Shane L. Koyczan (born 22 May 1976) is a Canadian spoken word poet, writer, and member of the group Tons...
You see, the deaf have an intimacy with silence. It’s there in their dreams. Shane Koyczan
You see, the deaf have an intimacy with silence. It’s there in their dreams.
Please, sit in my sky and let me polish your shine. Shane Koyczan
Please, sit in my sky and let me polish your shine.
Look directly into every mirror. Realize our reflection is the first sentence to a story, and our story starts: We were here. Shane Koyczan
Look directly into every mirror. Realize our reflection is the first sentence to a story, and our story starts: We were here.
We somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are, to inherit the masquerade of what we will be. Shane Koyczan
We somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are, to inherit the masquerade of what we will be.
That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are. Shane Koyczan
That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are.
To discover the thing you're brilliant at you first have to endure realizing all the things you're average at. Shane Koyczan
To discover the thing you're brilliant at you first have to endure realizing all the things you're average at.
We're all shipwrecked on this idea that everything has to be explained. Shane Koyczan
We're all shipwrecked on this idea that everything has to be explained.
I was never meant to be this thing... Shane Koyczan
I was never meant to be this thing...
I've been shot down so many times I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself. Shane Koyczan
I've been shot down so many times I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself.
Sometimes becoming drug free has less to do with addiction and more to do with sanity. Shane Koyczan
Sometimes becoming drug free has less to do with addiction and more to do with sanity.
Our lives will only ever always continue to be a balancing act, that has less to do with pain and more to do with beauty. Shane Koyczan
Our lives will only ever always continue to be a balancing act, that has less to do with pain and more to do with beauty.
My heart is a protest that I let rally against my ribs. Shane Koyczan
My heart is a protest that I let rally against my ribs.