A Peek Into My Soul

A peak into my soul started years ago as a way to express my inner most thoughts. The title at the time wasn't a peak into my soul; it was the title I gave to a folder because I couldn't think of a print worthy title. After weeks of looking at it it stuck for these words express my inner most thoughts. These were written in times of angst and agony times of hurt and pain times of confusion mystification and discomposure. It was started from a male's perspective but I believe ended up gender neutral because pain is neutral. The range of human emotion is so vast why we spend most of it emoting things more negative than positive goes back to our Adamic nature but that's another story. These are my thoughts not some scholar writing a thesis or words written by some student whose life totals may never reach the level of emotion these words portray. They are words from a man a simple man who has experienced the full gamut of life's tragedies and triumphs. I was always told that life is what you make it which is so true. Even with tragedies we must never allow ourselves to be defined by them refined by them but not defined by them. We are the proverbial ore awaiting our time to shine. In this short span on earth that we call life we will have to go through the fire in order to experience our full potential. Have I reached mine yet I don't think so but I would like to think that I am on my way. Mitchell R. Tate