There I sat alone atop a hill, Below in the valley of memories stood turmoil, I turned around and beheld a blank canvas, Looking beside me a bucket of paint and a single brush appeared, Stroke after stroke I painted my dreams, Envisioning a life full of communication and happiness, Friendships budded and faded, Relationships…
Category: Life
Sober Difficulties
Absent from my life, Absent from my lung, Absent from my belly, Oh how hard it is to miss that drunken high, Higher and higher till I landed, Flat and maladjusted, Using to avoid life, Life not lived to avoid thought, Void and bland, Now sober my airplane lands, Runway to take off again, Never…
Hello 2023
Well another year has passed us by successfully. I have to say I didn’t meet many of my goals for the year. Being surrounded by so much chaos, including the loss of dearly beloved family members and the closing of more than a few friendships. Despite any anger or frustration I don’t regret the time…
Life and Its Doorways
Standing still in doorways, I fear to enter, So many I have entered before, Self hatred tearing at my back, Unknown urging agnst, Butterflies surge forth, Escaping and fluttering about, Standing in wonder at the doorway, Looking in, wondering, What’s in store for me, My choice to move paralyzes me, Standing still I cannot move,…
On Our Way Home
One of my favorite photos, were in formation on our way home from the OIF & OEF war in 2003. Our ship participated in both theaters of operation. USS ANZIO CG-68 named after the Beach Head and Battle of Anzio in WWII that allowed the Allies to take foothold in Italy and move north to…
Moments
Writing on the wall, Advanced notice given, Moving trucks rolling out, Life seems to be falling, Short a dozen or so items, Moving in, all disorientated, Lost my effects, 4 times no less, Always picking myself up by my jeans, The first time I found myself, A walking country song, 2 jeans, 2 shirts, a…
Blog UPDATE
This year has been a very productive and successful year. On Jan 1 2021 I made my New Years resolution to write on my blog every month. Often I talk about Patrick Rothfuss and the motivation I received from his wise words, “write for yourself because most things people write are only seen by them….
WRITERS BLOCK
It seems over the past couple weeks I have been cursed with writers block. I have a few things on the burner; but, nothing worth posting yet. Thank you for your patience and for all the views this year. I have enjoyed writing for you and me. Each view and like has inspired me to…
Military Career Moral Booster
It is amazing how the little & big things change your life over time. What once may have been a battle is a notch well done and things I have overlooked or pushed down come back and haunt me. Walls built up are torn down in seconds from a flash of memory, sound bite, photo,…
Naval Musings
Let me regal you with a tail about Marines, paint thinner, khat, and the first AIDS Clinic of Djibouti City, Africa. This will be short, but funny enough to stay around for. I, RP2(SW) was assigned the task of getting volunteers together from Camp Lemonier to go into city and renovate a space to be…
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