coward
I’m working very hard so it’s not complicated and you won’t even tell me the truth about the girl you complained about for days and the reason you wanted me to come to town
Velociraptor
I am a velociraptor, testing the electronic fences. Looking for a weakness.
A hole in my heart
There’s a hole in my heart Where the love leaks out Since you went to her Instead of me It makes my heart black Instead of red It makes me angry Instead of sad
Tech teaches …
Tech teaches: "I can get what I want when I want it" - Amie Zimmer "The real resists and surprises. And it’s where the joy is." - Tutor Macdonald
Lonely Blackbird
The lonely blackbird criesAs she flies across the morning skyOverdue at home to a family“I’m coming, I’m coming.” With nowhere to beAnd no one to take care ofI watch. And sip my coffee.And sigh.
catching up with old friends
Parker got arrested.Ben's not speaking to his father.Maya's moving away.We're separated.Kyle started school.I had to work on my child's 1st day of school.and I woke up late.My mother's dying.I'm moving.I miss your father every day.
It is a hard thing to be born
It is a hard thing to be born;to leave the comfort of your mother's home,to leave the place where everything is taken care of for you and come into this cold world. It is a hard thing to be born.Have no control over what is happening to you.to have everything about your life change. It…
Solitude vs. Loneliness
Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the space around you. It is a condition of separateness. Solitude is becoming one with the space around you. It is a condition of union.” — Kent Nerburn
Poetry feels like
"Shakespeare's sonnets feel like friends I haven’t seen in a while." - Stafford Wood
Dorm Life
You should go back to college when you're retired and live in the dorm for a semester. It's good practice to get you excited about living in a nursing home.