Hopeful Stationary Wanderer

I didn’t ask for this war But somehow I’m the star of it’s encore cursed to relive the worst of every moment, of his torment lost, never found, bound to the pain of a battle stain in a war, I didn’t ask for I wish I didn’t know, I could let go But my memory is his penitentiary

Be bold. Don’t fold. All in. 

It's been difficult lately to find a unique moment of the day. But today's was worth recording.

#wreckinside #flyingsquirrel #jsydspoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci57LbIu1bUMOntEi1KQ9MC88ZC_8k1KIVtrAE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

You know what I see when I look at this picture? Eyes that don’t see the same anymore. Had I not had surgery I may have gone blind. But I’ve lost something that I was so used to. Things that are close are blurry. Of course it’s also a metaphor. Everything feels so far away now. I thought if the things farther away were clear, it would be easier. That was a lie. If I could do it again, I’d choose to focus on what’s right in front of me. To see that more clearly. #jsydswritings #icantseeshit https://www.instagram.com/p/CeVTbuoOQ27vRhbehwT_Sg-gVsNo9L-u62tYQo0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I can’t imagine what it’s like to be blind. But I can tell you losing sight of what you used to be able to see sucks. What good is being able to see in the distance if you can’t see what’s right in front of you? I clearly didn’t think this one through. #jsydspoetry #writerscreed #blindasabatnow #itsallrelative # https://www.instagram.com/p/CeDa3z1OopPmXsvG3JSf1JqmD3wVPtnU7Wmo3s0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Brings on the rain

— my broken heart

And I drown in my own mistakes

But at a loss from memory.

#disconnected * * * #jsydspoetry #ptsdawareness #supportpeoplewhosupportpeople 3/22 (at Jackson, Mississippi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbbAo_6O-qQ2VSiObwRoCNuQ9CeUFM3mpTdFMY0/?utm_medium=tumblr

The quiet comes with the company and the place; with the time and the space. The wind captures the worry and the rain slows the hurry. I am the dock anchored to the shore but longing for more. Creaking with each wave; reminding them I am brave. I have a purpose to serve, my place on this earth. So I must stand strong and steady, always on the ready. I’m the bridge between the vast sea and your hope for safety. . . . #jsydspoetry #natchezmississippi #onthewater #poetsofinstagram #poemoftheday #jsydsphotos #takenoniphone #ilovemississippi (at Natchez State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzJ65lFxtu/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’m listening to Greenlights a memoir by @officiallymcconaughey right now and I’ve learned more from his rambling bumper sticker, story-telling, authenticity than I could imagine. . . . There’s this one part where he talks about how the best archers don’t aim at the target, they aim through it. . . . This short realization stuck with me for a long time. I thought about my whole life how we’ve always aimed at targets, at the bullseye. But how much more sense it made to aim through to the other side. . . . Then the application to life and professional goals hit me. What if I didn’t just aim for the bullseye? What if in aimed for the other side? Imagine not only the potential for hitting the target but for reaching something so much greater. . . . Then I started to think about mountain climbing. Why just try reaching the top? The peak is just the beginning. Let’s go for the other side of the mountain, and perhaps even the mountain after that one? . . . We grow up with these ideas that we aim at targets, and we climb to the top, but what if that’s only half the journey? . . . Read or listen to Greenlights by Matthew Mcconaughey, you will learn so much about yourself (and have fun learning about him). You won’t regret it. * * * #bookrecommendations #jsydswritings #jsydspoetry #aimthroughit #overthemountain #greenlight #lifequotes (at Jackson, Mississippi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzFiddFkbGbNRh_vYEKVFWjPNST3qZHKbQ0Kg0/?utm_medium=tumblr