"A Cinqo De Mayo Soliloquy.................."

Overwhelmed and overloaded;

my emotional escalator
is descending dreamlike,
into the apathetic agony

and lingering lassitude

of longtime loneliness.

Hardened and hurting

my homeless heart hangs heavy,

isolated and insulated

by the ironic influence

of forgotten friends found

and newfound family.

Each exciting encounter

only exacerbates emptiness,

and delineates the distance

from hope to happiness

as dreams disintegrate

into impotent improbabilities.

Present possibilities

not promise nor projection,

fuel future fantasies

and mold mere memories

into visible victories,

and tangible triumphs.

Leaving a living legacy

to my children's children,

a life of loving laughter.

hiding hurt and heartache

from innocent inquisition,

& shielding shining souls

DBC 05/05/10