John Zur

Writing only became an interest when I had nothing else. Nothing. And so I put pen to paper and found an outlet. And at first, it was poetry that I fervently scribbled in the shadows, in secrecy. But I wanted more. I wanted to express more than fragmented, lyrical thoughts. I searched for an inspiration to contain personal philosophies, ideas, and frustrations. Needless to say, I had to look no further than my environment for inspiration. It was the people, places, and events during that adolescent transition into adulthood, with an angered fear of entering such a society as the one we live in, that burned words into my mind. I wrote what came to me when it came, one word at a time. The result is a testament and contribution to the world I want to change, yet struggle to adopt as my own.