I was born with health and the whole wide world at my feet.

As a child I began with a sparkle in my eye and a spring in my step.

As a young man I dreamt of the accomplishments to be and the love of my life to be.

As a mature man the pressures of modern life stole away my zest for life and the sparkle in my eye sparkled no more. The accomplishments became the impossible, the love of my life never to be.

My mind askew, close to accepting a monotone, solitary existence, fate smiled upon me like a sunray warming my face as you did when we met.

We met, we talked, we fell deeply and happily in love. Marriage ensued as did the pitter patter sound of our childrens' feet.

The dreams and  accomplishments became simply achieved as the greatest accomplishment I had was meeting you.

Years passed, as an elderly man, I look back upon my life. The journey of life led me full circle back to realise the potential I had as a baby. The whole wide world was always at my feet.

Ilhan A.

Sleep well, dream better, for tomorrow is a new page, a fresh start.

Reinvent yourself, free yourself from limitation, fly and soar high into the sky away from the troubles that float within your mind.

Shine bright, long and show others all is not lost. Hope never dies and the human spirit is immortal.

Smile easier, laugh longer, forgive faster and make the world a better place.

If you can do this, then the world is truly worth living in, until you draw your last breath and your spirit lives on forever.

Until that day, I will say goodnight.

Ilhan A.

Let the cold drift over me ever so slow...

As slow as water sliding down a thawing icicle...

Let me sleep, for now and forever...

As a bear would sleep through the unforgiving cold winter...

Let the cold cover me from head to toe...

As a blanket on a cold winters night ...

No longer can I feel the bitter cold...

Hello coldness my only friend, this will be the last time we meet

Darkness falls upon me
.....

“Don’t leave me, for god’s sake you don’t give up !!”

I need you here, don’t leave me in this world! Fight it, breathe, breathe....

A painful gasp of air...my chest aches

My friend leaves me for now ...

We will meet again but not for now...

Now is not my time...

A blanket of warmth covers my body, my toes tingle, my heart beats as my masked friend floats away...

Eyes open I look into my brother’s blue eyes...

The look of utter despair and fear falls from his face, now filling with an overflowing emotion of pure joy...

Life is good for I am not alone...

Ilhan A