Naked

There are occasions in my life and probably in most people’s lives that everything they thought was valuable,  noble and true is stripped from you. initially you have to accept it or continue beating your head against the wall…..your choice you resurrect the things that remain solid……you test how thick the ice is by venturing…

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Casualties of war

The bullet you shot almost did me in but it went through my heart and began to spin …….although you intended for it to just affect me……. the casualties of war take a long time to see the casualties of war take a long time to see ttucro

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Beautiful pain……isn’t it?

I mean it has to be for something or someone when you hear the expression “it’s so ugly it’s almost attractive”…… is that true with pain as well you just have to file it and put protective borders around it so every grimace……every tear can be recanted for future reference…..just can’t waste all this emotion…

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Nobody In Philadelphia in October

The cars round the Avenue by the River……. But there is nobody there Couples ride bikes and stroll the paths …… but there is nobody there Downtown is ablaze with lights and sounds, figures flash to and fro…… but there is nobody there throngs….crowds…..congestion alone is alone alone is alone when there is nobody there…

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Sacrifice ………for Henri

In a lifetime everyone will experience love gained and love lost…….. but in the rarest occasions we send love and loved things away……  because it was the right thing to do perhaps that is ultimate love…….. sacrifice

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Talking to myself in Philadelphia

You should have seen it coming…….. You trained them how to treat you….. Maybe if you had given more…… Maybe if you had given less…… Maybe if you weren’t so old…….. Maybe if you weren’t so young at heart…… Maybe if I could fly……….   move on or move over…….your wasting this moment   shut…

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Acceptance 43

I was trying to forget who I am ….   then I thought about who I’m not…..   decided I wasn’t that bad after all……   just needed some work…… ttucro

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N.O.W.

When there is no other way….. you grimace and keep walking when there is no other way…….you stop debating and start begrudgingly accepting when there is no other options you thank God for making the decision clear …. Even though you didn’t want to see it because there was no other way……..n.o.w

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I don’t hate you anymore…… for me

I don’t hate you anymore because I know you’re trying I don’t hate you anymore because I see you struggling to find a balance between service to others and taking care of yourself I don’t hate you because I have examined your motives and I realize your words don’t always convey your intentions because they…

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They are are long stories…..

The problem with short versions of anything……they are short and leave out the details of why….when…and where….. If it’s worth telling or writing tell all of it or the details will be filled in with conjecture…. Short is in fact……short Ttucro

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