by Bela Johnson | Jan 3, 2018 | nature, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
The headaches come and she weeps alone; afraid or is it ashamed to let anyone know the hurt inside, the eye-popping terror of a heart in chains, distress kept private in a world that yearns for performance art; I myself get them rarely, though I am familiar with pain,...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 13, 2017 | musings, philosophy, popular culture, Uncategorized
Money’s not love and it isn’t respect, it sure isn’t friendship, it doesn’t buy that; So retreat if you must in a world overmuch, when content and timbre appear out of touch; Regroup and resist, the temptation is grand, hold onto your vision all else out of...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 22, 2017 | love, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
I could spend the rest of my life ruminating: this is why I do not create bonds easily, trust takes years, betrayal ever ready to sharpen its fangs on a tender heart; I could say it’s because you abandoned me and failed to protect us Mother, and it would be true, in...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2017 | perspective, philosophy, psychology, self awareness, Uncategorized
Do not torture yourself with what-if’s, unknown to you now or in future times, mind-blowing images the result of imagination in overdrive, time to regroup, redirect into something worthwhile; Humans are creative beings who do not do well when long sated, beacon-like...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 31, 2017 | happiness, philosophy, Uncategorized
Remember Wimpy from Popeye cartoons? I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today! That guy knew what he wanted and couldn’t wait to enjoy it, although I’m not entirely sure about the indebting part, but I digress … Some truths are hard to...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 24, 2017 | philosophy, Uncategorized
How easy it is to reveal our best in writing; reflective, unlike life which requires reflexive, interactive, unpredictable; like it or not the mirror is held up and there we are refracted, simply human, the same myriad collection of jukebox tunes flipped out and...