"A collection of my thoughts, feelings, and reactions, to the world around me"
There is nothing like keeping a deja vu in your back pocket. Easily triggered by the stimulus that surrounds you. Today, a walk to the edge of the harbour and my whole life flashed back. All it took was the smell of saltwater, the touch of a rains mist, and wonderful memories came flooding back as strong as the approaching tide. A picture is wharf a thousand words. – Ash
Losing someone in your life that is still out there is like falling continuously and never hitting the ground. But, all you can feel is the impact. – Ash
Farewell my uncle. I never knew you, but I will never forget you. Life has a strange way of displacing what could have been. Death has taught me this. – Ash
I was with you for a while
every one of those moments I playback when I think of you
when my heart is calling out for yours to hear
your skin a shade of an angel
hair…I remember its smell tucked close under my chin
when you smiled the whole world became happy
and those eyes
they kept exploding my heart stretching it with love
you are the best thing that ever happened to me
a day that changed my life
so beautiful and full of hope…and my daughter
our bond and made up language only ours
will be forever
your laughter is what I hear the most, only it grows faint
those days I miss you so much it kills me a little bit more
reminds me how I am living with an empty heart
with a box full of memories
slowly losing what it feels like to have a pulse
as the pages of my mind bleed ink
disappearing the days of our lives together
all I have left are these words to keep going
Red sky eveningsÂ
I remember themÂ
stretched highway at eight o’clockÂ
over the overpass to watch Â
there is one last summer night coming out to playÂ
my pace quickens to catch upÂ
traffic flies by this one road boyÂ
who is wandering far from what he can recognize
adventure must be the same no matter where you areÂ
until I pass by an old train track that divided two kindsÂ
no friends from either so I move on
you could hear blades of grass keep a cool breeze in checkÂ
slowing down seconds for teenagers of the landÂ
to win toys, steal kisses, and lose ice creamÂ
it is impossible to be this alone Â
with Carnival noises filling the airÂ
but the lights threaten shadowsÂ
the stars show up, crowds filter, I am lost
walking forever on the eve of SeptemberÂ
heading back to the red road toward homeÂ
Sometimes we have to change our perspective to get the light back into our lives. It is OK to sit in the clouds, but never stop chasing the sun. – Ash
I remember nights growing up where a neighbourhood street light made for the perfect set piece to the play of summer. – Ash
I remember how long summer days were as a kid. It seemed as if there was time even between the seconds. – Ash
Don’t escape from life, escape toward it. – Ash
It is not how long I live, but how I live. I am accounting for all the time I can earn. Tax your body and expect returns. – Ash
