Disturbed

I Sat

I sat with the gun in my hand peering vacantly into the dark.
Thinking of all the reasons to be gone.
I sat with the gun in my hand peering vacantly into the dark.
Thinking of all the reasons to stay.
I sat with the gun in my hand and the dawn painted light upon the horizon.
I put the [...]

Farewells

 
Over a year and a half ago, an old and at one time very close friend of mine passed away. She fought with her internal demons and finally lost to them finally succumbing to complications from anorexia.
I knew her my whole life. We started to Kindergarten together. In Junior High, I went on my first [...]

Remembrance

 
It has been a year now since the loss of my first grandchild. He was only in this world for a few short breaths. All the longing in the world will not bring him back. I can only hope that if there is another place beyond the confines of this world then he is playing [...]