I was born in Los Angeles, Ca. to parents of Cuban descent.  I began dabbling in the art of writing at an early age, but never in my wildest dreams fathomed that any of my writings made any sense!  As an only child, I longed for the love and companionship of a brother or sister.  It never came to be.  I was boxed in an abyss of loneliness and found that writing was the vessel to my existence as a child.  I hardly remember my childhood days do to the trauma of losing my mother to cancer when I was 11 years old.  Her death haunted my spirit with no understanding.  I am now at peace knowing that she is at peace.  By no means am I a poet.  Several of my pieces are shadowed by the art of "Trigger Writing."  I'm inspired to write by means of happiness, sadness, loneliness and the desire to be loved with reckless abandon by a woman that is afraid of losing me. I found that woman.  At age 18, I wrote my first recognized piece entitled "Bathroom Walls" while stationed aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier. In 1994, I began flight training and received my FAA Pilot's License in 1995.  In 2004, I retired from LAPD after serving 20 years as a Police Officer.   My one suggestion to aspiring writers?  Carry a micro-digital recorder with you at all times.  I've been carrying one for 31 years now.  As of this moment, there are 84 thoughts and ideas recorded for my review.  Now go write and send someone you love a poem...