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Welcome to the Journal of Zack Goorno. Here you will find daily entries containing my thoughts, projects, assignments and more.

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The Fiery Gift

1/15/2015

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My first stab at slam poetry. The audio is below and then the text is below that. 

The Fiery Gift

He was told to accept failure; 
he was told to be satisfied with an imperfect result 
What they didn't understand was that it was impossible
This tenacity, ferocity, intensity and stubbornness was in his blood:
Injected like a permanent poison


He was a boy full of passion, 
full of energy and commitment
But when it came down to that one positive, 

he could not let go 
He clung on to it like a mother to her newborn child
Or a child to his new lego set


This feedback seemed impossible to listen to 
How could he change human nature
It seemed insurmountable and unsolvable 

Like rocket science
Like they were chaining his legs to a pole and telling him to run

He thought and he thought until his head spun 
Feeling like he went to a theme park
Which was in fact one of his least favorite places


Then, after time digging
An epiphany
A revelation that took hours, 

days, 
months, 
and even years to discover 
Game after game, 
season after season
Time and time again until he found it out


He didn't have to change who he was
That indeed would be impossible
He just needed to change his mindset
He could keep his tenacity, ferocity and intensity
He figured out he could do all of these things and still accept failure 

He could still have that scrappy terrier inside of him

He just needed to mix in a little golden retriever

It was about putting in 100% and then letting go 
Like a mother to her growing child
Like a growing child to his outdated lego set


And he let it go 


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The Bond Between Best Friends

10/4/2014

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Gone the Sun: Podcast Version

9/23/2014

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Above is the audio version of my poem; Gone the Sun.
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    I am currently a 9th grade student at the Fenn School. I love to read, write, be with family and friends, help others, and play sports.

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