I will write about my weekend soon enough. But to hold you guys over until then, here’s a poem I wrote way back in the summer of ‘99.

Anger, betrayal, helplessness

powerful emotions,

gripping, grasping, overwhelming

logic, rationality, reason

tools of the mind, agents of thoughts

fleeing on Icarus’ wings,

empty, devoid of substance

two adversaries, waging war wastefully

never resolving, constantly wavering

a neverending battle, I its only casualty

resolution impossible, doves fall to earth

friendship, loyalty, love

concepts with ideas of eternity trailing close behind

yet the strength of its bindings always in question

doubt, questioning, uncertainty

lurking around every corner and crevice

unseen yet its presence always known, felt

trust, given freely by some

fools they are, ignorant shells of humanity

trust is something earned, valued

not to be thrown around like empty thoughts

closure, clarity, completeness

necessary, yet painful at times

serening peace it brings