Surrounded by lies Wading through the muck Picking out the sharpened teeth Licking the bones of those who have lost The puddle is gray Even the honorable are not without hubris Even the wicked are just a symptom Now the chsins have been unlinked But this sin is […]
I used to live near ground zero. I would pass it everyday on my way to work. I’d always take a second to think of life, happiness and the sadness of what happened that day. I know people who lost a loved one there that day 18 years […]
We are supposed to learn from failure. We are to get wiser, tougher, and more forward-thinking when overcoming failure. We are supposed to. Not too much everyone equally does. I believe in letting people and processes fail. As long as they are not catastrophic failures. It’s one of […]
Three little wishes Three big life-changing wishes Hoped and prayed Pushed and pulled Three little wishes A rush and a must They came into the light But it was all a pyrrhic victory So sad a trojan horse was down the road Three little wishes Led to a […]
I am a die-hard New Yorker. What does that mean? It means I love bagels. I love thin pizza. I love jumping in summertime puddles. I love walking. I get super invested in speedwalking. Now, not everyplace is like that. When I lived in California I tried to […]
A little over 11 years ago, I was on a day-long ferry trip from one Greek island to another. Ferry rides tend to be hit and miss for me. But that day was a good one despite having the beginnings of morning sickness. A state of being that […]
Crooked frames. Semi-empty shelves. Longing for pickles and barns. That was life. Or so she was told. She was advised to accept things as they are and will be. No need to change things outside of her control. Thing is, according to all those around her nothing was […]
Say what you will about Vanilla Ice, he had one thing right. We all need to hit the pause button. Well, he actually noted that we needed to “stop, collaborate, and listen“. Go figure. That is actually quite sound advice. Especially nowadays. We shall ignore the rest of […]
Frozen and immovable Racing thoughts and bubbles Stuck and sticky suppositions Curses and viles in the kitchen sink Throw it all out with a bang Could be good to great But the cognac says otherwise Lying and earnest ain’t a pretty look It was all lost before The […]
At the beginning of this year (or rather at the end of last year) I decided that my word for the year was going to be “joy”. And, just how elected presidents usually reflect a reaction to the previous president, a word of the year most certainly reflects […]
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