love is love

love is love
why can't it be seen as just that?
don't  hate what you don't understand
this issue shouldn't be an issue
at this time and age
years and years of hate of different
groups of people
we're still struggling with such ignorance and hate
a sad world we live in
to think I fought and served
for this country
for all the ignorant hateful folks that occupy it
love is love
LGBT
we are not going anywhere
we are strong
we are survivors we are
we will not stand for the ignorance no more

never a failure, always a lesson learned
there are no failures
without pain, without mistakes
we do not grow
we do not learn
offended, don't be
be strong, take whatever is thrown at you
there is no success without failure
live life
make a mistake
learn from it
if you fail the first time
take it in stride
move on
there may be a few failures before the first success
however do not fret
do not give up
stand up
dust yourself off and begin again

In the trenches

I think of you
in the trenches
wondering how it may differ to now
we may not be in a foxhole
though we are still the same
fighting for freedoms
sacrificing our lives for those back at home
some may not return
but certainly not forgotten
in silence we sit
honoring and remembering
those who did not return to us

untitled

Mysterious and mystical
mean with a gentle soul
to see on their land
running free
in the desert
leaving us in the dust
get too close
you may get spit at
one hump or two...