Okay, so this really isn’t about Christmas at all. Well, not really. It’s interesting to me to see how many people have co-opted holidays like Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and even Festivus, to suit their own nefarious needs and/or wants. They don’t know the “reason for the season” but they insist they need to partake in the … Continue reading The Obligatory Christmas Message
The faceless masses sit down on couches once a week, across from professionals who know them better than their own mothers, intent on once again unburdening themselves of the stress and detritus of their personal lives. And in some strange new universe, this isn’t seen as strange. I remember when I was young, and the … Continue reading Analyze Me. Please.
Rain turns to ice, turns to sleet when left to its own devices Drumming down, tapping like fingertip whispers on windowpanes Drunk with its own sense of importance, it pounds down Slamming into the ground like a sudden thunderclap Then beating a steady rhythm until the break of day The squirrels dart in and out … Continue reading Water Falls: A Poem
I wonder how I’ll be when I’m old. I was sitting on this park bench the other day thinking about how there are fewer park benches than there used to be. I mean, it was like you couldn’t go to a park without seeing at least one tree and at least one bench from a … Continue reading This Old Park Bench
If you’ve read my journal entry, The Friend Manifesto, then you already know how much I value friendship. As the saying goes: You don’t get to choose your family, but you get to choose your friends, so make your choice worthwhile. I love the saying because it highlights what is most important, which doesn’t mean … Continue reading The Friend Equilibrium
The man by the door in my dreams is me Conscious of nothing but his hands and feet Curled inward against the coming storm Face calmly serene in profile Wrapped in homespun rags Sitting on the cold slab of mortality He sings softly to himself While clouds roll by overhead As if waiting for an … Continue reading Clarity: A Poem
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