I wish all the mothers out there the happiest and holiest Mother’s Day! This is your day that God and this nation have set aside to honor all it means to be a mother. Thank you for making that choice!
For those of us who have already lost our mothers, trust that I earnestly feel your pain. I miss my mom today very much. I had a dream about her last night. It was more like a memory. I remember and dreamt about being so young I was barely able to stand and my mom feeding me some apple sauce from a giant light brown bowl decorated with some simple blue trim. What I remember most is that overwhelming feeling of love and warmth and the certainty that my world was safe and wonderful and that my sister and I were deeply loved by our mother.
Once again, I stand reminded of a weight That my days are numbered and have a date On which no more effort will be to my gain I push forward that my life is not in vain
It amounts to the cost of my own life to me All the troubles in my soul and yet to be This is that something that isn't very nice However much it goes against all sage advice
These are my life's bangers flashing in my head The things done and the too much that was said The memories that I cannot leave alone or behind The visions in my sight permanently in my mind
Like a tortured poet, this is my soul undressed As I stare at the ceiling looking at my own mess The tears flooding my eyes are not half as blinding As my conscience shouting and constantly reminding
Like a fan-boy, I stand listening about my ability What it means when shaped to it's great capability But then, when I'm alone, I suffer the quiet drama Of my life lived through in all its naked trauma
Like the ancient mariner, you grab at my albatross Whispering what could go wrong and of all the loss I know beyond knowing that I am besieged by death I have been the one breathing my supposed last breath
And each time, I have managed to get up once again Knowing the strength of my soul is really my best friend Maybe the everyday opportunities offer their invitations But I think maybe I'm best served by my inner convictions
(c) May 11, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Constitutions of civil government are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination of these with the probable exigencies of ages, according to the natural and tried course of human affairs.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
President Biden should take heed that his acts to usurp the powers invested in the Legislature including but not limited to “cancellation” (transfer of student loan debt to the People from the true debtors) is unconstitutional).
To find that person in life's journey Is instrumental to being happy With each touch and every kiss I know now how much I would truly miss
If ever I should not have found In this world where no one else would do You were the secret behind the veil A lifetime from now, I'll love you still
There's a passion that blocks life's noise With a thousand reasons you are my joys With this ring, I'll gladly marry thee In a return of the love you pour on me
It's a special peace you bring to me The best dream of all, as it's meant to be Somewhere in life's ceaseless fragility There was fate that brought you to me
You're the one that I want to be there The only one in a long time that I need near When you're happy, I find my happiness Now I know what it means to find true bliss
There's a passion that blocks life's noise With a thousand reasons, you are my joys With this ring, I'll gladly marry thee In a return of the love that you bring to me
Let the world around, put us to the test One look at you and I know that we're the best We'll take on life's storms easily together Standing as one, there can be no better
We'll see things through hand-in-hand Walking barefoot across time's sands I know heart-to-heart, this much is true There could be no one better for me than you
(c) May 10, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
I love the way you love me The way that it makes me feel It helps me find the ability To make it through and keep things real
Shining like a beacon of light It's you that gets me through the night I somehow feel my soul shaking In that promises that we're making
I know that I'm flying too close to the sun There is a miracle in what we've done When I look at you, I know that you're the one Yes, my love, I know that you're the one
You've given me wings to fly Even though I don't know quite why There will be no stopping us now I know this is the truth of us somehow
It might be hard to explain How so many struggles can be in vain There have been tears enough for us all And memories enough for each of us to recall
I know that I'm flying too close to the sun There is a miracle in what we've done When I look at you, I know that you're the one Yes, my love, I know that you're the one
Heartbroken by the words in my head So much that cannot be unsaid These are the times that we are lost without meaning These are the moments of my soul's undoing
But here it is, we've reached the end And I'll always love you as my friend There is that something we both will keep As we do our best not to weep
I know that I'm flying too close to the sun There is a miracle in what we've done When I look at you, I know that you're the one Yes, my love, I know that you're the one
It's those great expectations that fell apart As we trip on the landmines of our hearts We find our forever in the dreams we share Not in the paper cuts that strip us bare
Then that day comes and we find that someone That we know will be here for us and struggle is done These are the memories held quietly in devotion And your love, my love, is the key to my emotions
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 