This book of poetry I wrote while I was in high school. I would carry around a purple notebook and write in it. I would write my thoughts, ideas, how I was feeling. I never set out to write poems its just something that seemed to happen and before I knew it my notebook was filled. Since then I have written a lot of poems. When I decided to publish my work I figured I should start at the beginning.
Excerpt
The grass is always greener on the other side
Who knows why?
It’s not all that bad here
But it looks a lot better over there
If I was to go over there
Would I wish that I was back here?
Would the grass here look greener?
If I was standing on the other side
Maybe I’ll just stay right here where I am
At least for right now anyway
Because I think the grass is going to be getting greener
-on my side pretty soon
And then I will be glad that I stayed
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
