It is what it Is_the podcast
The Stakes
Original Photo by Hu Chen @ https://unsplash.com/@huchenme They say what goes up must come down. I’ve reached the high-point now the downslope’s a fast descent. I’ve lost my footing. When life meets Everest, Annapurna, Kilimanjaro: the fall’s a problem. The flaws in us all are paper balls thrown recklessly toward tin cans. It’s that Rembrandt... Continue Reading →
Allegiance = Blind Loyalty
original photo by @oscartothekeysI'm supposed to be accustomed to trusting you; because: I love you. I mean I do because I want to; It's not a must that I do. But I don't know if this will last, because the hands of time bind us in this copious trance like state: a hopeless romance; they'd... Continue Reading →
Prison of the Mind
original image by Mitch Lensink @unsplash.com @lensinkmitchelIf convicted here's my written statement. I've taken time away from you and now my times been wasted. This cascade of faces rain down upon me like storm clouds chased and, So many traces of my spoken words, are lies; allegations. A supposed witnesses truth lack proof; fabrications. But... Continue Reading →
The Northern Lights
Ever wonder why the northern lights illuminate a night sky under April showers? She brought Summer under conditions of Winter. Transition, from cold days to heat waves: What Springs will sprout till it Falls from existence. Translation; your rain clouds and sun-rays sustain life even when the void seems empty. Your gift is a trancendence,... Continue Reading →
The Burning Bridge
Original photography by Niko E. https://www.unsplash.com/@xnico I see the embers rolling in like a swift breeze over the ocean waves.A flicker, a spark will illuminate the dark like a candle wick. Call it the pyro in me that yearns for the energy to burn shit senselessly. You brought fire to the battlefield and fanned the... Continue Reading →
Writer’s Block (A Poem)
https://unsplash.com/@steve_j (Photography by Steven Johnson) Trauma to my pen tip Watching as this ink leaks Black blood runs across my padPlease save it. It's the sixth one this weekI can't write a single thing My flow is incarcerated Murders in its middle name. Writers block is causing me to second guess my spoken wordsChoking on... Continue Reading →
Life: It’s Complicated Part 3_ Storms of our Life
©https://unsplash.com @Jeremy Bishop (Photography by Jeremy Bishop) DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author. If you are easily offended or sensitive to the topics mentioned in the material, this may not be right for you. Please use at your own discretion. If you have struggled or know someone who has... Continue Reading →
Hello/Goodbye
Hello I've been waiting for a long time from my domicile, confined to a mine full of land mines. Light as a feather the sweat of forever- after lingering on the ripples of my forehead. Tip toeing on the everlasting of tragedy. The magic is a mastery; a masterpiece The thought of seeing you through... Continue Reading →
Life: It’s Complicated Part 2
A Story by Derek Johnson ©https://unsplash.com/@joshuaearle (Photography by Joshua Earle) “Sometimes life gives you obstacles. Obstacles that may seem unfair or too extreme. But you are given choices. Break through the obstacles or let the obstacles break you.” - Anonymous- __ Intro As you have read previously, life might have an interesting way of literally... Continue Reading →
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