From the moment I met you I knew you were a crook A stealer of souls A thief of dreams You pilfer at will And plunder with no care Claiming you are filling their minds Broadening perspectives And the lonely lap it up And the scared believe the […]
The night sky is too beautiful The waves of the ocean are too stirring The breezes too mesmerizing Let’s not pretend Let’s not laugh while digging the knife in Let’s not talk niceties Let’s not try to on a ridiculous bravado Why don’t you find your moral compass […]
She felt free and wild. She felt beautiful. And that had not always been true. It was a long path to her freedom. But she had reached that point in her life. She took off her shoes and placed them next to his. And then they ran and […]
The Uber driver asked me how my day was and he was quite chipper. But I was even happier. I was joyful and humming. It’s been hard to hide my joy. And I should not need to. He asked me if my day had gone as expected and […]
Dark days, somber days Restless moments Fearful nights The stage was set Helping hand and a comforting smile Peaceful silence Non-judgmental eyes All bits of what dreams are made of Now there are others Many wounded and broken Some crying and fighting with themselves Remember your own pain […]
It’s adventure time. This weekend, I attended a service that extolled the glory of joy and going on a hero’s journey. You know that psychological, and often literal journey, a key character has to go on to fulfill a destiny larger than themselves. At the sermon the pastor […]
One can roll the dice. Can ask the magic eight ball. But what was the one true way to know what the truth may be? They always say the truth lies somewhere in between. In between what, though? Sigh. They had created their own version of a […]
I have made it a goal to watch as many films this year and I have made good on that goal. And there are still two more weeks, more or less, to go. I got this! Because we have we have been watching as many movies as […]
I was drowning, floundering, and crying Yet there was nothing I could do It was all out of bounds No way to stem the tide Hopes rose Hopes deflated Was sadly looking at the bottom of my shoes I scraped off the dirt But it wouldn’t come off […]
You told yourself a nice little manufactured story A story of brazen lies and innuendo A bit to cast your faults onto others Was caught in your spider web of holes I threw it off like a moldy scarf Your public pretense of care offensive I’m leaving your […]