In Self Defense: A tribute to Mary Oliver

To Mary Oliver, and all kindred spirits with hearts of gold.

                        In Self Defense
            (A work in progress as always)

I am a perpetual wallflower; misunderstood, complicated, and yearning for the world to gain some common sense.
I am frustrated because I know it will never happen.
Looking for that one silver lining that defines my life in perpetuity; pressed between the pages of my favorite book like a memory of someone waiting for the sun to shine.
It is mine, a fine line between mediocrity, and desire for something more than humble pride, a selfish whim of fame, and fortune; a game I call my life in self defense.

D.A. Wittler 1/18/19

Why Build A Wall?

A few thoughts on the preservation of freedom, and the common defense of a nation:
 "Self governing is good" our Founders said, and so the Declaration of Independence was signed. A line was drawn on the town green of Lexington, and blood was spilled for the sake of free people to determine their own  government, and so the Constitution was born. Again, even when all was in jeopardy, and the White House burned, a free people carried on to repel tyranny.
As words spoken on a battle field at Gettysburg still echoed in our collective souls, 620,000 of our best, and bravest met their maker for the sake of abolishing slavery, and so the Emancipation Proclamation became a reality.

Time, and time again we fought to preserve the  ideals outlined by those who knew the perilous journey of freedom would not be easy, and yet we still struggle to protect the land that was purchased in every manner justified, and unjustified by hope in freedom, and the lust of greed, yet so we stand a United States.
Today, we stand on the brink of a delusion that anyone seeking refuge may enter unchecked into our land of laws rather than men, but the law was set to protect us from disease, and all manner of foreign invasion such as the lawless bring, and criminal mind conceives, and yet we shut down our government of, by, and for the people for the sake of politicians who cannot see the clear reason why they represent those who put them in their seats. Is it not worth a few more dollars spent to place freedom first, and to protect the precious gift God has given by Divine Providence rather than place in peril that which so many have given a fill measure to protect?

D.A. Wittler 1/11/19

What Will It Take?

A few thoughts:
Awakening to the silent world of texting I wonder, What will it take for me to reach you as the wall between us grows taller, and mightier than the love we once knew? How many instant messages does it take to find that one phrase that releases us from the bonds of platitudes, and emotional insecurity? In my heart I know the answers, if only I could get past the beating drum in my head that always looks for motive, and suspects every line to have some suspicious connotation. If only I could see beyond the barrier of my human limitations. For the love of God let me reach out to you as a friend, and not someone looking to persuade, or influence you in a way that hurts, but heals the wounds between us, for they are the true reason for our separation.
D.A.W. 1/5/19