Struggling to Understand an Over-Politicized Nation
My grandfather holding the flag at the very first Flag Day. An Italian immigrant, he loved being an American.
I do not usually talk about politics, but I […]
Despite all of …
Despite all of the tremendous gains made in understanding our world, we remain constantly bridled by our inability to recognize the native talents and unexplained intuitions that challenge conventional wisdom. As a species, we resist growth, […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Love Me
Don’t be afraid to love me, I am not so weak and fragile,
There is no need for pity, or to feel you are using me.
I’m not […]
Bridges
there’s this bridge I’m looking for
i don’t know where it goes
but I’m sure it spans the distance
between our shores
on foot’s the only way I see
to trek this […]
Farewell Catarina, Farewell to Love
As I am a creature of patterns, though there is a vast difference between patterns and repetitious outcomes that slap me in the face. Despite my prodigious optimism, to see past persistant repetitious outcomes, I am […]
I Heard This in the Shadows
It has been a tough couple of weeks. Love seems outside my grasp, no matter how brave I am or how deep into the darkness I reach. So, the shadows grew louder, and louder, […]
Am I Capable of Love?
Am I capable of love? The biblical definition of love says love in not selfish and does not seek itself. Yet the people who ask […]