The Ardent Axiom
Illuminating the Facts About Behavioral Health and Rising Above the Stigma
Tag: Introspective
The Darklord
I feel it now, in the distance, that slow advance of the cold, pressing forwards and retreating as if to test the walls of my castle. It comes at dawn and dusk, settles upon me in an eerie breath of darkness the way the… Continue Reading “The Darklord”
Crash
September 11, 2013 I crashed my car in July. About two hours/100 miles from home, on my way to my vacation destination. Physically there was no way I would have really been killed, it just wasn’t that type of collision. There has been a… Continue Reading “Crash”
Anger, Violence, Death, and Regret
“No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.” – Sir Francis Bacon Anger, Violence, Death, and Regret I can remember when I had just begun my teenage years. Back in those days, and earlier, I had an affinity for animals. I revered them… Continue Reading “Anger, Violence, Death, and Regret”
Self-Reflection: To End A Cold, Damp Day
September 18, 2011 Self-Reflection: To End A Cold, Damp Day If ever there was something that I could call my own, something that I could say was my niche in life, this would be it. What I’m doing right now, this act is the… Continue Reading “Self-Reflection: To End A Cold, Damp Day”
The Man In The Mirror
July 17, 2011 “The man who never learns to face himself, will never know what it means to be free.” The Man In The Mirror I ask myself why it bothers me so much that there are groups of people who take a strong… Continue Reading “The Man In The Mirror”
Keep You: Part Two
March 19, 2011 You are so shy and so quiet, never wanting to be noticed. Painfully introverted, you carry out entire conversations in your head, conversations you will probably never honestly have. Your lips moving, but the sounds never come out. I watch and… Continue Reading “Keep You: Part Two”
Keep You: Part One
February 27, 2011 You grew up out in a rural part of the state of Missouri. You consider yourself a small town guy, you know a lot of people, but you hold onto a few close friends. Most of the people you know now that you… Continue Reading “Keep You: Part One”
The Demon In Me
January 2, 2011 The Demon In Me Everything is black, save the sparks of sanity within; the buzz in my head, a melody of self-deprivation or rather the hum of degradation. I look around and the darkness prevails, always the melancholy thought, but dammit I… Continue Reading “The Demon In Me”
Autumn Calls You Home
September 30, 2010 Autumn Calls You Home Summer has ended. Autumn has arrived. The change in the weather can’t be ignored. The wind blows colder and the mornings feel damp and brisk. The leaves are already beginning to change, the grass is starting to… Continue Reading “Autumn Calls You Home”
These Walls, That Shadow, Those Memories and This Soul
September 10, 2010 These Walls, that Shadow, those Memories, and this Soul How do you heal a man who’s pain is inside his head, a pain that transcends flesh and bone? Behind these walls of distrust and shame, hidden so far deep inside of… Continue Reading “These Walls, That Shadow, Those Memories and This Soul”
The Ardent Axiom 