A battlefield many years ago dense fog, smoky, gray;Such sorrow none could have guessed what would transpire that day;The fighting lasted many years, the intensity and conflict grew;Unbeknownst to the combatants, two battles merged into one entirely new;One combatant beaten, broken, bloodied, and consigned to use and being used;Stumbled across another combatant dying on the…

New Love My heart is no longer in my chest;  It seems it left me to be where it loves best, When I got on the plane it was with me, But when I woke it was gone, I didn’t notice it, I’ve stayed as busy as possible to dull the pain for so long;…

This poem is from decades ago. I had some amazing things going on in my life. I was about to graduate from West Point and achieve big steps in what I thought would lead to an uncomplicated life, like marriage. However, I was depressed and unhappy and quickly learning that the uncomplicated was anything but.…