I awoke at 5:45 am to the cover of darkness.  A silent mist caressed the sky and cooled the air.  An ominous calm fell silent across the day.  Years of waiting, hoping and dreaming has come down to this morning.  At 6:30 am I joined several hundred...
Topics: Hope, Obama, Politics

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I was listening to the radioI heard a song reminded me of long agoBack then I thought that things were never gonna changeIt used to be that I never had to feel the painI know that things will never be the same nowI wanna go backAnd do it all over...
Topics: Soul Sharing

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I have no words.  Yet, I must write.  Compelled.  Driven to express the emotions, the feelings that have driven my heart, my mind tonight.It is an October night.  This October night.  Crisp, cool air rests upon a gentle breeze.  A distant train...
Topics: Death, Memories, Sorrow, Soul Sharing

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Not into sharing much lately.  Have lots to think about and say, just keeping it all in.  It’s an introvert kind of thing.  So deal.Just to keep this blog thing going and feel like I haven’t totally abandoned the effort I’ll take the.
Topics: Boring stuff, Memes, Mindless Banter

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Like a suckling child he felt the warmth and saw his mother’s smile. The swirl of unconsciousness oozed in his mind. As his surroundings blurred into the groping darkness of the alley the syringe fell to the ground; a missile striking its death...
Topics: Addiction, Creative Writing, Depression, Despair, Hopelessness, Suicide

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