Monday, December 30, 2013

First Poem Post!

So here's a poem I made in my first semester of college while taking a course called The Practice of Poetry.  I feel that poetry expresses yourself in a way essays and stories can't, that's why I love poetry.

Waiting for Her

My face expressionless, like a blank piece of paper.
Here I spend my days sitting
And waiting for my dream to come true.  God
Does not answer the small prayers I send every
Day, since the day she left.  Like a soft wind in the
Desert, my happiness gently sails away, only to be
Replaced by depriving hopelessness.  It saddens me
To know she does not understand what I feel.  I weep
At night knowing
She will never. And yet,

What do I miss about her?
Will it be her dark brown eyes
That one can stare at forever? Or maybe
Her silky hair that flows like liquid hazelnut,
Delicately tinted a golden shade?
Her smile engraved in my brain
Like a tattoo, but I know the sting will never end.
Not ever again will I be able to
Appreciate her beauty, forever longing to
See again, like a man losing his vision.  The aching
Inside claws at my mind, scraping out every
Last sane thought,
Making my days turn dark.
I walk everyday through
My colorless life, seeking an end in limbo.
I wait for something.  Anything,
To rescue me. But hope is far, like an old memory
Trying to be remembered.
What can save me; it is so
Simple.
I only need to see her again.

If by luck, blessing, or time,
I won’t complain
Should dream become reality,
An end to this miserable blindness
Would arise with full liberation.
Meanings in everyday doings would have
A greater significance.  The dim light that
Shines on Earth would be as bright as His brilliance.
Black will turn gray, and the entrance out of nothingness
Would appear.  The crumpled bottle I hold in my hand would
Finally be filled with water, cleansed like a baptism of a sinner.

But this is only
If it were. 
I am still here.
Waiting.
Stuck within a dark cage,
Hands feeling the ground
for the key.
Wishing and dreaming


For her arrival.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

First Original Composition


Here is a composition I made with GarageBand.  It's my first song without any loops and I found joy in creating something that I can share with YouTube (and the world for that matter).  I am definitely planning on making more muuuuusic!



Scholarship worth $10,000!

Well today I took a photo for a scholarship contest worth $10,000.  I've never done photography before but wish me luck!

Friday, December 27, 2013

Desiderata

To start, I want to share a poem I live by.  Its called Desiderata by Max Ehrmann.  

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Welcome!

Hi! My name is Steve Syz and welcome to my blog. I heard this is a place to share your interests with the Internet, so here I am!
I really love to express myself in many ways, so that's why I love to write stories, write poems, listen to music, and make music.  
In my blog, I will post everything I need to share with the world.  With each post, you will dive deeper into the life of an average Chinese American.  I may only be one young adult out of millions of others, but I still represent a tiny portion of the Millennial Generation.  I do not know who will come across my blogs, or what future stories will hold here, but I know it will be a place to store and share my thoughts with anyone that is interested.  

Enjoy :)