i dreamt i saw you walking
up a hillside in the snow
casting shadows on the winter sky
as you stood there counting crows
one for sorrow, two for joy,
three for girls, and four for boys,
five for silver, six for gold, and
seven for a secret never to be told

there's a bird that nests inside you
sleeping underneath your skin
when you open up your wings to speak
i wish you'd let me in

from "a murder of one" ~ counting crows
me and my gnome

so, i was talking to a long-lost ear last night and i realized a few bright shining things.
relationships are damaging for me. i hurt others, they hurt me, sometimes both.
sex really doesn't appeal to me anymore.
i'd rather have one friend that a million admirers.
women are vicious and frightening.
i'm going to be happy again being 'single and not interested'.
now, don't start thinking i'm gonna hide in my house and sulk or gather a bunch of cats or anything - i won't. i will start school, eat better, replace the tires on my bike and maybe even ride it. There is yoga and rummy, baking and other people's children.
i feel lighter and happier than i have in a long time.
i have a great kid, some tough times and hard work ahead. there is much to be done to repair in the hole left in our lives. for some of us it will be easier than others.
at least we are finally seeing clearly.


0 gnomes on the wall

confessed on Monday, May. 01, 2006