Author Archives: Brady Werkheiser
Until The Right Thing Comes Along
Nights on the porch are getting shorter. The sky is getting darker, and the metal chairs less comforting. Pillows, tea, and a fireplace make resting easy. Fingers have more flex and time becomes less noticeable. It feels good to have warmth, love, and a place to sleep. Cabin fever is the only thing to fear.
The Path We Follow
We are on a path and following the arrows, but we are not confined indefinitely by the walls erected at birth for they are made of dirt. Everyday I pick up where I left off and chip away at the misleadingly weak walls that frighten so many with the faith that my moral compass is aligned and my […]
Wednesday, 12:17 AM
I just wanted to drive around some old neighborhoods and point out houses I used to know. A lot has changed in my head over the past five years, but a large part has remained the same. It’s an uneasy feeling driving with the windows down, on a damp, fall night, after suburbia has closed […]
Everything else is Commentary
In the realm of philosophy and ethics there are more unknowns, and reasonably justifiable beliefs than tangible, stone truths. It is this very unexplainable, unobtainable element that drives people to question and seek answers. One of the most prevalent – and one that I’ve touched on many times before – is the concept of freewill. […]
Ithaca
Dead leaves float and fall As the ground hardens and chills A cool breeze clatters As nature turns her shoulders The sun fades without remorse
Exercise Liberty
There is a convenience store at the end of a lake which centers and divides a population of 1000 men and women. This is the only store in town. This store, like many others, only sells two different packs of cigarettes: a blue box and red box. Of the constituents who are of legal age […]
Simple Life
My philosophy on life resembles the process of sweeping a dirty porch. You first start by going around the edges, preferably in a direction that suits you. You clear cobwebs, sweep debris, and funnel dirt into the center of the porch. When you are finished, or facing a dilemma, reevaluate. Start closing the circle of […]
Eternity
Heaven holds her breath While saints usher children home Dreams of white blankets Lead stargazing mummies free The comfort of silence calls
Rationalizing Freewill: Who influences Whom?
It’s difficult to justify or explain the necessity of my existence strictly in terms of a singular subjective perspective. The only truth I am able to rationalize and am in agreement with is the pursuit of moral perfectionism and self government. I have the ability to effect only those actions of which I am in control. […]
Life on the Ground
I’m held together By clouds of smoke and water A weak body stands Like A flower without roots Dancing subject to the wind
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