God is inside you and inside everybody else. You come into the world with God. But only them that search for it inside find it. And sometimes it just manifest itself even if you not looking, or don't know what you looking for. Trouble do it for most folks, I think. ... Yeah, It. God ain't a he or a she, but a It.

But it ain't easy, trying to do without God even if you know he ain't there, trying to do without him is a strain

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.

before I embark on any new venture, I ask myself: will the joy of doing this make me lose track of any concern for time? If the answer is yes, I proceed!

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

She was so quiet. So reflective. And she could erase herself, her spirit, with a swiftness that truly startled, when she knew the people around her could not respect it.

Writing poems is my way of celebrating with the world that I have not committed suicide the evening before.