Oi! A Bear Stole my Expresso Macchiato

Here's something that I've never told anybody, not even myself .  I am apparently really fond of Greek mythology. (Yes I was that one guy who would binge all of the Percy Jackson books back in the day) And before anyone asks me as an enjoyer of video games,  Yes, I have played Hades . It is definitely a great game that I should have enjoyed more if I wasn't so bad at Roguelites . Anyhoos, moving on. The reason I mention all of this is because a certain poem caught my eye as I was scrolling through a gigantic list of poetry: " Eurydice " by Ocean Vuong One of the greek myths that I've been very intrigued about for a couple years now is the tragic story about Orpheus and Eurydice. Being someone who's very familiar with the myth, I can't help but recognize how Ocean Vuong reformulates it into a poem while incorporating his own style. Before I move on, I should give a little bit of background on Ocean Vuong . Vuong is a Vietnamese-American poet, essayist...

This saga is coming to a close.... (I swear it was 2020 just yesterday) In 3 months, I will have reached a new milestone in my life.  Not a small one, nor an easy one to face. Yes, it may be sad that I will part ways from the friends I currently know, but we made memories. Unremarkable memories like hanging out at cafes or holding jam sessions in my basement. And memories are ceaseless .  Recently after reading Siddartha, I realized how much I needed such radiant light in my eyes. I told myself that I would compose rock ballads ( because I'm concerningly obsessed with them ) in college, in hopes of being featured in a drama or movie in the future. However, I feel like my progress has been way slower than I'd like, maybe more like I basically haven't done anything.  I check my schedule and I'm like," Oh man, I'm so packed today, how bout' we try this tomorrow instead? " Well that would be fine, except this " tomorrow " I'm talking about be...