13 Reasons - A Baker’s Dozen

Today, I am wearing cut-off jeans,

frayed at the ends,

and threaded holes in three places,

a blue short-sleeved shirt and yeah,

white socks. It's my laid-back,

don't-give-a-damn-what-you-think-of-me-look.

Today, I have had my daily dose of coffee;

six cups.

Next comes the Pepsi.

Perhaps I am over-wired for sound,

who knows?

Today, looking out my window,

it looks like any other day.

Cars going by,

joggers, jogging.

No big deal.

I have work to do.

Today, like all days,

I think, I write,

I write,

then think even more.

Today,

lunch will have come and gone,

then back to the task at hand.

Today,

like on other days,

I think back

when love was in full gear,

as it raced through my life.

Today,

like yesterday

and all the today's before,

I imagine the idea of loving again,

but not saddened by that empty thought.

To love deeply,

without hesitation or reservation

is a blessing in one's lifetime.

Today,

I relinquish nothing,

save all and move forward.

Today,

there are lives to save,

lives to end,

as another story unfolds.

This mind is a harbor of mass events.

Today,

I think back on a wise woman,

how she taught me understanding,

and I still feel blessed by her comfort.

Today,

me thinks a walk is due.

A trip around the lake,

for no other reason than I can.

Today,

my day started by waking up,

and that is always a good sign.

Today,

thinking about tomorrow,

and what will or won't change.

That's the beauty of it.

Tomorrow;

today will be another memory.

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This is a phrase I coined back in the early 90's.

"Another day down. I worked for it. I earned it, and no one can take it away from me. Ever."