Shadow of Separation Continued As I looked around to find you, the sun reclaimed the skies. The shadow suddenly reappeared Where it had vanished before my eyes. He motioned for me to follow him and I knew it was time to go, But I told him I needed more time For there are three words that I must k...

In the distance stood a shadow in the shape of a man. As I slowly walked towards him he suddenly turned and ran. An instinct deep inside of me had me following in his stride, He didn't want me to lose him For he never attempted to hide. As we ran through the forest, we came upon a stream. The sha...

You are so much a part of my life…. I envision your smile and sunshine fills my gloom. I think of the sweet sound of your voice and I hear all of my favorite songs. I inhale; imagining the fragrance of your perfume, and gardens bloom before me. I remember the feel of your touch and a quilt of war...

Hope is the bleak void space inside us; that hungers for life and redemption, yet we come to prison, broken ourselves, standing by a hollow window of our own ghost prints, watching countless drops of rain pour onto a weeded harvest, that may someday grow into rose springs, by a sun we have yet to...

Both of us are lonely, drowning in tears we’ve cried, longing for the sweet caress that will ease the pain inside. Two bodies needing love to fill our empty hearts, bringing souls back together that our past’s have ripped apart. Open arms are empty, wanting someone to hold, seeking to replace the...

Can you feel it coming? The rush, it’s so intense; affecting all your senses, sending tiny compassionate hints. Can you smell the misty jasmine? Engulfing your total form, imagine it as the scent of love— for it’s love that powers this storm. Can you see the lightening? It’s striking through your...

This story is for those who might be struggling this Christmas season. Stay strong and never look back. There is always somebody worse off than you. You might think you have it bad, but trust me—there is always someone doing worse. Making Christmas Out of Nothing This Christmas there was no tree,...

On September 10th, 2025, at 10:30 AM, I will once again face the Parole Board to see if they believe I’m eligible for freedom. Since 1999, I’ve been paying for the wrong I committed. For many of those years, I’ve been learning to serve, to open, and to invite others into my community. I’ve grown ...

Today I walked to our garden, which sits behind a closed fence, and I stopped. I wasn’t sure what—or whom—was calling me to pause. But I did. I stood there looking at the garden flowers in their full glory. Open, as if inviting the sun, air, and bees to visit. Birds were cliff-diving off the edge...

Here again I find myself alone, fighting what seems to be a never-ending battle. Such adept fighters are my opponents. I attempt to fight my worthy (unworthy) enemies by taking on what seems to me to be the least to the most damaging; in succession and hoping that I am strong enough in the end to...

A sunset cast upon a sandy beach and the chill of the tide moving across my feet. Beauty Is… A evening in June upon a mountain top eyes gazed at a full moon. Beauty Is… The melody and pitch as you listen to a songful bird sing solo or orchestrated in a divine symphony. Beauty Is… The sights you s...

I hope you accept this symbolic salute to all our troops Sometimes we all take for granted the guarantees in our constitution and forget what it takes to be free And we look over our men and women who serve and the heroes who died so we can have our American dreams I hope this small token of appr...

Walking down the street one day, I came across a man just lying there Cold, dirty and partly sick with the most haunting depressing stare. Quickly taking inventory of myself standing there Fit and strong but in the back of my mind wondering if that was me would anyone care? My answer being yes, m...

August 2nd, 2013 To Whom It May Concern, In 2013, I was stabbed multiple times in the stomach and lost half my colon and half my stomach. My small intestine was torn up badly, my spleen was severely damaged, and I had acute blood loss. My pancreas was also damaged. This happened during the Padres...