongst natures chaos Humility…
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