night's hungering

a mouth reeking of venom

and lips flashing red

my hands reach for love

smeared with the sap of a fir.

one might believe it's Christmas

as colors blink 'bout my face

but it's the light of the damned

flickerings of those who feel lost.

i stand before an icon

Christ's eye's black with judgment.

they're rods rolled in fire

cauterizing the wound of my soul.

joy's flown, lighted upon a height.

rough climb, the rocky precipice

more than my skills allow

need assistance as companion

to scale the sharp outcropping rocks.

need joy, need peace

as sadness rots my gut

as anger smokes my bones.

my night's hungering for daylight

my dark groans for the sun.

*The heart has reasons that reason knows nothing of.

-Paschal

*The dangers of life are many, and safety is one of those dangers.

-Goethe

*Reflections of Alan Jones:

  -If we begin with sloppy or inaccurate information, we will soon find ourselves caught in a web of deception.

  -Concern for truth cannot be taken for granted.

  -We know that what is accurately true and what is accepted as true are not always the same.

  -The problem with the culture of victimization is that it obscures the real victims.  That is one of the reasons why it is important to go on searching for the truth even though it is often messy and difficult.

  -Because we cannot know everything does not mean that we cannot know something.