There once was a man from Nantucket , who tried everyday to be a good man. His father had taught him three rules to live by; rule one: always be soft but not too soft, rule two: always be firm but not too firm, rule three: always be right, but if you can't be right then be true. He managed the task of being all of these things and he was filled ( Read more... )

This has always been a repsiotory of thought and will continue to be. I heard a person I respect speak disrespectfully today about their partner. I get confused by assumed intention. I assume everyone mirrors mine. What makes a good person? I don't know anymore. I had a dream that resulted in me harboring resentment towards my husband today. He ( Read more... )

Let's start with I am well, maybe the most "well" I have ever been. It wasn't an easy "welness" to come by and it is by no means perfected. I am growing in my career, although I am often disillusioned in my work and I have to reassess my gut reactions most moments in my day. It's a pleasure to learn to trust more and approach more people and ( Read more... )

God is my judge and he exists in the world I create. God made this world but the exsistential dread of a breath is just a single heartbeat, a microscopic flake of dust traveling in the breeze of that breath, a perfect nothing, like an egg breaking in a nest. Hope dashed, soon forgotten, which has it's own value. I keep forgetting I'm not the star ( Read more... )

I need to figure out what I want. I want to be loved without fear and to love without secrets. I want friendships and a rich diverse and honest tapestry of my life. I want to see the good and not fear the bad. I want to never be so toxically attached that I can't walk away when it's time to let go. I want to know myself well enough to know my deal ( Read more... )

I made us go on a trip a few months ago after you kicked me out of my own house at 3:00 am because I laughed to hard at Jason's jokes. You were reluctant to go with me but you agreed after I said I was going with or without you. It's been an interesting trip. We went to where our hearts were broken. You said I could only go there if I wore a ( Read more... )

You don't remember but you took something from me. You can't apologize because you don't remember. You became a ghost. When you transcended this plain, you became a monster but you don't remember. You took something you were not owed. Love is a gift, a choice that we make each day but you commanded my love to be yours. You demanded my love to suit ( Read more... )

A gentle wind carried the last scent of smoke away from the land. The ground will drink blood as willingly as it drinks water. All things return to the earth even the sons of mothers, along with the wild hares and stolen livestock that filled the bellies of those poor boys, whos last meals satiated nothing but their spirits. The hunger of battle ( Read more... )

The phone bill was a point of contention in my house. Craig had never had any help from his parents but mine were still paying my phone bill. My argument was that it didnt cost anything extra to have me on thier plan. His feeling was around the principle of it, about being independant. I mean, I know Im 28 and most prople pay their own bills by ( Read more... )

All of our accomplishments are mute if we intentionally blind ourselves to the plight of any living person in order to achieve them.