Don’t trip over what is
Behind you
Stop glancing back
You’re not going there
Keep moving forward
If you need a break
Pause
For a moment
Sit still
Collect yourself
Then move
Forward
Run
Push
Claw
Walk
Crawl if you must
Inch your way ahead
Do whatever it takes
Just don’t go backwards
E.A. Fussell
05.20.2020
There comes a time
In everyone’s life
To decide
What’s important
What’s worth fighting for
What to let go of
Sometimes it’s the smallest thing
That sets us on this course
Of deciding
Sometimes it’s a big thing
It’s different for each one of us
As we get older
It gets clearer
What we will stand for
What we will ignore
And once we decide
Our focus is laser sharp
Our aim is true
No confusion
Chaos fades around us
We stand firm on our conviction
Others can sense it
Some respect our resolve
Some laugh at our foolishness
Some fear our determination
We only wish
That trust in ourselves had come
Years ago
E.A. Fussell
05.19.2020
You were
Tall and handsome
I was
Short and shy
But we went together
Like ice cream
And apple pie
All American
Deliciousness
Life for us was good
For a time
Then it all fell apart
Without any rhyme
You went your way
And I went mine
But your memory still visits me
The passing of time unable to
Dull it’s sweetness
E.A. Fussell
05.17.2020
In the history of calming down
It has been proven
That it’s highly unlikely
Someone will calm down
Simply by being told
To calm down
However, ice cream
Is an effective resource
In calming down
Therefore
I keep my freezer stocked
E.A. Fussell
05.11.2020
(PS: Rebel ice cream is low carb, no sugar added and tastes good)
I choose not to participate in the cliff of fear that masses are being herded toward. A mask will not be seen on my face except maybe a funny mask at halloween, or a training mask when I am exercising in my home gym, or a sexy mask in the bedroom. These masks are by choice at no direction from anyone.
Some are offended by my refusal to conform to society’s direction, they think I have lost my mind in thinking that it’s okay for me to think for myself.
They are the ones who have created this determined Spirit standing defiantly before them and walking freely in the opposite direction.
E.A.Fussell
05.09.2020
Yes, I see you
Standing there in all your glory
Beckoning me to join the fun
Promising me the freedom
Of a wild run
You come around to visit
This time every year
Bringing feelings of unrest
And longing
The desire to pack a bag
Just go
No particular destination
Time is of no essence
The sun on our backs
The wind in our face
Headed wherever we want
No designated place
Walking the sands of a beach
The mountains for a hike
Throwing a dart at a map
Going wherever we like
Breaking free
Of the ties that bind
Obligations of the mind
Oh how I long to join you
On your wild run
Work has me tethered
So I’ll watch from a distance
Maybe next year
When you come to visit
I won’t hesitate
I will fully participate
Until then I’ll drink you in
Through the color of the wildflowers
And nature’s beauty sublime
Reminding me you are here
Standing in all your glory
Calling to me
Springtime
E.A. Fussell
05.06.2020
