Author of the memoir, "Where Did My Life Go?"

Author of the memoir, "Where Did My Life Go?"
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Monday, April 11, 2011

Letter To Heaven

In regard to the impending Mother's Day coming up, it is a sad day for me, not to bring anybody down or feel sorry for myself, I was inspired to write a new poem called, "Letter To Heaven". In case you don't know, which I am sure you don't. My mother, Nancy Jane Jordan Sanders,a registered nurse, passed away when I was 15 years old from pancreatic cancer. Ironically, my brother is an oncologist. He is still alive and well, practicing in San Francisco. His policy is not to operate on family members. This poem was written on April 7th, 2011 in about 10 minutes.

"LETTER TO HEAVEN"

GOD WHY
DID YOU TAKE
MY ONLY MOTHER
AWAY
BEFORE LIFE
HAD BEGUN FOR ME

SHE DIDN'T GET
A CHANCE
TO SEE ME
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
OR EVEN DRIVE A CAR

HOW COULD YOU
TAKE THE ONLY ONE
I LOVE

I KNOW SHE IS
IN A BETTER PLACE
NOW
BUT MY TEARS
DON'T STOP FALLING DOWN

HOW COULD YOU TAKE
MY BEST PLACE
IN THE WORLD

I KNOW I GOT
BETTER THINGS TO DO

I WILL TRY
TO MAKE YOU PROUD

BUT IT'S HARD
WHEN
MY MOTHER IS NOT
AROUND

THIS IS A LOVE
LETTER
MAYBE EVEN A QUESTION?
TO A MOTHER
THAT SAID
SHE LOVED ME
MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF
THEN TAKEN AWAY TOO SOON
LEFT BY MYSELF

WE WILL BE TOGETHER
AGAIN
WHEN I AM DONE
WITH MY WORK
LEFT HERE ON EARTH

UNTIL THEN
LOVE YOU,
MOM
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
LOVE YOUR SON

"LETTER TO HEAVEN" (PART 2) ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS

STRONGER I MAY BE
STRENGTH IS NOT FOR FREE
IS THE PRICE OF PAIN
WORTH THE COST
FOR WHAT
I HAVE ALREADY LOST

GOD,PLEASE GIVE A KISS AND A HUG
TO THE ONES I LOVE
LET THEM KNOW
I WILL BE HOME SOON
MY WORK HERE ON EARTH
IS NOT YET DONE

I AM STILL TRYING
TO CHANGE THE WORLD

THIS IS A LETTER
TO LET YOU KNOW
I'M GOING TO BE
A LITTLE LATE TO HEAVEN
GOD I HOPE
I'M NOT IN TROUBLE
GIVE ME SOMETHING
TO CARRY ON

KEEP THE DREAM
ALIVE
GIVE ME POWER AND WISDOM
TO KNOW THE TRUTH FROM FICTION

THANK YOU
MY ONE AND ONLY LORD
PEACE ON EARTH
FOR ALL LIVING CREATURES

YOUR DIRECTION
WILL BE
THE PATH I BEAT
WITH ALL MY LOVE
YOUR SON

Friday, April 1, 2011

How to get off early on Friday

Well, I have figured out a way to shut my boss up AND get off early on Friday. The secret is to... tell him what you don't like about him and his actions.

First off, my "boss", who owns the wastewater company I work at,is a lazy,pompous,unorganized,absent minded, thinks his shit doesn't stink, knows everything about anything, kind of a person. He wants a pat on the back for everything he has accomplished. In a nutshell, he basically wants to impress people.He can't handle criticism but he's the first to dish it out. He will explain how a diesel engine works 10 times over and over and over...Like I give a shit..I am not a diesel mechanic, I am a friggin crap water operator... He also knows EVERYBODY cause he's so friggin important..He's also a control freak who thinks he can call the kettle black because he owns the company....I'm a slob, he's a slob, but he can't admit that he's a slob but he can point out my cigarette ashes on the floor but yet his garage looks like friggin Sanford & Son. He has a whole bunch of worthless shit piled up everywhere..(I just shot video of it, I will not be posting it on the my channel)...I can't stand people who think they're funny and they're not, there is nothing more annoying except maybe somebody who goes out of their way to impress everybody. Lucky me, I get the best of both worlds with this a-hole.... Life is easy, people make it difficult. It's hard to explain, but while I am sober, I will try.......

I don't think it's worth it.. I'm going to listen to some music..and flick cigarette ashes on the floor....
This concludes my early Friday therapy session, thanks for reading,listening and watching.... Thanks Jeff and Terra for helping me out when I needed you, unfortunately for me, it didn't work out, I really do wish you the best. And I am not blowing smoke.