Invisible
There are few things more disturbing than the notion that you are on another planet you are the alien and the protective shield doesnāt allow your presence to be visible to others you walk through crowds imperceptible and no heads turn to look your way you thought you belonged here…
Read MoreChickens in a cageā¦ā¦
Driving on the interstate I come up behind a load of chickens on their way to their demiseā¦.. the notion struck me in active addiction we are those birds⦠and we put ourselves in a cage shutting the door and locking it with hopelessness and despair then other birds who…
Read MoreRecidivistā¦ā¦ at the Patience Hospitalā¦. For j.s.
They know me hereā¦Patience Hospital this is easily my hundredth⦠okay my thousandth visit we go over the scenarios and role play and I do fine but this is a very orchestrated and structured program and my emotions rarely get twisted here but when I leave hereā¦. Ā My emotions are…
Read MoreSpend the money..
I knew I should have bit the bullet and gone ahead and paid a professional to do the lobotomyā¦. But as usual I was trying to save a buckā¦.I canāt even find the receipt for the wire cutters so canāt return themā¦sometimes you just have to spend the money …
Read MoreAngels do sleepā¦..for the court of Hastingsās
Pā¦. Said he found you asleep on the couch didn’t hear you come inā¦. Exhausted after another night of trauma from patientsā¦..and staff he took a throw from the chair and covered you as he was about to turn off the light and go back to bedā¦.. he grinned because…
Read MoreThe End of Desireā¦..end of pain
Itās 3 oāclock in the morningā¦ā¦..been traveling so was kinda geared up went to Planet Fitness and caught a workout and drove to the next town to unwind sitting in a parking lot looking at the various plants or weeds on the hill in front of the van sometimes I…
Read MoreRest Areaā¦..pull off
Everyone needs a rest area a place to pull off the highway of life and decompress too many thoughts lead to a tangled knitting š§¶ ball we try to use as a brain š§ how many good things or thoughts could be realized by the direction of a tangled mess…
Read MoreAlmost Davidā¦ā¦.continued
I had so many traps that hindered me no one to blame but myself In an effort to get along I gave away large pieces of myself never thought like this before this time out has allowed me to see When we go against ourselves I am lying to you…
Read MoreShould have.. would have..
I thought I spread my wings when I was younger but I got caught in the riptide of other peoples lives I donāt blame themā¦. Ā Ā I blame myself I spent the majority of my life trying to be things Iām not But Iām off the ground now.. Ā Ā this…
Read MoreNo Manās Land..
The stark truth.. the women my age are either knitting or going to a book club.. the women Iām attracted to ā¦. Ā I could be their father Welcome to No Manās Land almost david
Read MoreThinly Veiledā¦.
I approached the direction of the van as just revisiting and remembering the events that took place hereā¦ā¦ concerning two relationships leaving an A.A. meeting I inadvertently passed the home of a daughter of one of the participantsā¦.. thought about stopping but I know it would have been received poorly…
Read MoreTelling your heartā¦ā¦ No
The personal quest to unite with another is a treacherous course to maneuver One path leads to an overwhelming desire on one partā¦ā¦.yours Another path leads to an overwhelming desire on their partā¦. Not yours the elixir that has the right amount of fear and faith is a concoction that…
Read MoreSwimming in the Air
I watch a huge Walrus swimming and he comes back to the window to stare at meā¦ā¦damn he knows he can spot another swimmer I’m not as well equipped but I have managed I swim when my interpretation of certain events leads me to waters that are over my head…
Read MoreIn Conclusionā¦..
The quality and personal experience of life will be determined By the time we take. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā To enjoy it. Mostly david
Read MoreAdvocatingā¦ā¦.
I try not to invade the space others reserve for their opinions i merely wish to suggest an alternative to mild non violent offenders initially being incarcerated for first offense incidents The Human Zoo The necessities of course would be provided in a no frills 10 x10 shelter ā¦ā¦ heated…
Read MoreOff the beaten pathā¦..
It isnāt long in coming the realization that there are no strangers off the beaten path only friends that have yet to meet the common bond is the desire to see the unseen to witness the spiritual splendor of the world seldom witnessed after traveling ā the path ā for…
Read MoreTreasure seekersā¦..
If you have a difficult time finding new things to be curious about every dayā¦.. either you arenāt looking or you have misplaced your appreciation for this āgiftā we callā¦.. Ā life mostly david
Read MoreLesson.. 70.11 monthsā¦.. presented and offered by Swami Mikela David
The misunderstanding and misinterpretation of Waiting ā Commonly ā Waitingā for somethingā¦ā¦some time or someone is generally held as an inconvenience that must be suffered with patience and acceptance. The acceptance part is the only part of this equation that is validā¦ā¦ the rest is the natural response to not…
Read MoreThe Rabbit Quitā¦.
The Rabbitā¦ā¦ā look manā¦. At first it was funā¦.surprising people as you somehow managed to convince them ā¦. If you could pull me out of the hatā¦. You could make other things happen too My ears were always sore and you got to believing that you actually did have some…
Read MoreCull de Sac ā¦ā¦.Madison Wisconsin
Between road construction and an errant GPS⦠you find yourself in a cull de sac miles away from a location you intended to visit you hear the ā train of frustrationā in your head blowing itās hornā¦.. anxious to roll but you are aloneā¦. Youā¦.. you have to rely on…
Read MoreThe Power of Oz
There are but a few things man can do on his on visionā¦ā¦ and still fewer things a man canāt do with Godās vision almost david
Read MoreNot interestedā¦ā¦.
Leaving Walmartā¦.. I decided to leave my concerns about the current events and confrontational rhetoricā¦ā¦.in the shopping cart munching on a banana in the parking lot ā¦.. it dawned on me ā¦ā¦ this plane is a staging area I am merely passing through and my ticket was paid for by…
Read MoreMan to Turtle š¢
I always admired a turtleā¦..At home wherever they are complete without any trappings to find what they are searching for could be a tasty morsel or a sunny spot on which to lay shelter from a coming rain or a threat that passed their way unencumbered by unnecessary things distracted…
Read MoreInfinite
Worlds within worlds words within words spaces between spaces signs within signs depths within depthsā¦ā¦. scratching the surface we perceive we see but we only see our reality that reality is ā¦ā¦the distance between what we think we see and actually reality conditioned and shaped by our solicitorsā¦all hoping to…
Read MoreGodās Work
Gods work is overseas In the streets and in the trees wherever you are you can fulfill a need you need not be with a group or a clan just be the best witness you can by caring for others or lending a hand How often have you heard people…
Read MoreBiggggggggg Handsssssssā¦. Minnesota
God I am grateful You have big hands they have pulled me out of so many jams before it was an afterthought but not anymore I am aware of Your grace I stopped keeping score so for the last rescue I know you have me in your hand I could…
Read MoreAlmost davidā¦..hobo extradonaire
Whatever you think youāre not.. you probably are or you wouldnāt be thinking about it / Initially I thought when I started to making arrangements to live a more simpler, nomadic life I was dropping out of this clusterā¦ā¦society we call living I did drop out of it.. Ā but I…
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