Poems from Steven Elliott Caedmon Shinder
I am a poet, lyricist, and novelist. Attended UC Irvine 2014-2018, where I double majored in Literary Journalism and English with the Creative Writing Emphasis. Studied abroad at University of Sussex Autumn 2017. Author of Standalones and Stepping Stones: Lemons Loom Like Rain. Go to stevenshinder.com for more info.
I want to be found.
I leave a trail of my effort,
But I receive no correct contact.
Yet I keep being found,
By the wrong sort of people,...
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The child that I was had such high expectations,
Believing that he could match the great reputations.
Thought that he would have it all...
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Why should I be banished from using what you call “fancy words?”
If you can use diction that includes an abundant use of “like,”
Then why...
(The following is not based on true events. It is intended to encourage others to reach out to those who may be suffering.)
She sat down...
Curse you, currency!
You persuade everyone into believing that they need you,
When it is actually themselves and each other that they...