Tales from my head
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This one hits home. I know I am not perfect but when I observe others in life I often think things like, ‘Dude where did you learn to drive’, or ‘Go back to school’, or ‘Fucking idiot!’. I forget that I am other people’s other people, and by thinking this way I elevate myself and…
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Sometimes I write a poem in just a few moments. Usually this happens when I am rhyming about myself and my own struggles and shortcomings. This poem was written while I attended a virtual meeting at work, it just appeared behind my eyes and I had to write it down. My mind makes things real,…
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The dust cloud passed through our solar system at a leisurely pace. Nothing in space happens fast. It was immense and covered the space between Mars and Venus. On its path through the solar system, it swallowed the earth and its moon, and blanketed our world for 4 weeks. We experience seasons on earth because…
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I am many things. A father, a husband, an employee and with the right medication an experienced lover. I create, destroy, admire, set on fire, eat, defeat, break and build. I am confused and concerned and often a bigot. I want, I need, I dream, I neglect. I am a man, forever uncertain with conviction…
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Humans are wired! Our bodies are loaded with nerves and our brains with receptors. The mechanism is the same for everyone, but the response to stimuli is very unique for every person. This requires us all to be attentive to each other’s needs and wants. Our reactions are mostly defined by our experiences, and these…
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Jim found Jesus in the kitchen. Jesus was struggling to push open the refrigerator door, his six-inch stature not able to make the magnetic seal release. The door would move a quarter inch or so, as much as the rubber seal allowed, but the magnetic force was too much for Jesus to overcome. ‘What are…
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Regret! That negative feeling you get after something happened that you caused, and now you wish it did not happen. We all regret something, and it is perfectly fine! It is part of life. The only way to avoid to regret is to join a monastery or become a nun, and I can almost guarantee…
Tales from my head 