by Bela Johnson | Sep 29, 2015 | musings, nature, philosophy, poetry, self awareness, Uncategorized
Gliding down the corridor Pitch dark, while yet ahead the Smallest shaft of light reflected by a Quarter moon, Wafting its indigo gleam, Cutting through the night as if Fear suddenly turns to Hope like a Diamond in my...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 23, 2015 | musings, philosophy, self awareness, Uncategorized
He gives away more than he means to all these years into life, fervently seeking God by whatever name and oh, the misery of a heart chained to romanticism, temptation of forbidden apples, torturous longing. Sometimes I wonder at my own pivoting turns, self-created...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 1, 2015 | musings, philosophy, self awareness, spirituality, Uncategorized
When did women learn the soul bashing false humility of self abnegation? When did men first crush hearts into emotional valises, compartmental corruption of the tender qualities that endear them to us? We are free. And if we are not liberated, forgetfulness is the...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 25, 2015 | lifestyle, philosophy, poetry, popular culture, psychology
To have existed is not enough, importance placed elsewhere in a culture where life itself holds little value; She searches, flailing frantically, coming socially unhinged, unsure of any positive contribution now, before, future colliding kaleidoscopically on a...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 19, 2015 | love, philosophy, spirituality, suicide, words
She wanted to end her life, this was It. Thousands of times before repeating and repeating requests unheard, the heart of the matter. What is life worth if not embracing paradox; anything less is negating its own terms, non-negotiable. Acceptance is, perhaps, what we...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 11, 2015 | friends, philosophy, Uncategorized
I will not flatter you with fiction meant to prop up a flagging ego, you are far grander than that and anyway, you stand deservedly in the light of my admiration. Let us rather march resolutely through the sucking mud and debris of authentic attempts at bridging...
