Warfare, Home and the Journey
“Life is warfare and a journey far from home.” ~Marcus Aurelius.
“Life is warfare and a journey far from home.” ~Marcus Aurelius.
Today, I am proud to say I am my Dad’s son and to say “Goodbye, but not really.”
I have heard the sirens. Then one day the sirens came for me.
On the other side was the torch of freedom. All he wanted to do was carry it and share it with his little girl.
A ghost sat beside me, rocking slowly on the small, wooden chair. In the steely silence I could hear only two things; the rhythmic beating of my heart and the creaking of that chair. I […]
It is a fire I’ve known well, built in the moments of darkness where no light was assured, kindled in those times when I was frozen to the bone.
He loved her right away, and when faced with the likelihood of his death they decided to commit to the love they felt. If he died he would die her husband, and she his wife.