Unconditional
There is nothing that any of you could say or do that would make me stop loving you. Nothing.
Cleaned and Pressed
Have you ever read a story that completely changes how you see some aspect of the world? If not, I implore you to read as often as you can, as many books as you can. Don’t choose comfortable topics, either. Go way outside of your comfort zone. Choose stories that are taboo, that other people wouldn’t touch with a ten meter tent pole. This kind of touches on what I was talking about yesterday when I explained how much of…
Softer Still
I don’t know what I want to write, because it’s all still a jumble in my head, but I felt it important to get it down because the moments of clarity and peerless thought do not linger these days. I lie awake this morning thinking, as I often do because at some point in the day my brain decides that I’ve had enough sleep, whether it be 4 or 5 hours, and begins to embark on a personal journey inward…
A Refracting Beacon
I am vexed on some level just about every day, but this one’s sticking to me like a cheap suit in a heat wave. Time: I’m running out of it. I can feel it pressing in on all sides. The past against my back, urging me forward, the present smothering me on top and bottom, squeezing in to compel me to look ahead, and then there’s the future, closing in. I feel trapped, as if in a prison cell that…
Casually Callous
Did you know that in Cincinnati, Ohio, police can use their tasers on anyone from the ages of 7 to 70? That’s right, steal some food from the local Kroger and get tasered, even if you’re 8 years old. It’s policy. Somewhere in our so-called system of justice, we have a policy that says it’s fine to electrocute children for stealing food. Don’t believe me? Cincinnati Officer Tasers 11 Year Old Girl For Theft Where are we going? Where in…
It’s Not Strained
It must be something being you. I can only share with you my experiences of being me, but it really must be something being you. Life is kind of surreal, if you really stop and think on it. Here we are, walking colonies of cells with lower and higher brain functions that allow us to fully realize that we are walking colonies of cells. Every day of life is a miracle. I’m not talking in the religious or spiritual sense,…
I Would Buy Me An Ice Cream
I would buy me an ice cream, if I saw me on the street. I would buy me an ice cream, honey cone, vanilla, neat. I would offer a smile, and I would hand over my cone, to give my other self some proof that they are not alone. I would buy me an ice cream, with sprinkles and a cherry on top. I would add maple syrup and a few cashews: chopped. I would offer my friendship, to my…