Wannabe aficionado and connoisseur of everything.

When we run out of choices, we reconcile the inevitable

Your body may betray, But your mind will stage a coup If you dare to engage and explore Alternative points of view

I believe that enlightenment is best achieved by engaging and exploring alternative points of view, that opinions and convictions should be formed empirically, and that informed perspectives should be tendered without apology.

Whether or not the ends justify the means, The means expose our true nature, The means matter more than the ends, for in the end, if you believe in such things, it is written that we are judged by the means.

But if perchance the ends do justify the means, Who then justifies the ends? And, are the ends then factored with the means or are we judged solely by the ends?

Either way, assume the mic is always hot.

My poems are profoundly personal expressions as are all forms of art and ask only to be perceived without bias, or critique. I have no illusions of the importance of my work or my significance, nor do I apologize for its tenor, or fret over how others might judge it, or me for it. To do otherwise would inhibit free expression and a reticent self-conscious poet is doomed to a life of idle melancholy.

Awareness For The Innocent Enlightenment For The Ignorant Clarity Of Conscience For The Culpable

Independent thinking is the process of making sense of the world based on your observations and experiences rather than depending on the words of others. It is the ability to trust your judgments, even if they are not in agreement with what others might say or believe.

Free thinking: A Freethinker is a person who forms opinions independently of tradition, authority, or established Belief. No one can be a freethinker who naively conforms to another’s creed.