Should I Fall Behind

Harley ride, warm Florida nights, wind in our face, silent smiles.
Blue jeans, black shirt, tanned skin, arms wrapped around pressed close.
Dark skies, stars shine white moon on high, Spectre flies by.
Bright white head light, pine trees rise in the distant.
Panhandle asphalt, parallel ocean flowed deeper into night.
Warrior life no longer a threat, more at ease I became.
Becoming closer wanting our time to be true, we’ve fallen… too far behind.

Give me the woman

How else do I say this?

Give me the fucking woman!

She is all I ask for.  Nothing else, no other demands.  Not just any woman, but that woman.  Her.  The fucking girl who did it all to me.  I’m after who she is, what she means and what she gave me.  This woman wounded me nearly compromising my manhood where I beg for more of her.  What does a good man have to do to get a good woman?  For God’s sake, I’m a man.  Patient.  Resilient.  Focused.  Driven.  Frustrated left clueless, I’m a fucking man without the fucking woman.  Simple as that.  Give up the resistance and come to me, life will change for the good forever.  She is all I ask for.

1st collector for Linkin Park: When They Come For Me

“Yeah, I’m not a pattern to be followed, the pill I’m on is a tough one to swallow. I’m not a criminal not a role model, not a born leader I’m a tough act to follow. I am not a fortune of fame or the same person telling you to forfeit the game. I came in the ring like a dog on a chain and found out the underbelly is sicker then it seems. And it seems ugly but it can get worse.  There’s even a blueprint, it’s a gift and a curse. Once you got a theory of how the thing works, everybody wants the next thing to be just like the first. And I’m not a robot I’m not a monkey I will not dance even if the beat is funky. Opposite of lazy, far from a punk, not the type to quit. Ya all better start talkin try to catch up mother fuckers!”       Linkin Park, 2010

Spitting Teeth

Growing old without Jojo and Little Man is disturbing.  Time doesn’t seem the same and life isn’t the best without them.  The sun does not set or rise.  What was beautiful before is a passing thought today.  What I valued before has little to no meaning.  Without them, the day doesn’t arrive new and the night doesn’t come soon enough.  Watching how fast these past eight years have passed concerns me.  Why do lessons learned have to be so costly?  Are all these challenges meant for a purpose where so many losses and failures happen for a reason?  I ask these questions because from the very start, when forced to make a choice eight years ago, I chose to pursue a good life with Little Man and Jojo, finally new warrior responsibilities. After all that I failed at, I’ve come to believe that the unhealthy thinking I may have been pursuing the next warrior life.  Fact is how I couldn’t have all three.  Little Man, Jojo and that life.

Today, I seriously look at life different, but I don’t.  To read more, please click this link: Spitting Teeth

Forever Young

Bear with me, there is a point somewhere in this post.   Rarely do I play a musician’s videos twice in a row.  For some reason, Jay Z‘s video “Young forever” has me thinking about growing old and dreams.   Because I’m right in the middle of being young and being an older generation, go with me on this.

What do you expect out of people?  They could be family, friends or people you’ve never met before.  Respect comes to mind, respect for people’s boundaries, privacy, property, feelings, their past and most importantly, their dreams.  No matter if you are young or old, they both demand respect from each other.  Those who have walked their own path’s much longer, demand respect.  Meanwhile, younger generations feel there will be no time for tomorrow may not come; their dreams are just as important.

To read more, go to this link: Forever Young.

Fuck time.  I’m still going for what I wanted years ago.  There is no doubt in my mind I will win it.

Forever young.

Defiance

To love is defiance. Go against the grain, opposite of the world around you. Call it being stuck or too focused, I don’t care. It is what it is. She’s on my mind everyday all day. These thoughts are motivating one moment, down right upsetting the next. Meaning I find myself wanting to talk to her again sharing with her the good things in life. Next, I’m realizing how far removed we are from each other, there appears no chance we will reconnect. Regardless, I choose to take this path. It is my decision to want to have feelings for Jojo. More than once I’ve tried to give up, naturally within myself is something that refuses to quit.

Knowing she is not married yet is nothing less than inspiring. There is a chance. A chance for anything in this world. Why so many people have gone off and pursued things in this world that were impossible to others. I knew from the beginning it would be next to impossible to retrieve a new relationship with Jojo. The odds were stacked against me. Had I chosen to stay with her, she would have witnessed me as a married man try to start a life with her. Later, in the worst of times with Jojo, she would have seen me as less of a man lacking loyalty. The effort would have failed.

Tell me not to want her. Tell me to go away, to return to my home and start a new life. I will tell you in return to piss off and take the high road. My intent was to recover remnants of a past life with a purpose to recover my son and build a better life with someone new. Someone who earned my trust and respect. Someone, at the end of the day, I simply fell for.

Had I…ah, the past doesn’t matter much. Only for the lessons learned will the past matter. That’s exactly what I’m trying to convey, is how if I had done anything different, I would have compromised myself and everything I believed in. Going after my son first is, was and will always be the right thing. Had I not done that, I would not be here typing. Instead, I would be dust dissolved in some far off waters or found crumbling in mud within some hidden dump. If a pistol to the temple or dextromethrophane to the kidney did not take me, the great man above would have found a way.

