This Monday brings me many changes. New routines and new ways of thinking and feeling. A period of adjustment you might say. I hate change. Especially when for me, there was nothing wrong with the old way. *sigh* But change pretty much comes as certainly as the sun comes up in the East each day. […]
The Silence [2006]
The silence swells around me like a dust cloud of darknessWaves of it sweeping in to consume the colors and fabric of my lifeLeaving behind only nondescript grays in its wake Quiet ebbs and flows upon the shores of my mindUnobtrusively at first offering peace and serenityIt lulls and seduces, calling to me as if […]
Solitude
She didn’t see him as he approached her. She was so lost in conversation with friends that she was completely unaware that she had somehow caught the attention of the man who would soon change her life forever. Perhaps it was just the way she moved when she spoke, or perhaps it was the tone […]
Censorship and the Artist [2008]
OK, this is actually going to be a rant. I am so sick of artists [all of them, music, art, film, etc] having to apologize because they cross some imaginary line. Yes, yes, I know they in fact do cross lines, but that’s what art is supposed to do, just in case you didn’t know. […]
Dancing in the Dark [2006]
I sit sometimes in the dark and wonder why I see things the way I do. Why I can see another’s point of view so clearly. Why I can sit and peacefully accept. The answers don’t always come to me. Sometimes the only thing I hear is a wave of emotions that speak to me […]
The Art of Communication [2004]
Communication is an art form if the truth is spoken and a weapon of mass destruction if lies are created. Note I said “lies are created”. You don’t have to tell an outright lie for a deception to be perpetrated. It’s an interesting side effect of less than truthful communication, but I digress, I want […]