the long dusty road,
intervened by obstacles.
makes life worth living,
to its full optimal.

pushing and pressing,
ends only in a checkmate.
for one to succeed,
one must they must not just participate.

giving and taking,
are the essence of life.
though it will test you and your character,
on the edge of a knife.

you fall you fail,
you balance you achieve.
and with failure comes success,
which enables one to believe.

one must stay optimistic,
and grab life by the horns.
and one must take the good with the bad,
and learn to be criticized and torn.

it only gets harder,
as one travels this road.
never back down,
and always carry the load.

for this will expound,
on how one must continue.
to be whom they are and will be,
and adapt to ones venue.

when the light comes down
and cast a shadow of your figure
it turns my mind around
and im eager for it grow

with the two of us under the sun
we create slight darkness
a place to lay our backs down and lounge
and feel the spark ignite between us

with the spark comes a flame
wihch the breeze manipulates into dance
for this fire we are too blame
but we show how to give love a chance

two silhoettes engulfed in orange and red
new life comes from this feat
life is amazing and nothing to dread
dont fight life cause you will only end in defeat

When the heart finds its happy median
it may never want anything else
But when your head tries to control the situation
you may forget what your heart has
The only true way to happiness is through the heart
so don't throw away the key when its not locked
Because your life may fall apart
pieces of your body begin to yearn
the satisfaction has scurried and it's nowhere to be found
with the effort of your heart searching
Your body is left lifeless and begins to break down
you mentally and emotionally crumble
things become fuzzy and vague in appearance
when really they should be clear
but you fund yourself befuddled searching for a Clarence
life is what you make of it
keep your heart above your head in sticky situations
everything will come out how its suppose to
and then youll have nothing in life but glorious revelations

TD

Actions and objects are peoples thoughts,
manipulated sinisterly into scheming plots.
The good the bad and the unforgivable,
make life something unlivable.
All of the lies and truisms smother each other,
as they create a thick fog of perplexity that just hovers.

This is how humans live,
always looking to take and and never give.
Things should just start over,
so that they can be more thought out as we grow older.
living in such a manner is something dreadful,
but looking into the future with this going on in the world isn't edible.

By making ourselves we will be the only "YOU",
this will hopefully create everyone themselvs too.
See all of this following just becomes to easy,
instead of rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands greasy.

Everyday everyone should just follow what they believe is right,
no matter how long it make take into the night.

TD

Promises from the government are nothing but lies. i really don't believe hardly anything that anyone has to say. Obama has already raised the taxes after he promised no tax inflation. We need to support a free market that looks like is diminishing to a socialist type economy. The Government is trying so hard to fix everything by borrowing money that we done have to pay back. all of this money that is being paid back is from our own pockets, how in the hell is this fair to our Dream World America. We try to live the American dream but in reality were fighting to get it back. Sure the gov. has always been around to "Help out" you know a subsidy here and another one there to "help out" the little guy instead of letting the economy take care of the little guy. The free market will allow businesses to prevail through supply and demand its simple but the small business owners are whining that they aren't making enough to get by when they really are. This means the Gov. has to step in and break a promise about keeping the tax at a normal rate by flexing it to a rate that is pure theft. Now with these bail out packages and the gov. trying to make jobs for people is insane. The government need to take a step back and let things happened, i mean if it wasn't for the government we could supply our own gas and not have to pay such a high tariff on that which in turn would lead to cheaper gas prices which then would lead to the economy and car market to stay up. all of this Gov. help really isn't helping anything.

TD

The Only Thing Left to Say

I tried to write about President Obama's inauguration, but honestly, nothing came to mind. You see the time for elegant words is over, the time for action is upon us. Like him or not, President Barack Obama exposed where America was headed and let us realize what America could be. I simply say that although all politicians are crooked in some way, perhaps we now have a President that will push through mindless arguements and try and put this country back on track.

Death, An Icy Reminder

Its tough to accept death. Regardless of when, why, or how, death is a rude reminder that the world can be harsh and unforgiving. What is tough about death is not necessarily the emotions towards the recently departed, but the realizations and emotions that result within your own self. You begin to think of how death's icy embrace will take you, and then you worry if all your faith is for naught. Oh yes my friends, death can effect us in ways we are never prepared for. But its hard to be confronted with mortality when we are told that we have our whole life to look forward to. Thoughts of death are thrust into our minds, and we cannot help but dwell on when our demise will come. But life is a journey. And death is but part of the journey we will all travel. It is okay to think of death, and sometimes be fearful on where it might lead us. But we can never let it consume us. You have to celebrate life to its fullest, and live it with no regrets or hesitation.

STW