Involving Families in the Political Process
Thresholds
Oh, how I know what it's like to be on the threshold of a dream, standing on the very edge of it, hoping that I'd have enough strength to cross the boundary, cross over to the other side, where all my hopes and desires would come to fruition.
I know how it's like to be standing there, alone and isolated, just another desolate soul seeking salvation. Oh, how I know. I know how it is to be standing on the outside, looking in, while my heart aches, and my head feels as though it's ready to explode.
I know how it is to stand on the very threshold of a dream, a dream so vivid and real, a dream where everybody, everything is in harmony, a dream where I am totally enraptured. Ah, for the sake of dreams. Without them, I'd be nothing, an immutable and stubborn piece of stone. Without my dreams, I'd have nothing to do, nothing to say, nothing to give. I'd be a snail washed ashore on a deserted island. I'd be a butterfly who had lost its wings. I'd be a hopeless piece of driftwood floating in the sea, a casualty of a sunken ship. I'd be a slug on the rug, waiting to be vacuumed away with the dust.
Ripples
The night before last, I saw a glimpse of the past
and beheld in my gaze the days of my youth
The night before last I gathered the dust
that had been swept beneath my bed
And held it in my hands
The night before last I grasped the filings
of days long ago forgotten
Tactile sediment laced with memories
of youthful endeavor
To have again in my hands the past
was like finding buried treasure
The night before last, I saw a child’s eyes
as bright as the light of the stars above
The night before last I saw myself looking
In the mirror of life
Through the haze of years gone by
I saw a child standing by the river
The night before last, I walked along the river’s edge
until I came upon a stone
I picked it up and held it in my hand
It was the same stone that I once held as a youth
I tossed it into the river and watched with delight
the ripples it caused.
Ricky J. Fico
Monumental Lives 4 Monumental Change
What's truly important to me, and what Barack Obama advocates wholeheartedly, is the family and it is the greatest foundation in any healthy society. As a product of a broken home I know firsthand the struggles, the heartaches but I am fortunate that I didn't get involved in any gangs nor did I resort to crime as so many do. I did, though, fall into the snares of alcoholism and drug abuse....
I know how it's like to be standing there, alone and isolated, just another desolate soul seeking salvation. Oh, how I know. I know how it is to be standing on the outside, looking in, while my heart aches, and my head feels as though it's ready to explode.
I know how it is to stand on the very threshold of a dream, a dream so vivid and real, a dream where everybody, everything is in harmony, a dream where I am totally enraptured. Ah, for the sake of dreams. Without them, I'd be nothing, an immutable and stubborn piece of stone. Without my dreams, I'd have nothing to do, nothing to say, nothing to give. I'd be a snail washed ashore on a deserted island. I'd be a butterfly who had lost its wings. I'd be a hopeless piece of driftwood floating in the sea, a casualty of a sunken ship. I'd be a slug on the rug, waiting to be vacuumed away with the dust.
Ripples
The night before last, I saw a glimpse of the past
and beheld in my gaze the days of my youth
The night before last I gathered the dust
that had been swept beneath my bed
And held it in my hands
The night before last I grasped the filings
of days long ago forgotten
Tactile sediment laced with memories
of youthful endeavor
To have again in my hands the past
was like finding buried treasure
The night before last, I saw a child’s eyes
as bright as the light of the stars above
The night before last I saw myself looking
In the mirror of life
Through the haze of years gone by
I saw a child standing by the river
The night before last, I walked along the river’s edge
until I came upon a stone
I picked it up and held it in my hand
It was the same stone that I once held as a youth
I tossed it into the river and watched with delight
the ripples it caused.
Ricky J. Fico
Monumental Lives 4 Monumental Change
What's truly important to me, and what Barack Obama advocates wholeheartedly, is the family and it is the greatest foundation in any healthy society. As a product of a broken home I know firsthand the struggles, the heartaches but I am fortunate that I didn't get involved in any gangs nor did I resort to crime as so many do. I did, though, fall into the snares of alcoholism and drug abuse....
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