

Reach Standing in the sterile lifeless hollow of my destitute existenceReach by ~Communicon
Noting the pure azure sky always just out of reach
The detestable distant sound of other people's successes
Reverberate from my empty case of failings
They are a taunting ridicule
Like the laughter of the one you desperately desire to call your own
But have no possibility of gaining
No matter how you reach
For whenever I set out
Endeavoring with hope, determination and focus
This is the place I reach
For whenever I set out
Surrendering to chance, blindness and apathy
This is the place I reach
The barren land of no point
Not in beginning, not in ending, not in eff


Consideration for the suicidal Death is not your relief, it is just a beginningConsideration for the suicidal by ~Communicon
So before you cross over better think how you're living
Once there you reside you can not make amends
Put your instrument down and start over my friend
Copyright Mathew Bergin 2010


Friendship Gardens Friendship GardensFriendship Gardens by ~Communicon
A friendship is much like a garden. It requires tilling, fertilizing, seeding, moisture and warmth so that it will grow and become something of value and joy. What the friendship will produce is dependent on what was sown. Results that are useable: mutual cooperation, learning, idea exchange and problem solving are like the nourishing vegetables of one garden. The bright blooms and pleasant fragrances that are produced by companionate listening, support, understanding and fun are the results of other seeds. Both types of friendships require the same basic things however. First comes the tilling of common ground. Getti