Teach me to be brave And I will teach you Running, dying, loving, crying I promise I won't leave Selflessly decaying An old college by the sea They came for me there It all began with a book But one, a simple thing Pages old and new A rivalry, a hewe Soon to grow... Kei Red, green and blue Am I a masochist Or am I just insane? My hidden colors Waiting behind my sleeping eyes Split Me In Two
this is a break in the tide and i can feel myself drowning. i take a deep breathe and the salty water floods into my mouth. my eyes are frozen open and i can feel my toes in trinkets along the ocean floor. my body is heavy against the current and the motion of my heart moves in sequence. i cant reach out my hand nor move my legs to walk upon the sea but yet i float to you and the waves relinquish my stride.
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please forgive me for substituting and for fearing and for pretending and for never having just the right words to express this unfailing feeling of heartache. good heartache.
Our current members and I of the Broward Atheists Meetup (www.browardatheists.com and in www.meetup.com) welcome all interested in atheism, theism, freethought, agnosticism, humanism, transhumanism, state and church seperation (otherwise known as seperation of sturch), and related topics to our Tuesday meetings after 6:30pm. The www.browardatheists.com website has details on our venue, it is currently a pub, but will change when more members are acquired. We're already bulging at the seams with an average attendance of about twelve. No matter your age, beliefs, or preferences, we'd like to hear your opinion. Even the sternest Christians may come and present their thoughts, because if you really believe we're going to hell, we sure don't want to be wrong about the subject, haha, but most members are pretty confident about their atheism and agnosticism. I mention the invitation only to be open-minded. Anyways, we usually discuss religion, politics, philosophy, etc. but do not feel obligated to have to order anything despite it being a pub. There is no membership fee either, it is an informal event so far seeing how we have too few to be more organized, but we'd like to be! And we'd like to have enough people to start some activism and be as productive as possible.
Aside from the weekly Tuesday meetings, there are fun events such as campfires and beach barbeques scheduled. We sure would like to cooperate with other groups and more members to voice the rights and freedoms we and others deserve regardless of our beliefs and with your ideas and help, this can be made possible. The current goal is to eliminate the negative stigma attached to our labels by altruism and stoicism such as scholarships and good deeds. E-mail me with any questions or better yet, any one else you can get in contact with from the website to get a clearer understanding of who and what we are. We turn no one down and encourage debate, skepticism, and reason. The meetings are definitely worthwhile and interesting or else I wouldn't waste the little free time I have as a college student to invite any one else to come join the experience. If you are in the area and find the time inconvenient with your busy schedule, no hard feelings will be had, but at least sign the guestbook so we can know you support us and wish you could come. :-)
I place the candle by your bedside and wish you a pleasant sleep I'll watch over you, I promise and that promise I will keep the wrinkles on your skin I now do see your much older then I ever thought you to be my eyes become alive now the candle light guiding the way I wish you didnt look so frail and for that do I pray sitting by your beside the candles getting low soon it will be out and someone will have to go I wish with all my heart this time would never come but I see the shadow creeping closer and soon I realize we must part I take your gentle hand in mine as I wipe my silent tears away the shadows consumed you now Ill never forget this day now there is no more light for us the candle has been hushed its golden light can no longer be seen and so I take the candle away and wish you a safe journey and for that do I pray
