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Alone
Something I wrote when I was going through a rough time during my first year
away at college. Written in early 2002.
Auburn Eyes
Written in memory of Clarence Roy after he died in early 2003.
Bloodthirster
A Bloodthirster is the Greater Daemon of the Chaos God Khorne in Warhammer 40k
and Warhammer Fantasy. Which is precisely what this is about. I think I started
this in 2002 but modified it several times since then.
Cheap Mustache
This came about one day when I was thinking about how the fact that I have never
shaved my mustache is one of the few things I've done that I've always said
I was going to do. I haven't done everything mentioned in the poem; I included
things that I thought were typical things people would claim early in their
lives that they'd never do. Written in late 2006.
Classing
Written entirely during a single extremely boring computer programming class
at college in fall 2002.
Cry
Written in early 2003 in regards to a friend who had recently lost a parent
but repeatedly turned down offers to have a shoulder to cry on.
Dark Fears
I can't currently recall the details surrounding this, other than it was on
the subject of fear and paranoia and was written no later than 2005.
Elijah Wood
A personalized reinterpretation of the song "Fred Astaire" by Lucky
Boys Confusion, with Fred Astair being replaced by Elijah Wood. Written in 2003.
Empty Christmas
Something I wrote soon after Christmas 2005 about how I felt Christmas was becoming
meaningless to me.
The Fine Line
Between Love and Friendship
This was written very late at night during spring 2002 as I was trying to cope
with the aftermath of having been told "I think we should just be friends"
(the "7 little words" mentioned within).
Frustration
I don't remember the background on this either, other than it was about frustration
and depression and was also written no later than 2005. Contrary to the words,
I was not actually suicidal at the time, just depressed.
High Crime of Having
Unusual Ideas
This borrows heavily from Eminem's "Without Me" in terms of rythym
and, to a lesser extent, meaning. It was about how my beliefs and my openness
about them tend to offend people and sometimes make them angry at me. Written
in 2002.
I Believe
This is probably my earliest surviving piece of poetry. It was an overly simplsitic
attempt to rhyme things I believed in at the time (except for the bit about
flying which just sounded nice, unless you want to consider it metaphorically).
Written in 2000.
If Ever
A love poem from early 2004.
Lauren's Gone To London
This was written in several parts in August 2006 while my close friend Lauren
was on a trip to Europe.
Rot
This is about guilt and from 2005 or 2006. I don't remember the context. I think
the last line may have been where the whole poem started.
Sic Semper Tyranus (Thus Always To
Tyrants)
A narrative piece about an abusive lord who is overthrown by his people, but
which also questions the nature in which such revolutions occur. It was inspired
by the song "Tyrant" by Judas Priest (off "Sad Wings of Destiny")
and a couple lines are directly from it. Another one of my favorite pieces.
Written in 2002.
Suicide Solution
This is inspired by title of a song by Ozzy Osbourne (which I actually haven't
heard) and is about the feeling of suicide as a logical decision rather than
an emotional reaction. I wasn't suicidal when I wrote it and I'm not even sure
that I was depressed at the time. I think it was just brainstorming on an idea
that stemmed from hearing the title the of the song but not actually hearing
the song itself. Which I admit is all a little odd. Written in 2003, possibly
not all at once.
Terror Reigns Supreme
I saw a piece of graffiti one day at college one afternoon and it reminded me
of a shirt that I'd seen in elementary school: "Make peace not war, make
boards not bombs, make love not hate." Somehow this all tumbled forth as
I brainstormed all kinds of terrible stuff that I could rhyme then related the
whole thing to the post-9/11 world. Of all the things I've written, this is
the only one that has nearly always gotten some kind of reaction from the reader
due to one of two lines (I'm sure you can figure out which two - and yes, the
latter of those two is a double meaning). Written in late 2002.
Thoughts Apart
It's about being geographically seperated from the person you love. I know it
was written about how I was feeling at the time, but I'm not sure when though
I would assume during my first year away at college (so probably early 2002).
Thoughts From Programming
Hell
This was written during an incredibly boring computer programming class. It's
dated 2002 in the file but the words mention COBOL which I didn't take until
2003 so I'm not sure which is correct.
Unreal
This is about playing the original Unreal Tournament at the computer games lab
at college. I tried to reference every weapon in the game at least once. One
of my earliest pieces but still one of my favorites (probably because it's about
something instead of something sad). Written fall 2002.
Dead Quiet
Rated PG-13 for violence. This is a bit of short ficiton set in the Warhammer
40k universe. It is the result of the writeup of a game with Wargamers Anonymous.
The players were me, Joe, Bill, and Matt with Will DMing. Written circa early
2003.
Eye of the Beholder
Rated PG. This is a short Hellsing fanfic that is set shortly after the end
of the anime series. Bit of a psychological piece. Written in January 2003.
Time and Again
Rated PG-13 for violence and language. An odd bit of dark comedy, poking fun
at myself, my friend Will, and various events and topics of discussion in our
life. You're liable to miss alot of the inside jokes and referential bits. Will
nearly fell out of his seat laughing the first time he read it though. Written
circa 2002.
Nothing at this time!