Thursday, September 22, 2011

REWIRED

ARE YOUR WIRES EXPOSED OR ARE THEY HIDDEN?
TAKE ME FOR INSTANCE MOST PEOPLE THINK THEY
KNOW ME BUT I THINK MY WIRES ARE CONCEALED...

VERY FEW PEOPLE GET TO SEE MY WIRES.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE I THINK I HAD MY
WIRES TO EXPOSED AND I BROUGHT THEM BACK
IN FOR SAFETY...

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS MOST PEOPLE
DON'T REALLY KNOW ME.

WHEN YOU HOLD BACK FROM WHO YOU REALLY
ARE PEOPLE ONLY KNOW PART OF YOU.

THEY MAY SEE A GOOD PART OF YOU OR A BAD
PART OF YOU DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR
HOLDING BACK FROM...

I'M TRYING TO RISE ABOVE BAD WIRING.
AND ORGANIZE JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF EXPOSED WIRE

HOW ARE YOUR WIRES...

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

NOT A BAD DAY

IT STARTED OUT GETTING UP LATE RUSHING TO GET MY BOYS TOGETHER FOR SCHOOL...

PACKING THEM IN THE CAR TURNING THE KEY AND HEARING NOTHING BUT A CLICK IT WAS A  DEAD BATTERY...

OH WELL WHAT TO DO?
DUST OFF THE OLD PONTIAC, DROP THE TOP,
THE BOYS WERE SO EXCITED OFF TO SCHOOL WE WENT...


AND THEN I REALIZED HOW BEAUTIFUL THE WEATHER IS NOW,
THE TOP WILL PROBABLY NOT RISE ABOVE US UNTIL THE END OF WINTER...



Sunday, September 18, 2011

FAMILY

I'VE BEEN THINKING HOW MOST OF US ARE SURROUNDED BY FAMILY
YET WE SEEM TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WE HAVE THEM...

FOR SOME REASON WE LET THINGS LIKE GREED AND JEALOUSY
GET IN THE WAY.
AND FORGET THAT WE ARE FAMILY...

WE STOP TALKING TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE SOMEBODY DIDN'T
CALL YOU BACK OR THEY NEVER RETURNED SOMETHING.

SO IN REALITY THIS WORD SOMETHING BROKE UP YOUR FAMILY.

I'VE PROBABLY BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS A LOT LATELY BECAUSE
9/11 JUST PASSED AND I'VE BEEN THINKING OF THE FAMILIES THAT
DON'T HAVE THE CHANCE THAT WE HAVE...

ALSO, THE FAMILIES THAT ARE LOSING SOMEONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE AT WAR, FOR US! THE PEOPLE NOT TALKING TO OUR FAMILY BECAUSE
OF SOMETHING?


BUT NO MATTER HOW WE LOSE SOMEONE, I JUST WONDER WHY
IS IT THAT WE FINALLY SEE ALL THE GOOD STUFF IN THEM
WHEN THEY'RE GONE...

WE SHOULD RISE ABOVE US AND NOT MISS WHAT
WE ALREADY HAVE, SOMETHING,  GREAT FAMILY...

Sunday, September 11, 2011

NEVER FORGET

ON THIS DAY IT ALL COMES BACK
IF YOU LIVED IN NEW YORK ON 9-11-01
YOU KNEW SOMEONE WHO
LOST THEIR FREEDOM "LIFE"...


I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT WHERE
I WAS WHEN IT HAPPENED. BUT
THE BIGGEST THING I REMEMBER
IS DRIVING TO WORK EVERY DAY
FOR MONTHS AND SEEING THE SMOKE
COMING FROM GROUND ZERO.

SEEING THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS
ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY FOR
OVER A YEAR...

AND PEOPLE BREAKING DOWN
IN TEARS FROM SOMEBODY IN
THE ROOM JUST MENTIONING 911...

KNOWING EVERYONE AROUND YOU
LOST SOMEBODY THAT DAY...

THAT FEELING WILL NEVER GO AWAY.

AND I WILL NEVER FORGET.

AND WE WILL RISE ABOVE...

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

LIFE IS GOOD

WELL THE RESULTS ARE BACK
I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO DIE...

BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHEN.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I SPENT
ALL THAT MONEY ON THOSE
TEST WHEN I COULD OF HAD
MY BAGS REMOVED FROM
UNDER MY EYES...



BUT I DID GET THESE REALLY
COOL X-RAYS.

LIFE IS GOOD IT'S TIME TO RISE ABOVE...