This is not a blog.

This is a record.

Of what it cost to become the man I am,
and what I refuse to lose becoming better.

If you’re here, read slowly.

War and The Aftermath

  • Actual Volume II The War That Would Not Sleep

    Volume II: The War That Would Not Sleep Dedication For those who made it home in body but never fully in mind. And for Kamryn — so she’ll understand the war I fought long after I left the battlefield. Section I: The Noise They Can’t Hear The Forever War In the shadowy trenches of a…

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  • The forever war1

    The Forever War In the shadowy trenches of a mind once bright, Where memories fight a never ending plight, I lay in silence, a weary soul’s lament, A dance with darkness, a battle without bent. The war is over, the battles are through, Yet here I am, in a war zone anew. My bed, a…

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  • The Night I Don’t Wake From

    I haven’t slept in three rotations. Not real sleep. Not the kind that mends anything. I drift into the ambush, not knowing if I’ll claw my way out. The same sand. The same blood. The same radio hissing names that don’t get answered. I flinch before the blast now, like muscle memory’s trying to warn…

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  • The Forever War

    In the shadowy trenches of a mind once bright, Where memories fight a never ending plight, I lay in silence, a weary soul’s lament, A dance with darkness, a battle without bent. The war is over, the battles are through, Yet here I am, in a war zone anew. My bed, a battleground, my sleep,…

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  • Life Lessons from Combat Experience

    Life Lessons from Combat Experience

    Reflect on the life lessons learned from combat experiences. Understand how these lessons can inform personal development and emotional healing.

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  • Philosophy of War and Aftermath

    Philosophy of War and Aftermath

    Explore the philosophical implications of war and its aftermath. Understand how combat experiences shape our views on life and morality.

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