there is a peace and tranquility in solitude that is hard to achieve elsewhere. i even believe one can be in solitude amidst noisy taxis honking through soho or musicians strumming in washington square park. solitude can be a state of mind, a state of observance, one which i have been enjoying more and more lately. some people may even call this ( Read more... )

We often hold in reserve those things we value most. We may ( Read more... )

when i sleep
when i wake
and purposefully
create
a bridge to me
built from the sea
sends what i need
by train
i am a wanderer
that stays in one place
and listens to the world
when i open my eyes
i see only beauty
and watch it move
silently
like it was born to do
the wind was sent
from heaven
and so were you
i take you in my arms
and remember

by the way, being drunk sober is so much better than being drunk drunk. period. to conscious ridiculousness...fuck yeah.

i think it's about time i met a great, sweet, fun young woman with a huge heart, who loves who she is and knows what she wants. yes, i'll take some of that please. thanks. a few maybe? i'm picky.

one of the hardest things about life is keeping my integrity. things are going so well and it seems as success and praise comes, there is a stronger pull from the world and friends and everyone involved in my life, directly and indirectly - it is so much easier to get sucked into that type of praise, that outer fullfillment and then live each day ( Read more... )

i see your beauty

so my epic friend gennady and i had an epic chat while eating thai food at spice about absolute truths and if there can be such a thing. i was arguing, as the idealist and romantic i am, that love is an absolute truth, but gennady threw pad thai at me as i began to quantify different types of love: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. ( Read more... )

When you feel like you can't handle a situation, it's often ( Read more... )

just a one second turn around ( Read more... )