Just me and 
my little place
cozy and comfy 
couple of lamps 
cup of coffee 
and a view 
just sitting here 
all of us 
some music too
and a fire 
friends are we
not saying much 
this is what 
my life means 
to me and 
needs to be 

How to say 
this looming has
woven itself into 
me like threads
of dark uncertainty 
but unseen by 
the naked eye 
I know it’s 
there protecting me 
from arrows and 
daggers and stones 
so throw at
me your best 
but expect not
me to kneel 

In a stirred
pond one cannot 
see the fish
therefore wait patiently 
for debris and 
decay to settle 
at the bottom 
then you’ll see
the flashes of
light and color 
swimming about just 
as they have 
always been before 

I only feel 
what others do 
but I unlike 
others put into 
words so that 
those who don’t 
won’t feel alone 

We all have 
walked through our 
own valley of 
darkness some choose 
to stay there 
whilst others keep 
moving and making 
it to the 
other unknown side 
some find comfort 
in their darkness 
while others they 
seek the light