NO RELIEF
David P. Sterner
Endless tears I shed in vain,
though
my eyes are cleansed
the world still looks
the same.
I want to die and not
exist,
but this thing called
life
somehow persists.
Though my friends reach out
to understand,
I can’t seem to
grasp
a helping hand.
So I return to myself
in sorrow,
in grief,
for this pain that I feel
comes no relief.
David Sterner
I was born in the small town of Grants Pass, Oregon. I have attended 22 different schools in Oregon, Montana, and Northern California—including PCC—which all exposed me to various cultures. My passions are art and science. I express my inner feelings by drawing, painting, sculpting, and writing. I study science to understand life and emotions, which I find very intriguing. Some of my achievements include winning blue ribbons for my artworks, being the lead singer of the Dave Everest Band, and receiving U.S. Patent #4,572,622 for a photographic lens. I have also authored a book titled DOR: The Missing Geometric Link. My hobbies include rock and fossil hunting, and I am proud to own the largest carnelian agate ever to be discovered in the Vernonia, Oregon region: it weighs a whopping 65 lbs.