Hardship is always on the menu;
tragedy is often it’s name;
reality, itself, is the venue;
and destiny gets the blame.
Karma is oft a name that’s used;
to stand in destiny’s place;
a willing, deserving victim, accused;
to receive an unwarranted disgrace.
Sometimes there is no
…The woman stood in a terrible place;
she was carrying her rapist’s child;
filled with anger, hurt, and disgrace;
to be a mother for one so reviled.
The baby inside her was a little girl;
whose father was a rapist and worse;
the woman’s mind was in a
I’m just a man with a garden,
and bags full of seeds nearby;
my misdeeds require a pardon;
bringing offerings to reply.
I’d fill my garden with edibles;
then I’d grow something to eat;
planting all kinds of vegetables;
including some that are sweet.
Nothing to fill
…Why is it we look the way that we do;
who’s the artist who made us our face;
that one which tells that this is you;
that one which all mirrors embrace?
God created us each as an energy soul;
perfect replicas of His energy being;
but, we, ourselves
Can we differentiate right from wrong;
separate the good from the bad?
We do our best to just get along;
and separate happy from sad.
Emotions and feelings are storms;
meant to be endured;
thus our characters reformed;
for our future to be insured.
What is evil in God’s
…Who turned out the light of my life;
exited from it’s stage;
who removed my loving wife;
and turned another life’s page?
Who brought down the stage curtain;
brought about the end to our song;
what about the future is certain;
and how can I just play along?
The world I grew up in, has gone away;
only some traces of it still remain;
just remnants of past are here today;
and everything else has history’s disdain.
For reality is much like a vapor;
a morning fog covering the ground;
before its enjoyment, we savor;
much can
What is the difference between love and care?
They’re somewhat different inside;
many think they’ll find love anywhere;
care usually runs to hide.
Both care and love tend to be selfish;
we want to receive more than we give;
and yet, such thinking is foolish;
for it’s
