Random Awesomeness

we were talking about the climate and a ninety year old man asked me if i thought the world was coming to an end he asked me this and looked at me with eyes that cared deeply what the future might hold not for himself of course but for his children his grandchildren his great [...]

every step feels sacred here as if we now walk in the domain of the gods the silence gives arrest even the crows are without much comment much air like water life springs everywhere but humble as to not offend the mighty ones stand as no thing has ever stood or will again we are [...]

it’s everywhere now all i had to do was listen let it in be from my heart beating as the morning light resonates life to the stillness hanging each nightfall giving pause rest the music is everywhere for a long time i really wasn’t listening for far too long it’s funny though to write and [...]

Two Crows Two crows were in our hot tub last night I tried to shoo them away But as everyone knows Crows Don’t dissuade easily I’m pretty sure they were talking about something that might have been interesting If you’re into that kind of thing But when they saw my beautiful sweetie and I approaching [...]

This city hates meOr that’s what I thoughtBut nowAs the sounds of dramaOutside our hotelMingle and muddleWith the slow realizationOf all the cheap-assed amenitiesInside our barely adequate roomAnd metastasize It’s just a sad sadSad Francisco Never mind the shitty signage on the freewayOr the paltry excuse for an overpriced crab sandwichNever mind the boarded up [...]

“The world is going to hell” He said looking at me like he expected a contrarian response. “And I wish more people would see that. But nobody seems to care although I get it, as if there’s anything anyone can do about it” “Whatareyagonnado” I replied. And then said to myself “perhaps this one might [...]

gratitude gathers great bundles of hope and trust for joy to share with happiness living as peace and love since fear found its own place and all that anger got back to work healing rather than dealing then the metaphor police comes in and tries to spoil the party with proper usage taking mischief out [...]

sometimes the darkness feels like forever the creeping cold of slow death the slammed door of failure cutting off all connection all access to joy sometimes the darkness smells like a friend a warm bed the sanctuary of sleep seducing where dreams and nightmares rule sometimes the darkness sees the artist working giving depth and [...]

stepping out the rubbish bin of global spectacular pain the rancid residue disconnect and eternal grift are slow to remove watch it stick see the splatter nothing notable here save my love no one cares but for ego away i stay you run my soul no more be gone dark trickster soon enough i’ll be [...]

i know how to live it’s easy sitting here in my blessed privilege i know how to love even when it’s difficult the most powerful force in the universe can be that way i know how to move and breathe to look and listen communicate be a person among people i know but there is [...]