"There can never be two winners in any conflict- whether it be war, politics or even love- one of the two involved will always be unhappy with the results"

-Anonymous

"there can never be two winners in any conflict- whether it be war, politics or even love- one side will always be unhappy with the results"

-Anonymous

Expressions...

i'm back

it's been a while..

but i'm back.

haven't written in a while, been too busy and no access to be able to write

but i'm back now, and got a shit ton running through my mind.

got some great stories from this summer, and got some feelings in my head i feel like sharing to get them out of my head that have been building for the better part of a year...

all to follow, but right now i'm still in rest mode, so expect some captivating posts in the near future.

as always,

with much love,

TRIP

Who I Am Hates Who I've Been

I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind,
But I will shy away from the specifics...

'cause I don't want you to know where I am
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed it.
Stop right there. Well I never should have said
That it's the very moment that
I wish that I could take back.

I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.

I talk to absolutely no one.
Couldn't keep to myself enough.
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow up.

I heard the reverberating footsteps
Synching up to the beating of my heart,
And I was positive that unless I got myself together,
I would watch me fall apart.

And I can't let that happen again
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

Who I am hates who I've been
And who I am will take the second chance you gave me.
Who I am hates who I've been
'cause who I've been only ever made me...

So sorry for the person I became.
So sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.

Perseverance

"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight, with growing confidence and strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender."

Winston Churchill

Hypocrisy of truth...

"War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun."

Mao Zedong

one for the history books...

"The victor will never be asked if he told the truth."

Adolf Hitler

the voice of war...

"Of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war: neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship . . . Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger."

Hermann Goering

(at the Nuremberg Trials, shortly before being sentenced to death)

Band of Brothers...

"From this day to the ending of the world ,But we in it shall be remember'd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother"

-William Shakespeare (Henry V)