Encumbered Self


“There is no ‘I’ that we are now thinking we are, independent of the genes and the dialogue of the…

I Smile a Hearty Laugh


This talk of mind and heartIs of course well and goodThis talk of feelings and emotionsReason and the bull-dozing logicBut,…

This Life, O, This Life


This life, O, this lifeThat none can claim to understandNor can I lay such a claim to itThough some do…

The Melancholic Me?


Am I melancholic?A few people keep saying I amMaybe better a melancholicThan an alcoholicBut seriously, what’s the problemWhy this constant…