Life is like
a box of chocolates
and then
you die.
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One for the romantics.
Watching myself
estranged
through the eyes
of passerby
I,
get this question
all the time.
Why?
Why here?
Why this place?
Why not New York, or
somewhere far, far away –
the kid checking me in to
Planet Fitness doesn’t quite
understand why I’m here –
I know this because
I’ve been there, and there,
more places really than I care
Philadelphia, New York, San Diego
and what did I find?
People!
Yes
people,
glorious people,
who like I
wished to know why?
We romanticize
the lives that are not ours.
On a hot summer night.
I
was
tired
angry
and
loony
for
love.
So
you
put
me
in
your
pocket.
While
Meatloaf
sang –
I
bet
you
do
that
to all
the
boys.
Another On Loneliness
Don’t let
loneliness
scare you.
Eat it.
Drink it.
Consume it.
Take
it’s hand
and walk awhile.
Listen,
can you hear that?
Reason #1 for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
I close my laptop.
Turn off the television.
And check the time.
I will read for twenty minutes.
I don’t make it past the acknowledgements
before
I open my laptop.
Reason #2 for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Elizabeth says I’m happier on the West Coast.
So if her observations are to be correct
I must, at least for the sake of argument
test its soil
drink its water
and observe its stars
2,668 miles from Campo to Manning Park
for 160 nights, give or take
before settling for the East Coast.
Reason #3 for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
I’ve done
a ton
of sitting
in my lifetime –
more than I’d like to admit –
and nobody said a word.
The minute
I speak
about walking
nearly 200 days –
admittedly I tend to live in extremes –
everyone has an opinion.
After
hearing enough
I let them
take their shots –
most of them actually do care –
then lace my boots.
We
all
have our reasons
to stay or to go –
for fear, faith, or love –
and my reason to stay is going.
Reason #5 for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Having smelled
a great number of motel
and hotel pools
chlorine became a staple
of my youth,
so now,
to balance the equation
like higher education
I will indulge
the scent
of natures stream.
Reason #6 for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
I
waste
too much
time
so
it’s time
I let
time
waste
me.
Reason #7 for Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
I’ve never seen a waterfall.
Well, I have, just nothing memorable.
I’ve never walked through desert.
Well, I have, but that was a Vegas vacation.
I’ve never seen a bear.
Well, I have, but that was on Nat-Geo.
I’ve never seen you smile,
like when you’re in the wild.
And that is reason enough.
Words Of An Average White Male 