For a long time now, I've been quoting a line from a
Norse Creed. "That life is only for the one that is
not afraid to die.." I have always valued this line as
an important statement of how one approaches the
challenges of life. When I say it, most of the time, I
am confident in it's meaning. As applied to myself, If
I died, my life meant something as long as I could
still face those challenges. I have looked into the
eyes of death a few times myself and while I may not
have "laughed" in its face, I was able to continue. I
am mortal and this thought ,hopefully, will never stop
me from living the way I want to. In life, one must
think of others in order to mature. I love my mother
as one of my best friends. I swore to her I would
always be there for her, even when all of my family
had forsaken her. And I have. Harold is the one man
she chose to be with for the remainder of her life. He
is not the man I would have liked her to marry. He has
made so many mistakes in his life that have cause my
mother so much anger, how could I ever like him. I do
because most of his mistakes are made while trying to
please others. I never will understand "family
Loyalty" the way he does. Today he was crying when he
came to me and said,"Help your mother..." I was not
sure what was going on till I saw her tears and she
hugged me and said"He is going to die...the 2"mass in
his chest is expanding and it will kill him..." I was
shaken. I knew they expected me, of all people to say
something....but nothing came to me. There is no hope
inspiring words, no: "you could try...", no: " i have
a friend that..." no:"well you did all you can..." I
could only think of my favorite quote. I sat down next
to the simple redneck that has inspired anger in me so
many times in the past. I looked into his tear filled
eyes and saw despair. This man was not afraid of
death, he was afraid of leaving my mother. The woman
10 years older then himself, a woman that he still
loved like he did the day he proposed to her. I opened
my mouth to speak, but only tears came out. I was so
startled I leaped up from the chair and walked down to
my apartment. After regaining composure I returned and
said the line and realized he already knew it.
Maturity is forgiving those who you never thought you
could.
Ace-
Darkest Desires
an ode
by Talkingwolf
Whisper, whisper oh lady of shadows.
Whisper, whisper oh beauty of night.
crawling spider legs and rose thorn arms.
She is the Queen of great lustful charms.
Whisper, whisper oh lady of shadows.
Whisper, whisper oh friend of the stars.
Lips of black marble and eyes of tomb jade
Goddess of the dark of the void she is made.
Whisper. whisper and quietly fear.
Whisper, whisper and die when she's near.
Standing slowly, darkness hiding,wind blows away the crunch of leaves under heavy boot. Eyes slide over narrow lids, gloved fingers dance on prickly hedge leaves. Wind blows cold on tear soaked cheeks. A distant bark of chained dog and the sudden whoosh of passing headlights dissolving into the night. A scrape of steel as weakness causes the blade to slide on a passing walkway. Hair writhes as shadows keep pace. A cough of red heat spatters on leather sleeve. The moon lit world spins and holes fill the sky. All things are felt and reveal life, but the pain. The pain is lost in death. Her sword remains deep, the river calls him.
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