Love vs grief vs joy vs bliss as I sit here dredging my soul for words comes the upwell from my heart to salt my cheeks all in mining sediment for sentiments conveying my truth expressing profound love of my wife, her forever changing my life joy of treading streets Paris, Rome, Venice or beaches of Maui bliss of our wedding to the everyday kiss and touch, the flame of passion then comes ache, sorrow, shock in the loss of parents, friends, an old school-mate loss comes to us all, we must face it, or a brutal volcano we’ll become to delve into a fictional character’s live, seeking his/her truth is to find my own being within the crushing humanity we must endure