They've told me to be myself
For as long as I can remember
But as I watch the fireplace blaze
As I contemplate the ember
It was-what it was-a feeling
And it is what it is--revealing
That at any moment
At any time
As the clock ticks
As the hours chime
Nothing really changes
EXCEPT-- the time thats left
To do that for which you're suited
And to do your best
An ember is an ember
But only in its name
It started life as wood or coal
It will still be the same
Until It turns into dust
The FINAL stage of life
And it will as everything will
Do what it must
To fulfill its destiny
With all its many changes
Dealing with how life rearranged
EVERYTHING and EVERYONE
Every second of every day
THAT my friend....
....is how you be .....yourself...
... In every BLESSED WAY!

you ran your tender nails
over all my scars.
but then i looked down
and there was
blood
**e v e r y w h e r e