My Life Between Virginity and Celibacy – Part one

"A simple photo on a friend's page opens a floodgate of memories spanning back fifty years."

ForewordDear Reader,What follows is an accounting of fifty years of my life as far as my lovemaking and sex life is concerned. I’ve tried to recall this in an honest manner with recollections of the good, not-so-good, and the painful...

If you are not there,how can I stareat the moon's crescent?If you are not present,how can the sun shine down?How will I lose this frown?What words to say?If you are away. If you are away,how can I stay alive and...

Breakfast at Shoney’s

"bacon and eggs, coffee with sugar and deceit"

There was a time almost two winters agowhen I had a genuine love, but didn’t know.A silly old man with his hair all gray,he sat at my table every weekend day.I never told him about the young lover in my...

Heart jumping Sensation of flightBlood pumpingCeiling floats in sight Straining to flip over Limbs fall numbHitting soberPain striking like a drum Suspended mid-air Hooked through the heartAn emotional snareDangling like a piece of art Universe rushing inGoing through withdrawalNeurones searing,...

I Cried Tonight

"I love him so..."

I cried as I drove home tonight But you didn’t know. I left my heart out in the air And it cracked as it fell. But it’s not the first time My heart has been damaged or contused. Can you...

The Dominoes Effect

"The dominoes fall one by one in search for one true love...."

I yearn for that experience, of finding someone who likes meThrough heartache and pain, of watching people come and go in my lifeFrom the sincerity at the start, to the discovery of what I look likeFrom the chitter chatter between...