"Going back a mere five hundred years: you and I each have a pedigree including some 100,000 forebears. A thousand years ago, it numbered some hundred million humans! The proud male-transmitted "family name," adorned perhaps 0.01% of our "legitimate" ancestors. Related to every single being that lives on earth, our identity is: to be human... no ( Read more... )

Trying to be good
Finding a need to be heard
Wanting, too happy.
Crying need to receed
Into half-knowledge
And reflection.

-JB

Choice

It is easy
to ask her
many thoughts
finding some answers

It is easy
to see her
responding true
as I search paths somewhere

It is easy
walking one,
finally free
after hesitation

I and I
dancing,
opening
a door not closed

It is easy
to speak, listen
yet know when
to move on

And not be hard on either one.

J.B.

Stream of consciousness ( Read more... )

It is the time of year for the FRENZY of ACQUISITIONS of MATERIALS to be WRAPPED with MASKING PAPER to GIVE to OTHERS. Easy way out. Plastic pays for paper, instead of sweat and a rolled up sleeve, "can I help?"

You can't take it with you.