cows without nipples

Imagine telling the good people in your life that you love them. Friends, co-workers, anyone who puts a little goodness into life. And use the word, too! Love. I love you. Do it a lot. Imagine this catching on.

james lee jobe

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Anne Frank

an operation late at night 

we could train a surgeon to slice away a man's soul

to see what is left there    if he still lives    or not

as a man    a human being    his dogs without feet 

his table empty    his cows without nipples  

night without day and day without night 

the operation is over    someone else can keep watch 

the surgeon returns to his day clothes 

when he exits the building a light rain has just begun 

james lee jobe 

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Arthur Ashe

and here I am

I am here to tell the truth 

no matter how beautiful the lie might be 

or how ugly the truth 

do you have a question for me 

friend    before you ask    make damn sure

that you want to hear the answer 

james lee jobe 

What if we all laid a hand on the chest of a stranger and felt their heart beating? Might there be a little less hatred in the world?

james lee jobe 

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. 

Kurt Vonnegut

fifteen rounds    heavyweight 

yes    there are those hard days 

when just living is too much 

like fathers day 

when your son is dead 

like mothers day 

and your wife keeps weeping 

dawn again 

did you sleep at all 

already life is charging out 

from his corner   hard    gloves up 

ready to pound you again 

the crowd roars 

oh son 

how did it come to this 

james lee jobe

I don't want to die without any scars.

Chuck Palahniuk

The magpie grows quiet, then night swims in over all this world, ebony, shimmering, soft.

james lee jobe

When your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you. 

Ajahn Chah

Sometimes I look up at the clock and what I thought was hours passing was only minutes, and other times it seems like I blinked my eyes and a month has gone by.

james lee jobe

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james