I hold truth as the highest princi… I am a liar. I value honesty over all else. I am a thief. I expect integrity from you.

Listen. There it is. The hum of perfect silence at the centre of all that is, and isn’t.

I met a man who told me that he’s looking for the way he might become more free, less encumbered in his life. Poor me, poor me, poor me;

Weep for the fallen warriors. Weep for those souls considered collateral damage. Weep for the profiteers. Weep for the deserters.

A subtle movement, a facial expression, a particular posture, the constant hint of danger; as if he were here again,

I see no reason now to disguise this naked heart and soul of mine. You can hide there

I am awash with tears of mourning for what I thought was dead and go… as though a flood of holy water has broken through the stony dam I contrived to spare this brittle…

A sudden gust of bitter wind from somewhere hot and foul, whooped and howled throughout the scattered waste and scrabble down that God-forsaken alley.

I was surrounded by many desperate, troubled people. There was much drinking, drugging, and violence. Women were being bought and sold,

For those who only know oasis it must be difficult to fathom another way of life beyond the wal… amidst the shifting dunes. Those that follow gypsy trails

Come out, come out, wherever you are. I know you’re in here. You dirty little secret.