Tuesdays with Morrie

'Do you know how they brainwash people? They repeat something over and over. And that's what we do in this country. Owning things is good. More money is good. More property is good. More commercialism is good. More is good. More is good. We repeat it -- and have it repeated to us -- over and over until nobody bothers to even think otherwise. The average person is so fogged up by all this, he has no perspective on what's really important anymore.'

- Sigmund Freud

No mortal can keep a secret.

If his lips are silent,

he chatters with his fingertips;

Betrayal oozes out of him

at every pore.

Dearly beloved,

we are gathered
here today to mourn
the phone calls we
never got and the
lonely seasons.
The children cried,
"Does it ever go away?"
They're asking about heartache
and you know better than to lie,
so you answer truthfully
and you say no.
"It doesn't go away."
Everyone is taught to
look both ways before
crossing the street and
to talk quietly in the library,
but nobody ever learns
anything that matters,
like how to keep breathing
when your heart breaks in half.



-Author Unknown

Seven Years

I can't seem to understand why you've stayed around for this long

I've slowly torn you apart
Year after year

I'm sorry I made you fall for me....
And I'm sorry I never knew what I wanted

You deserve so much more than this....
Much more than I can give you

You deserve your "perfect girl"
And I'm not her

You've always been stuck in my heart
And my heart is where you'll stay

Gitchee Gitchee Goo
Here's to those seven years you've been put through hell but always came back
Here's to you and the mark you've made on my life
Cheers
This is for you


-Gimpy

There's Too Much At Stake

I've never seen someone care that much for me

And you did care

Until I couldn't give you what you thought you needed

I didn't want to see you go

Cause I was afraid of where you'll end up

But I am so much better off now that you're gone

You never meant a thing to me Lie lie lie lie lie

I've been filled with white lies and empty promises since you day you went away

It makes it easier to get by

Sunny Days Hurt The Most

As my weary eyes brush across the casket, I noticed a small rainbow form across her from the sun. I think, "My, she is beautiful".

Bittersweet moment.

My eyes settle on a plastic bag by her head containing dice and a score card from a game of Yahtzee.

The letter within read,

"You're in the lead now but you won't be once we unite again.

I love you, Love Garry".

And right there before me, the love they shared for all those years flashed across my mind.

He leans down to grab her hand, kisses her forehead, his eyes fall to her face.

Choking back tears, he says;

"I'm sorry for fighting with you earlier. It should've never happened. I'm

going to miss you. I can't wait to see you again..... I love you...."

Tears form behind my eyes.

How can the world keep moving on when true love ends?

You Sold Me Out

As I'm driving down the road,

I watch the snowflakes fall and land softly on the pavement.

A song comes on the radio and it reminds me of you.

You are always in my thoughts as if you were right here with me.

They say nothing real has a happy ending, so be nothing with me.

DDL

02-07-2006