Tweets from the Dark Side… That is what we get from the President of The United States! All CAPS mantras about Making America Great Again which is an insecure plea from an Old White Man who sees the country growing, evolving into the Great American Melting Pot we were told…(1/7) …it already was in theContinue reading “Tweets from The Dark Side”
Author Archives: D Jay Collins
I Can Breathe
I Can BreatheBut I can’t swallow the pain inflicted on my brotherI Can BreatheBut I can’t deny the air is thick with hatredI Can BreatheBut I feel guilty living when there are those gasping for that same airI Can BreatheBut I feel helpless looking on when that last breath escapes my brotherI Can BreatheBut IContinue reading “I Can Breathe”
Ghost Tower
I was a couple blocks away from the Sears Tower on 911. Even though they said there was a threat and we could go home, I didn’t have anyone to go home to and I could see from the floor I was on that I wasn’t getting anywhere in that traffic jam. So, I smokedContinue reading “Ghost Tower”
The Rough Dry Ground
I don’t have a drinking problem. I drink just fine, thank you. My problem is that I think that drinking is the cause and solution to most of my problems, only not at the same time. Whenever things go wrong, I find a nice neat glass of whiskey makes it more palatable. Unfortunately, when IContinue reading “The Rough Dry Ground”
Coward
I was born a poor black child. The beginning of this story and one of the funniest lines of a movie…ever. But, then again…that’s not quite accurate, the story part. When I was born, I didn’t know how rich I was at the time. In March of ’68, I had a Mom, Dad, 2 1/2Continue reading “Coward”
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
