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April 2013
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I Am Moving On, A Poem by Eddie Myles, Jr.
I’ll tattoo your name on my sarcophagus I’ll you give you gifts, if you grant my wish Step-by-step and inch-by-inch This is a power - that does not flinch When mine is bright and yours is dark A cannon only needs one spark These worlds ignite and souls collide The black is white and it’s grey inside I met you once and I knew right then There’d be a conflict between two men Our minds are...
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Watch“Wake up,” a spoken word poem by Eddie Myles Jr
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I need a new tat. Anyone know a good artist in nyc?
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You know, I’ve been working for most of my life. I started with a job in tenth grade and didn’t look back. I used to think I was the kind of person who had to have a demanding career. After working in litigation consulting for a decade I was worried about what was next. Then I made the best decision ever, I exercised an option in my employment contract to leave. That was five years...
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Just Saying...
So Rick Ross issued an apology for his rape lyrics (he basically claimed to use ruthies to bed chics which, frankly, is a questionable thing to brag about if you’re supposed to be a player. You shouldn’t need to drug a girl.) The apology was really well written (obviously by his crisis management team and not him personally). It sounds sincere and makes really good points....
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March 2013
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Black Boy Gold →
Definitely powerful, definitely worth taking the time to experience. And a free download
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Our Town, A Poem by Eddie Myles, Jr.
Everyone has memories of the place they were born. For me, while I wasn’t born there, my home town has a lot of significance. Some of the worst things I’ve ever suffered through happened there. It’s the place I made the most enduring of all my friendships. It’s a place that many people have knocked or looked down on - especially after they made a mess of their lives and...
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In This, Our Life, A Poem by Eddie Myles, Jr.
So much happens over the course of a lifetime. Each person’s story is different but there are always similarities of existence. For me, the journey of life is a difficult one. I see it as dismal, dark and painful. I fault religiosity for much of that. Still, I’m not an atheist. In any event, there was a John Huston film staring Bette Davis (among others) of the same name. I suppose...
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Substance, A Poem by Eddie Myles, Jr.
I learned once that things like race are really just an illusion. And illusion is the bread and butter of a poem:
You were a distant acquaintance - I’d known you for some time through some people
When you first caressed my lips, things moved too fast and I gave myself quickly
I recall when I was a boy I had to taste your brown sugar like the other guys did
I remember how you smelled, how...
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Destruction
Not sure what I can say about this one other than some times emotions build up in response to something you can’t process or deal with. For me, I’ve never been able to talk but it seems I can always write. Now that I’m an adult, I am much more communicative but as a teenager - when this particular piece takes place - not so much.
I want you to destroy me, I want you to...
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Glory
One of the most contradictory aspects of life is love and relationships. I am quite interested in the relationship between power, anger, love, trust and honesty. The desire to rule verses the requirement to respect the object of your affection. I am not a religious person, but there is something spiritual that goes on between two people, in my opinion. Again, that contrast and conflict is a theme...
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Eleutheromania, A Poem By Eddie Myles, Jr.
So many of my poems begin with my interest in a single word. I then take that word and try and figure out how it relates to something I’m feeling, have experienced or am otherwise interested in. I take the same approach to my tattoos which is why many of them are the result of, subject of or inspiration for my poems. This poem continues my fascination with the image and idea of the falcon...
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Omnibus, A Poem By Eddie Myles, Jr.
I’ve mentioned before that I have a fascination with Latin. As a writer, inspiration is everything. Sometimes I write based on an experience I’ve had or witnessed but lots of times I’m simply inspired because I like a thought or in this case a word. This poem was actually inspired by a tattoo that I have and that was inspired by both a single word and something I was feeling....
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We Are Complicated, A Poem By Eddie Myles, Jr.
I have always liked exploring the mind. I spent a lot of time doing it personally and I am fascinated by the minds of other people. I think the only way to really know the mind is to observe behavior but words can help too. In the end, a really interesting person can’t be fully understood (except maybe by one special person if you believe in that kind of thing). I like the idea of...
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Victory, A Poem by Eddie Myles, Jr.
This is a deeply personal, in many ways more than some of my others. I think like any other kind of writing, poetry is about story telling. For me, it’s a way to tell my story, my personal journey. Because I’ve always struggled with dealing with and expressing my emotions and feelings in real time, poetry has become a major outlet for me. This particular poem, like so many of mine, is...
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