BREAKING FREE

Have you ever had to break freeEver had to break freeNot from prisonAt least not a physical sort of prison A psychological oneOr a mental oneBut one whose walls might as well be made of stonePerhaps even of the strongest stoneAn invisible sort of stone Have you everEver had to break free Free ofAnd Free…

The Wee Hours

It’s been a while since I’ve been up in the wee hours of the morning. And by a while, I mean maybe 3 or 4 weeks. That’s a miracle to me. Insomnia has been a constant companion of mine for many many years. Many years. And it’s only after a good night’s sleep or several…

A crumb of hope

It’s funny how we forget one basic rule of life: The only constant is change. That whatever we are going through: sadness, loss, happiness, joy, whatever, it is bound to change. That is a fact of life. This is especially hard to remember during sad or low times, times of misfortune and so on. Lately,…