"Mine to Ours"
By Tatum Swenson
They all thought I was happy, but they didn’t know I lied;
I wasn’t alone on the outside, but I sure was on the inside.
Nobody was ever there for me 'cause no one understood
that he was only there for fun, and just because he could.
I got sick of wearing that same old smile
that was never even true;
so without a word I parted from everything I ever knew.
I was free from all the misery but still felt so alone;
I longed to come across a love to someday call my own.
But I didn’t search for what I thought impossible to find;
It seemed that my entire life was mine and only mine.
I didn’t think to look to you because you seemed content,
but little did I know back then, you’d surely make a dent.
You found me at my very worst and gave it all your best;
My heart beat so damn hard for you, nearly out of my chest!
I felt connected to you and knew it was true love;
After you discovered me, I had nothing to be scared of.
I’m not alone anymore and won’t for eternity;
My life isn’t just mine anymore, it’s ours and always will be.
"I've been with him for almost two years, and I can't wait for many more!"
"Eternal Recurrence of the Same"[1]
By Shane Teter
Sometimes I reject progress,
The idea of progress, that is --
Not the futile rejection as the sword
against the tide,
Nor the Luddite
rejection as the wrench
in the machine
Rather, I reject that progress is
Anything at all (growth too) --
That we live in circles,
though we see lines.
That we learn by asking,
though we judge
by answering.
We are forgetful fish swimming
in a bowl
of unending mystery.
[1]From Frederick Nietzsche's book The Twilight of the Idols; Or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer
"I've been reading a lot of Nietzsche lately. A lot of Nietzsche, just like I did when I was in my late 20s; I'm in my late 30s now."
