TeAsInG

Hello….
I know it’s the worst time to drop a call…..
But where did we leave off?
Oh yes, the legs
That massage
The rubbing, the kneading
The warmth by the constant motion of the hands
Cooled by the mouth encased ice
An icy tongue adding to that growing sensation
Working its way ever so slowly
Up up and then still up

How Many Lives is Democracy worth?

What now seems ages ago, democracy was the preeminent theory bandied about the world? States were thrown in chaos when strong leaders not viewed as democrats were toppled through intervention of foreign nations. The power vacuum allowed for the rise of a new string of leaders. Those who favored wealth over power, who viewed their positions as a platform to open up and fatten a Swiss bank account, never afraid that their governments would lose the favor of the people because come to think of it, what would the people do. The power vacuum also allowed for the empowerment of the youths. The Youth through sheer necessity became entrusted with the protection of the liberties promised by democracy. Having nothing to loose by non involvement because they already bore the brunt of the mismanagement of their countries, and nothing to gain because their future remained insecure with nothing to look forward to, but more debts and a broken country, always the scapegoat for deteriorating standards in a country and always the first to stand up and be counted when they find cause to reverse the debilitating trend. Millions of such youth have lost their lives from as far apart as China and Sierra Leone, and now at the most unlikely of times there is a threat that thousands more are about to loose their lives in the pursuit of democracy, then one wonders, How many lives are worth the establishment and protection of democracy, especially when those lives that are lost are the viable segment of society integral to any strides made in the development of a country.

IT IS...

It is how we feel when
all our desires from the basest needs to the highest wants
the desire for acceptance, importance
the need to matter
the need for safety and companionship
are met all at the same time.

It is how we feel when someone always seems to
stroke our ego
make us feel most important
be the one to whom we can narrate our accomplishment without boast
and in whose accomplishment we can share without guilt

It is how we feel about someone who we relate to be
the mighty lioness capable of protecting the cubs
the dexterous gardener cultivating the sweet smelling rose garden

It is
a hand to hold while skipping down the street
a mind to pick and share ideas with, without always been defensive

It is someone
Whose name denotes a smile because you're always doing exactly that when your memory is touched by her presence and much more so when the other senses bear witness to what the mind has been feeling all the time
Someone to whom you can give your best friend's seat without a moment's hesitation from you or him

It is near and dear
Hard to find and harder still to keep

I have found it, have you?

Why you are always beautiful to me

As we celebrate our golden anniversary
I am reminded of why you are always beautiful to me.
In my mind is a perfect picture of you frozen in time
The pretty little girl, super sweet, brazenly beautiful and exceptionally intelligent
The one I fell in love with what now seems to be several lifetimes ago.
The calm voice that has never taken a break from counseling me
The presence that seems to be permeate all the memorable moments in my life
The great benefactor that has provided me with the best gifts in life (our kids)…
To us…may our memories magnify our joys…