fiber optic

fiber optic, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

It carried communications
the backbone of our words
and yet, we still got our signals crossed

Master Protection

Master Protection, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our expectations have been locked away
dreams hidden behind lock and key
waiting to be released some day

Fading Dreams

Fading Dreams, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Those things that never came to be
still they tease and haunt me so...

The Healing Room

The Healing Room, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Each day a gift of life
we scarcely notice
until something goes wrong

House of Corruption

House of Corruption, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

They peddle power and influence for a price
representing piles of green in cash and carry governance

A place to rest

A place to rest, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Remote and removed from all we call civilized
a place to rest and reconnect with life...

Life on the rocks

Life on the rocks, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The obstacles we face are there to teach us ingenuity,
how else will we be able to overcome them...

Growing Old

Growing Old, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our losses started to mount
stacking up before our eyes
in the passing days we were
running out of...

Sand Man

Sand Man, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Tell me it's all been a dream
let me find something bigger
in a lucid moment of joy...

I need a miracle

I need a miracle, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

That blessing from above
getting us through our days
with grace and love
there is no other way

Joints and bends

Joints and bends, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Life breaks us down and twists us up in the world of decay...

I've seen the future

I've seen the future, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We moved with optimism
drove glorious machines
our future a grand vision
we'd build a world of dreams

Poems and Rhymes

Poems and Rhymes, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Efforts with no rewards await lonely hearts

I've been to the edge

I've been to the edge, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

In clarity, we stand and look down upon the future

Face of corruption

Face of corruption, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

An end game of lies and deceit
designed to exploit the week...

the last straw

the last straw, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

On the brink of discovery

Out for a walk

Out for a walk, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

In quiet moments reflect upon the blessings of the day and be grateful.

Lost and Lonely

Lost and Lonely, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We're so far removed in this world of our making.

Pain Relief

Pain Relief, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The years brought you back less and less
as I perfected ways to slowly forget
all the hurt and pain of your memory...

add it up

add it up, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

These things we call important
do they add up to something
or are they just days spinning
circles never ending...

twins

twins, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

They were our partners in crime
toys from childhood who knew us
and every dream we had for the future

Debt Ceiling

Debt Ceiling, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The world tumbled under your watch
lies, rhetoric and finger pointing
new lows unchallenged, unmatched

Texting Life Away

Texting Life Away, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We've so little time
and yet we waste it
until we can count
what little remains

travel light

travel light, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our dreams would take us worlds away
we traveled light finding what we needed
at each stop along the way...

no words left

no words left, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The joy you bring is beyond mere words
your soul enriches the world around you

building clutter

building clutter, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The cluttered mind
spills out, confused
and utterly blind...

Toy Boats

Toy Boats, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our world of little dreams
where nothing is what it seems

Open

Open, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We couldn't get a handle on our dreams
they'd been locked down tight, frozen
in those long ago days, too hard to open

Down She Goes

Down She Goes, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

This world I thought I knew
falls before me, tumbling down
an illusion soon to be washed away

Stepping Off

Stepping Off, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The edge of the world my home
where I step off into imagination

Don't bank on it

Don't bank on it, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

A future built on false promises and lies can never be...