Posted by jboy on September 15, 19100 at 12:04:49:
and, my friend, at this point in my life, having more sensitivity than in my earlier years, in a situation such as this one, i know that i should not take on the role of Job's friends and acquaintances, that i should not fire off philosophical platitudes, metaphysical aphorisms or theological treatises in an effort to comfort anyone who is hurting, that i should not help another rationalize deep nonrationally based life experiences but RATHER i should say
i wish you all were here so i could hug y'all
so we could wipe each others' tears
so we could laugh away some fears
so we could huddle up in a corner and so
shut out the world which seems, sometimes, bent
on frustrating our deepest aspirations, seems intent
on doling out more desperation
and we would defy the world
and would affirm our love
and transcend our aloneness
our longing for fusion safely coexisting with
our longing for beatitude
and would thereby gain a new vision of all this CRAP!
and we'll call this vision
Beatific!
all our love,
jb and gang