All I can relate her to is … beauty. Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When you experience Jojo, you will certainly feel the same way. You want to be a part of her and share something with her. She is dynamic, alive and a giving woman who carries herself with confidence. Being so attractive, she’s confidently able to walk everywhere with her head held high.

This woman is that impressive…she would endure rides on the bike for over 12 hours. Not complaining or whining wanting to go home or stop. She wanted to live life to the fullest. To the point, I taught her how to ride the Harley on her own. Watching her learn was amusing and fun. She took control of the bike, let out a shriek scream and went with it. On that abandoned runway, she commanded that 600lb bike and took off pushing through the gears where the transmission begged to be shifted higher and higher.

For now, rarely when I look up do I see women who capture my attention and set off the internal fire of attraction. If they are attractive, then they lack personality, even intelligence and humor. Or, too dramatic, whine even judge others.

I don’t know, they simply are not this woman. The woman I”ve chosen to love, respect and pursue.

Home away from home

Not afraid of the past, after ten stays at VA mental hospitals, I’m driving forward.  Today, I’m going to share some experiences.

Combat mental illness or PTSD is a difficult subject, embarrassing, complicated even too difficult to explain.

As you read this blog, not only do you need to understand Jojo and Little Man, you must understand the path taken since 9/11.  A personal journey.

Allow me some time to put thoughts on paper.  This post will be a page, not a long post.  I’ve learned my lesson in posting.  For now, I’ll leave you with another song and brief note.  Keep this in mind.  When I post songs from women, they make me think of Jojo.  I’ll post only songs that I believe feed into this post.  If they only show one image and not a video, the purpose is to listen to the lyrics describe Prepare to Cross over.

Thank you.

Prepare to cross over

Ride of my own

In time, my search and hunt for Jojo may come to an end.  What I must do is take care of myself.  Next to Jojo, the bike was that source of peace of mind.  Parked to sit alone, the bike is alive no matter day or night.  Waiting and ridden full throttle cruising and relaxed.  The hum of the engine sets the tone and pattern of the moment.  A continuous rhythm felt throughout your entire body.  Putting one at ease.

It’s time to find my bike again.  Sold eight years ago soon after the last ride with Jojo, I’m now feeling the bike call me.  Brilliant black with shiny silver like chrome threaded throughout the  bike, once in my possession I’m ready.  Until my son grows enough released and moved out on his own, on my motorcycle I take a journey or ride of my own.  It’s here that I’m ready and willing to ride across the entire country.  The bike leading me back to this woman until one day I return to my final home.

Don’t quit on me

Silence does nothing but drive and motivate me.  Searching day and night for a response.  A sign.

Away too long, know me no more, or what I’ve become.  Writing is all I have, with no response.

Only meant to find Little Man and myself.  Wanting to be with you.   To give you a reason to wait for me.

Look what I’ve overcome. After eight years endured much you don’t understand.  The experience changed me, yet I’m the same man you met.  Different yet better.  Stronger today than when we were together. Fail to communicate. My actions and behavior speaks for itself.

Proven to be a good father to my son.  I’ve recovered and created a new life.  My son returns to me.  The boy you care for. What do you want?  Little man is back. Everything except you.

All I’m asking is to start from new.

Give me a chance to show what I’ve become.  A reason to try again, new beginning is all I have.

Torn

How is she doing this to me?  How have I come this far, after eight whole years and still have such a strong desire for her?  Doesn’t she understand what I was up against?  I only chose to walk away with one intent.  To find her again.

I cannot help myself.  Stuck over this woman, I‘m left confused.  She may never had wanted me.  I’m left with memories she wanted me.  On that Harley together, we rode alone for so many miles.  I came to know everything about her left to want her.  It felt mutual.  I felt her want me.  Where have I gone wrong?

Falling apart torn by the choices I had to make.  My son called me waiting for me.  A married man in a failed relationship.

A warrior in time of war, I was about to walk away from my men who would return to battle without me.  They were my son’s and brothers.  To not join them made me worthless.

Then, Jojo had me captivated.  

However, she was too young.  I couldn’t put this gorgeous woman in a position I would disrupt her life.  On course for greatness, had I stayed with Jojo, I would have held her back.  I had to give it time.  Get my life in order again.  Gone too many times had torn apart my life.  Everything I had built with blood, sweat and tears was coming apart.  The consequences of my travels and choices returned to haunt me.  Deep within my mind was an approaching emotional storm that would nearly destroy me.

Pushed and pulled in so many directions, life as I knew it fell apart.  Can’t you see I nearly lost my mind?

A mere kid at that time needing to be a man forced to make choices I didn’t want.  Faced far worse in battle, now with life back home in peace, I was torn.  At that time, I was not a man, instead a mere boy.  I had to leave to find myself.  Only then would I be able to search for Jojo.

Hoping I was giving her a reason to not quit on me.  Her eyes.  Looked at her lips and wanted to move closer to her, I wanted to bring her near me leaning forward to embrace her kissing her for the first time.  Giving her the reason to wait for me.

After eight years of conflict away from Jojo, the time has come.  Must find her again, everyday she tears at me never leaving my mind, memories and thoughts.  Day or night, throughout my journey she remains.  It’s not working.  My efforts fail.  She refuses to respond.  She’s gone.