Die No More

I always knew it be this. I never doubted it for a minute. But in the business of life, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

I was drowning. And didn't realize I was naked until the tide went out. I've had a friend or two. But it's mostly been me. And I'm terrible at relationships. If time is the enemy of the mediocre; why do my days feel so painfully long?

More than ever before, I understand, the walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. And increasingly, it becomes easier to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.

I hold no anger though. Just yesterday I read that "anger is a poison we take ourselves in hopes of hurting the other person."

Die no more.

I Woke Up Early This Morning...

And realized there's nothing like the future... I feel blessed. I've got a dedicated team excited to make it happen. I was introduced to DubStep last night... and it blew my mind. It's a totally new way of experiencing music for me.

So this rap music ends up being a new kind of poetry for me. I gave up on new poetry myself maybe 5 years ago, when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens on a hostile world.

With everything behind me, I feel more at home now.

Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express.

That is the point at which I am at now.

To those of past, thank you for the perspective. To those of the present, thank you for your continued support. To those of the future, well it'll sure be nice to meet you. And when I finally do, pour me a glass and lets toast - to life, and love.

2010 shall be a year of Redemption.

“Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption (Psalms 130:7).”

And everything that happens leads to salvation, ... Even if there is destruction, in the end, redemption will come.

Sincerely,

AJS