TommyElf

On one’s life journey, there comes a point where the distance between past and future is traversed in a solitary fashion. It is here that one can either face one’s inner demons or trek onward into the unknown territories of Life.

When life changes you, there are times that people move away from you for whatever reason. It doesn't hurt any less, no matter what the reason.

Waiting can sometimes be the hardest part of any situation in Life, but sometimes it provides the greatest rewards.

Life can literally be viewed like a cross-country journey. Looking at my journey through those shattered lenses called Life.

Each one is special...each one is cherished, but when it is no longer shared, it is time to pack it away. A poem of mine about dealing with memories...

Sometimes, we make changes that are too drastic to have been made. In the end, we have to rebuild, knowing things can never be the same again.

Another of my poems in my Lone Wolf series.

Sometimes we think we're seeing things the right way, until we realize that we're seeing someone else's fall and their rescue - even though we are falling ourselves.

Daydreaming about the clouds and my daily journey within Life.

This is a continuation of the poems that make up the Lone Wolf series. This particular poem details Lone Wolf's decision to fight in the war that he and his beloved had fled from previously.

Rain gives me the same feelings - and I typically need time away from people when it first starts, because I don't want to mask my tears.

A continuation of my poems about my inner journey. Here, I visit my feelings for each night.

Sometimes the cages that bar our way are more from within than they are from without.

Sitting on the back porch, drinking coffee, and staring at the stars always seems to get my brain-meats working overtime...

For too long, the Veterans' Administration has waffled on the approval of the pentagram as a religious symbol for Pagan veterans' memorial markers. It is past time that these fallen veterans have their religious symbol approved for use.

Sometimes I hide behind the curtains of the house and try to barricade the doors against the world outside - and this is the time that I find myself with a most active mind.

My thoughts on the feeling of being completely lost and disoriented...from within one's own soul...

My feelings of being on the outside looking in.

Lyssa was a kitten that I had adopted in the beginning of 2005. She waited for me to come home from work everyday, and was always near. She was put to sleep on 23 June of 2005 due to complications from FIP. This poem is my rememberance of my baby girl.

Just when I thought I could cry no more - somehow I found more tears...and this poem was the result of that.

We all have a darker side which we hide behind our walls.

Just a short piece I wrote when going through some rough times in my life. When you give your heart away, you give others the power to do things to your heart that hurt...especially when you've hurt them. And sometimes it's just too hard to watch.

Everyone dreams of that unconditional love - that person who accepts you despite all the faults that you may have. This is a piece I wrote about that very thing - back in 1986.

When you know she's out there, you can feel her in your dreams. And when you awaken, you could almost swear it wasn't a dream.

Sometimes the search takes a while - sometimes it isn't the prettiest of scenes in one's life...but the search does go on.

The poem that started my reflection on my journey through life. Written 07/08/2006.

Another poem reflecting my choice of Paths in my life and the journey that I have faced from each choice.

This is a poem that I wrote regarding my reflection of the Paths that I have chosen over the course of my life.

Another of the Lone Wolf poems - this one was written back on 1/26/2005.

One of the Lone Wolf poems - this one was written back on 1/23/2005.

Lone Wolf begins to think about how things will have changed for him - how others will have changed...upon his impending return.

Lone Wolf begins to retrace his steps, hoping to find solace in a return to those he left behind.

Lone Wolf continues his search, and begins the healing process for his internal, unseen wounds.

Another of the Lone Wolf poems - his search and struggle continues...

Life is sometimes a paradox...especially when searching inside yourself for your own answers. This poem is intended to be part of my Lone Wolf poems, but it also has a deep turn towards my own internal struggles.

Another of my Lone Wolf poems. Lone Wolf finds that he cannot run from his Past, and discovers that unseen wounds must heal first.

Another of my Lone Wolf poems. Lone Wolf begins to run from his Past, striking deeper into the wilderness, trying to drown out the sounds of his former Pack and his former Love.

Part of the Lone Wolf poems. Here, Lone Wolf starts a new day while battling the memories of his not-so-distant past.

An untitled work in my Lone Wolf series of poems. Here, Lone Wolf begins to embrace the bitterness of his situation...

The continuation of the Lone Wolf poems. This one begins Lone Wolf's attempt to deal with the despair of separation and loss, mingled with the feelings of loneliness.

Poem concerning a character called "Lone Wolf" and his initial steps in dealing with loss, loneliness, and the beginnings of his search for his destiny.