acceptable to me

i don’t have a problem seeing what the heck is wrong with you, but i can be blind as a bat to many things i do i have made certain habits acceptable for me,……………………………………………………. but they haven’t been approved for you so we are operating on different standards and i…

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stay in your yard

stay in your yard and be a good boy, you have plenty of water, food and toys……………………………….. and I’ll be back to check on you when I finish my chores……………………………………………. I hope you’re listening, you seem kinda bored damn, kinda thought this would happen……………………………. you are nowhere in sight………………………………….. the…

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green stamps

I remember when stores would give these little green stamps after making purchases………………..and you would fill the little booklets up and when you reached certain levels one could trade them in for ”gifts”, yeah right, you paid for them many times over, but it was fun to collect them and…

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teflon

after I get to know you I might show you the key how to get below the surface, inside of me but everyone doesn’t get to go there and I am selective to a fault, but my heart has to many scars and it is now protected by a vault…

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still radical

still radical, but the radical has changed   against establishment, against special interests, against policies that separate pro-people, pro-education, pro-tolerance, pro-constitution, pro-bill of rights the stand I take against the flow of me,me,me disregarding the needs of others ……………………………..in this day and age, ready………………………..it’s called being”nice’‘, caring, consideration, empathy, the…

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g.c.r/ for a.k., and a.r.

it is a painful thing to see watching a giver who can’t receive they just don’t know what to do, unless they are doing something for you makes them squirm in their shoes, and wiggle in their skin when they are on the receiving end what they are really trying…

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going through the storm

why tell God about your problems……………………….tell your problems about God when you’re going through inclement weather and the wind is blowing strong……how easy we forget who has our back and who can right any wrong when we have had enough and are close to our wits end, then we sigh…

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adamant

unshakable……………unwavering……..unrelenting…………rigid……………..there are but a few things in my life that remain constant and steadfast my faith the passing of time change the passing of time being the area that is exactly as it was from the beginning my faith has evolved, been challenged, endured and perhaps slightly matured change has…

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no expectations

so I entered into this day without expecting a thing, and what happened was beyond my wildest dreams seems like what I come up with when I think I have a good plan, pales to what God can do in just about nothing flat so G I’m telling the world,…

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leaf

so many things we see we fail to recognize their worth, but if we just rush through this world, we might as well not lived ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. leaf my dog brought a leaf in as he hurried through the door,I picked it up and quickly placed it in the trash, then I…

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little seeds

these words are but little seeds, i cast into the wind i have no idea where they will sprout, or if they will even live but what a joy it is to see, when they raise their waking heads, and begin to reach for the sky above, stretching out their limbs and leaves, in…

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beggar? i don’t think so

what’s that song you are humming, sounds like something i should know, he answered ”midnight rider” and i said ”yeah i thought so” ”i saw them at the Fillmore i suppose i was around eighteen and there have been a lot of miles and faces since then, but that is…

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trio,3 leg pig

listen to him snort watch him dig everybody on the farm respects ”Trio” the 3 leg pig he’s not afraid and he will stand his ground ain’t nobody on this farm pushin’ this pig around he learned pretty early that he had  to be tough or he wasn’t gonna make…

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picking up sticks

i’m picking up sticks that are lying around in my head i keep tripping over them and it looks pretty bad so i’m gathering them up and trying to come up with a plan so i don’t constantly keep bringing them in i think the first thing i could do…

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send them

Psalm 91 v.11  ” for He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways  okay, they can have the job, send them asap., please bad part: I’m backed up in a corner, most of it my own fault, some from inaction and some because…

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prefer wounds that bleed

never could imagine that something could hurt so bad…………………………..no physical injury, no blood but here you are as broken as a toy two days after Christmas, and no skilled craftsman with the patience of Job and a quart of ”monkey glue” could put your ass back together you got to…

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thursday

I was a little startled by a knock at the door, hadn’t been expecting anyone that I could recall when I answered, it had started to rain, he offered his hand and I said,” please come in ” he said,” I am sorry to arrive with little notice my friend,…

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one

one you should get to know has sent a friend request to you, this isn’t the first time and they are getting frustrated and confused wouldn’t it be simpler if there were only one of you, seems it would be so much easier than pretending, that you can be everything…

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Lords’ Prayer/Revised

Our Father which art in heaven, and everywhere else, although sometimes it doesn’t feel like that, but that’s on me Hallowed be thy Name, You are so worthy of praise the mere thought of You, GIVES ME STRENGTH AND HOPE Thy Kingdom come, Thy kingdom, not mine, You are righteous,…

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personal wealth/ for my friend in Chicago

ones’ personal wealth isn’t locked in a safe, or behind steel doors deep in a vault, in stocks and bonds and municipal notes ones’ personal wealth resides in ones’ heart so, to get it right and stay in tune you have to be grateful for what you have, not be…

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you would do better to listen

you would do better to listen and perhaps you could hear what they are trying to say when you are so concerned on how to answer, their words sorta drift off into space it isn’t important that others think you are smart, far more important that you don’t try to…

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what did you bring?

hey, your guardian angel is tapping you on the shoulder just checking in wanted to hear what you have to say, what did you bring to the table today? did you bring your list of needs in areas where you think you might be a little short?, or might you…

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more than words

change the method, to keep the message fresh, walk the walk you talk and give your words wings they aren’t here for a recital they did not come to hear you spew, they were sent your way on purpose, so you could share the truth so you don’t need to…

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discovery

if you seek you will find, things that will open and change your mind, but if you are focused on one certain thing, you probably will miss the lesson for that day life takes on a different look, when you think of it as a book, which we write in…

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hands off……………….aka/trip advisor

you say you are a believer, well okay………………….do us both a favor, sit over there and try to behave now i know it’s not your nature, but try to wait your turn, everyone gets a chance to shoot holes in their balloon you humans are a curious lot, you take…

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chicago

sometimes a change of pace helps to clear the air, let’s us step back a bit and take stock of where we are to stop and let our minds slow down so we can see the forest from the trees, and remember our feelings can be fragile and they may…

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last call?

you’re not drunk but you never know, maybe you’ve had just enough to make you a little slow, the mom in the van who pulls out to soon, left you just enough room to slow down………………………………. if you hadn’t been drinking so it was actually her fault i guess you…

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INSIDE JOB

A fable: i came upon a friend, whom i was happy to see and i ask him why he seemed excited to me he said,”old friend i have wasted so much time, looking for something that was already mine” as he was leaving he smiled and said to me, keep…

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shut your mouth,sit on your hands

not sure what to do our say, shut your mouth, sit on your hands your tendency has been to say the wrong thing at the very worst time, shut your mouth, sit on your hands i am aware i have a hard time,letting the world turn without a push, shut…

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free?/no

”ain’t nothin’ free sept the air we breathe, the land the Lord give us, and the deep blue sea, He gave it all to us and the responsibility, cause ain’t nothin’, ain’t nothin’ free”…………………………….Earl on the docks when someone mentions the word ”free”, i laugh…………………………i cannot remember the last time…

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