Sometimes in life, you reach a point where you don’t know what you want or what to expect. At times, this funk can lead to depression and anxiety, and numerous pills and visits to the shrink. Eventually, most people emerge from despair looking for something new … something that will bring joy and hapPIness to…
Author: Victor
Hitting the Wall
Hitting and scaling a wall Under the darkness Draped in black Lathered in anxiety Is this where it all ends Or is this the release Too many new beginnings To eternal happiness Sometimes, to find true happiness. Means hitting rock bottom Before letting it all go And starting renewed and recharged What does it all…
Writers Workshop
Some came for a serious analysis While others came for a means of expression A medium of freedom And all walks of life All were enjoying the art of writing A lucky few will find a time And a place When their writing Will be found in print Others are just happy and content To…
Where Does it End?
What light through yonder window breaks? Is it from the east? It is not the sun, It is a fireball and a mushroom cloud. Where will you be when it all ends? With the embrace of family? In the secured basement hideaway Huddled and snuggled with your partner? Accept the final few moments of Earth…
Ms. Peacock in the Library
Life Vignette Intro A while back, I was in desperate need of getting my life back on track, simplifying and cleaning out the unnecessary remaining cobwebs of the mind that still existed from a shitty lengthy divorce. I did not have a clue about the future direction: take the path less traveled or the conformist…
Driving Fast
The essential driver for this journey (ride) would be under the direction of the CEO, Phil Lawsen. Phil came to the company with great aspirations of building the next great enterprise computing behemoth, which would rival the likes of Oracle, Microsoft, and his alma mater Sun Microsystems. In his late 40s, with debonair looks and…
Down the Shore (Freaky Friday)
Down the Shore (Freaky Friday) It was a dark and stormy night, the sky black and barren of stars, or even a whisper slice of moonlight. Nothing to be a beacon of illumination in the darkness. The ocean waves crashing against the jetty from the angry and turbulent sea. All the telltale signs it would…
The I I Am
A spiritual and philosophical journey The I, I am varying from the you, you are. Opinions and assholes, everyone has one! The I I am is really about me, myself, and I being. A lifetime collective of honed skills and experiences. These captured memories become the evolution of the longer stories. The analysis and reflection…
Everybody Loves Candi
Everybody loves candy; yeah, what a fucking cliché, but seriously everybody loves Candi. What or who is Candi? Every job, school, or office has a Candi; a gal that on the outside appears sugary sweet, very tasty to the eye, hence the cliché “eye candy”. Seriously every office has a corporate whore who will do…
Writers Poison
I enjoyed a good writing session from a very young age. I lug around my notebook and pencil, Ticonderoga #2, of course, to write down thoughts and objects of fascination on my journeys. Sometimes, those expeditions went as expected, and other times, they had completely different takeaways than expected. On the road of life, you…