Hate is Stronger Than Love

We can all agree that the two most powerful emotions in the world are love and hate. Indeed, every other emotion seems to stem from these two. Things like jealousy, longsuffering, greed, compassion, despair, and redemption ride in on one of those two thoroughbreds, love or hate. There have been many love songs written and … Continue reading Hate is Stronger Than Love

The Thaw

The thaw came quite suddenly, and without warning, the three-fingers deep snow that had blanketed the ground for months gone in the blink of a cardinal’s eye. The deer felt it first, with their sensitive pelts and skittish nature. We could see them all throughout this sleepy Midwestern town the night before, stamping their hooves … Continue reading The Thaw

Equilibrium

It’s all so trivial, life The discontent, the jealousy, The patterns that don’t exist In the back of my mind’s eye While the song plays softly Marking time when I can no longer Drifting toward the dividing line And driving me to distraction It’s all so meaningless, time The weathered nature of the soul Seated … Continue reading Equilibrium