What Crosses My Mind

  • After Midnight

    I’m alone now you know, living life out of home. Newer surroundings become my resting place. Prints and frames on the walls, plants I am neglecting. Quiet is my twilight with fresh snow in my surround. Where all my thoughts rewind, daily, hourly, always on my mind. Some talk of karma being near, sounds will…

  • Soft Melody

    When everyone has been tidy, Lives measured with security. There isn’t any looming stranger, Our expressions are so natural. That quiet melody is a reminder, Lives gain harmony with song.

  • A Photograph

    She once told me a glance Might be a deception. Difficult to determine sometimes An actual smile, a fond shoulder. Two people might embrace And all eyes will smile together. Inside is a turmoil no one sees, Only you know what I share. In the meantime let’s join hands And live out our forgiveness.

  • Night Music

    Those pieces always come alive with memories driving in my car. The radio blasting in the twilight, emotions lost, a circle of melody carrying my yearning soul home.

  • An Hour Later

    The breeze felt biting with winter’s scorn, fresh snow would now paint the landscape. In his mind, he wondered about next steps, would it be easier to fall back on the pain. If life were measured simply in hours, would we be so fortunate to bottle our time. There’s a sensory feel with fresh air,…

  • That Sadness

    Sometimes she just appears, this anomaly I endure. Always with recognition, trouble begins with her. I’d like to know why I can never let go of my past. She surrounds me in my room, the lighting gives off an aura that only I may feel, anyone else would only chuckle. I can see everything so…

  • Anxious Mornings

    I woke today with my wall of anxiety awaiting me. It’s a feeling that overwhelms me, some days more than others. The feeling has been with me my entire life. I remember the first time I felt some comfort in my personality, was seeing a therapist around the age of 18. My therapist gave me…

  • Holiday Blues – Part One

    I woke up today feeling pensive. I often reflect upon my accomplishments over the course of the last three decades, and there is much for me to be thankful. I had the opportunity to run a theatre program most of my life, and I do believe I did a good job. I touched a lot…

  • In Minneapolis

    Well, they’ve arrived in their masks and brutality, remember long before this hour, our city was labeled with ugliness and rumors of violence. People did protest, they burned buildings all in response to the gruesome taking of a life. George Floyd now seems a distant memory, as ICE now invades our neighborhoods. Stay indoors, shutter…

  • When A Younger Man

    All of it was simple, those life moments. I always had someone, who might upset my vibe. Everyday my confidence tested? I relied upon my smile. Seems years ago now, or maybe still, just yesterday.