#39. It All Comes Down to Today

My wife is amazing. In general.

15. Suicide.

I remember the phone call. I was one of a few of my friends still home before heading up to college that fall, many years ago. My friend should have been in college so I was surprised that he was calling. Immediately, I knew from his voice something was wrong. He said, “My mom is dead. She killed…

On Repeat

She woke.

The darkness told her dawn had not yet come. She rolled to her side, hoping to drift back to sleep. Knowing she wouldn’t, couldn’t, she opened her eyes to see the red numbers, 2:46am, earlier than usual.

Weasel Words

(Canada Poems: Recap and resume)

113. Can you keep a secret?

Promise not to tell anyone?

8. The terrifying truth about creativity

If being creative is so liberating, why is it also so terrifying? I worked for a global…

Comparison is the thief of joy

A couple of days ago, I had a friend on the phone.

Things were going great:

• He finally got hired by the company he was working for as a 3rd party for 2 years. Meaning great paycheck and at least 10 weeks of holidays;

Stay With Me

Can we. Talk about things that are important to us. Sit. Out. Under the moonlight. Silently. Will our way through the fiery haze. Iridescent clouds form feathery plumes. Smoky oil spills in the night sky. Liquid swirls drawn with the wind’s pen. Peace. Companionship. Is it ever that easy. Are there some…

What I Saw When I Cut My Hair

I have 3 daughters. Between their hair and mine, I spent countless hours detangling & styling — so I cut mine.

And I absolutely hated what I saw afterwards.

I discovered I was fat! The volume and height of my curls had created an optical…

60. One of my favourite pieces of advice

I don’t recall where I first heard or saw this piece of advice, apologies for that.

I’m probably going to misquote it too, but you should get the gist.

Sleepy eyes

Sleepy eyes twinkling lights

Under the skys far behind

Waiting patiently dreamy eyes

Waves crashing in full moon night

Heart aches for love and peace

No Longer

No longer your songs gets played in my mind

No longer your words seems more then words

now i see words were always mere words

mistake was mine for i was too blind to see

now i see it was all a dream

now i am waking for this love was just a dream.

33: Habit and Addiction

I have ugly fingers because I pick the skin around my fingers. This habit makes my arms achy and stiff. My fingers are swollen. I think it also leads to other problems, like me grinding my teeth at night. Even while typing this blog my arms hurt. But I can’t stop picking my fingers…