Slipping
Don’t tell me I can love myself, I can’t love myself Man you’ll never know Can’t tell you why I always cry, eyes are never dry Tears they always flow [...]
Writing
I Tried to Ignore It
I really did. I thought to myself, “Self, I’m not gonna say anything about it. There’s no sense wading into political waters because you’ll just drown [...]
I’m Just Gonna Leave This Right Here…
About five years ago when Baby C was just a few months old he was chillin’ in his walker one night while I sat at the computer doing…something I don’t even [...]
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Someone vastly wiser than I (which is a VERY large crowd) once said: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Or [...]
Withdrawal
That feeling when you’re starving But eating makes you nauseous The only things you can stomach Leave you feeling unconscious Coffee and liquor numb the feels Fill the [...]
You Couldn’t Let Me Be
Familiar urge rises again Call of nature strikes and then Make a run for the commode For relief I must unload Like an orca hunting seals There you are nipping at my heels [...]
A Moment I’ll Forever Relive
Out on the corner, caught in the rain Trapped in my head is the same ol’ refrain Walking on sponges, chilled to the bone Coming to grips with being newly alone [...]
Where Nightmares Await
Curled up in bed Under the covers Sleep out of reach Consciousness hovers Copious thoughts Linger inside Bewildering, confusing Attempt to misguide Cannot relax Unable to [...]
I Didn’t Want To Talk About This
I didn’t want to talk about this, but as you are all undoubtedly aware, another major terrorist attack rocked the world this Friday past. At last count I saw about 130 [...]
My Children Trump You
On a cold, dreary December morning in 1999, my life was drastically and irrevocably changed. I was blessed with not one, but two children within a span of 60 seconds. It [...]
