there it is... just to the left of the center of the night sky. Can you see it? That pitch black spot. It was where he stood. No, I never did pick him out before; and I couldn't have told you where to find him 'til now. But, God I'm going to miss him, and I hope you do too.

We are losing. We are losing those whom we need the most. Those brave young ( Read more... )

I think we often expect to find true love
standing, like a beacon, high above everything.
When, really, it can be found in the cereal aisle
or the third grade class photo

Too often do I find myself wading through post-mortems thinking "geez... there's someone I should have known". Following our lives along the narrow little paths we search out, so often we study the ground before us so as to preclude the distraction of scenery. Those stops to talk to the homeless man/thousand-story-teller on the corner, the checkout ( Read more... )

Ok. The last year has been the culmination of several difficult years. And now, in a months time, I'm faced with the loss of one good friend, one person I wish I had gotten the chance to know better, and I'm looking to move yet again. Last week Max Brickman died. He was a guy that saw the world in all the shades of gray, and was able to catch most ( Read more... )

I was born a throwaway boy
and as sure as fate
and pre-programming would have it
at 16 my heart grew still

but my head kept running
like some unforeseen glitch
in the software of an Asimov machine

planned obsolescence
foiled by manufacturer's defect
my folks hadn't read the small print
now where do I go?soon I found I was climbing upon years ( Read more... )

sometimes it bothers me that I'm invisible... sometimes I paint myself green and walk into the field ( Read more... )

When love feels like a constant hemmorage
and you look down to see only your blood
spilling upon the floor
then it's time to heal yourselfas sure as I would trade places in a heartbeat, to keep you from feeling this pain, there's always a time to learn that strength comes from within (though a little support from without helps) Just keep in mind ( Read more... )

I've turned around ( Read more... )

I have a helmet cam and I'm not afraid to use it

it seems that not until I have something worth dying for, will I begin to live