Writer’s Block

Running

Running for my sanity,
Speed kills,
Speed saves.
Pursued by myself,
my fears…my anger.

Running for my heart,
Trying to find myself…
Trying to find my refuge,
my home.

Running for my life,
Drowning in my soul,
Drowning in my life.
Looking for rescue…
for safety.

Speed

Speed is life,
Adrenaline pumps.
Cars flashing by,
Seeming to move backwards.
Always faster,
Just a little more…
reaching out,
Where is the end?

Rumours

Rumours fly, like birds
on the wing. Faster than light,
knifing through the night.

Bargains

Self-Respect for sale
Cheap, to the lowest bidder;
only one owner.

Lies

Trippingly they fall,
Lightly from the tongue they spring
bringing dishonor.

Honor: a Haiku

Label me stupid,
Denigrate my family;
It does not matter.

Question my honor,
Doubt my honesty to me;
Suffer the result.

Honor: Thoughts

The will to go on,
when the battle is lost;
not for glory,
not for fame,
but because it is right.
Holding at the center,
when the outside is lost,
when chaos is at the door,
because that is what is done.
Admitting wrongs,
not because one is trapped,
in a lie, or a mistake,
but because that is the way of living.
Standing up straight,
cleaving to what is right,
when there are easier paths,
doing what is to be done,
when it is easier to stop,
because that is the way.

Honor: A Definition

It is doing the right thing always, not just when it is convenient, or easy. True honor lies in standing up for what is right with no regard to the consequences, other than the voice inside your heart.