Today is officially the first day of the rest of my life. Maybe that’s being a little dramatic. So I’ll say that today is the first day of the next stage of my life. Let me explain…

For the most part, we all know what’s been happening in my life over the past few months, but the last 2 are the most interesting. The last 2 months I had been staying with some “friends” because I lost my apartment. Now, I know you’re wondering why I parentheses around the word friends. Here’s why. These people who I was staying with talked like they were my friends, at times they somewhat acted like they were my friends, but thy really weren’t. And it taught me a valuable lesson that I thought I had learned before. Before, I had learned that there’s nobody in this world that I can honestly rely on except for myself. That is completely untrue. Your friends, I’m talking about actual real-life friends, will do what they can to help when they can. And your family is always gonna be there for you, even if you’re a bit of screw-up like me. And I’d like to thank a special young lady for helping my re-learn that lesson. Thank you very much! I’ve told you before that your worth to me is unfathomable, even by me. I honestly appreciate you more and more each day.

Here’s the reason why I went through this re-learning process. I’m not trying to make excuses, I’m just trying to explain. I’ve gone so long in this life without having to rely on my family. Most of my life, my support network consisted of just one person. When that person left this world, it kinda threw me into a bit of tailspin. I wasn’t sure which way was up, and so when it came down to deciding who I should lean on for support in my time of need, I went the wrong way. Now, my “friends” did help me get my belongings somewhere safe, they did give me shelter, but they also gave me a lot of stress. I became the scapegoat in a horrible situation. And that cost me greatly. Now, don’t get me wrong, it cost me no money. Just 2 people that I considered friends, about 20 pounds that I probably could have afforded losing anyway and a TV that I will recover. That’s a pretty fair price to learn a valuable lesson, right?

But anyway, that’s all in the past now. I’m out of the dungeon and into the light for the first time in a very long time it seems. And it feels GOOD! I’ve made mention that it was kinda hard to get back to being myself after my father died. Today, feels like I made the first real step towards doing that. Thanks to family, both current and prospective. Assalamu alaikam.

For the people who actually sit down and read my blog (all 3 or 4 of you, not including myself), y’all have have been some lucky something-or-others these past few weeks! I’m gonna have to cut back or y’all gonna get spoiled. Too bad I barely get any responses or comments, though. Y’all suck! Anyway, on to the reason I’m here today…

I was reading a previous post and saw a subject I wanted to touch on again. If you remember on 3/2/2008 (Today’s Reflection – 3/2/2008: 1st paragraph) I spoke about the fact that I was feeling a sense of urgency to settle down. Well, those feelings have found their way to surface again. But this time around, they’re a little different. Now, I don’t really feel the need to settle down with anybody, I feel the need to be with one specific person for the rest of my life. Now, you know how I am, I had to find out exactly what was going on in my twisted little mind. So I asked a few people what their definition of being in love means. And to my surprise, they almost all described what I’m going through! So now, I can OFFICIALLY say that I am in love! And no, I’m not in love with myself! I won’t say any names, even though I really shouldn’t have to.

I think that’s all I really wanted to say today. This is the first time I’ve put my feelings into clear, concise words. It’s feels kind of weird, kinda like butterflies are break-dancing in my stomach. Anybody got an explanation for that one?

Sorry, no jokes to open this post. I’m not really feeling like myself. Today marks the one year anniversary of my father’s death, and I think I’m taking it a little too hard. What makes it worse though is the fact that I’m having to deal with by myself. But then again, I’ve been dealing with it by myself for the past year so that shouldn’t be anything new to me. I know everybody has to deal with death, and I’m not the only one who has lost a parent, but my situation is a little different. Maybe it would help if you understood my relationship with my father. Maybe it would if I understood my relationship with my father.

My father and I have been together since I was 4. He was there for just about every major event that happened in my life. He was my best friend and my worst enemy. My style icon. My hero. My image of what a man should be and how he should live. My confidante. My conscience. My therapist. My motivation and, at times, my inspiration. My punching bag when I needed to vent about something. My advice column when I just couldn’t figure shit out on my own. My source of courage. My crutch when I couldn’t stand on my own 2 feet. My educator. The mirror into my soul. My relationship with my father seemed like the only one I could maintain. Everybody else came and went, but he was always there. And now he’s not. And I feel so alone in the world without him. I don’t know what I’m going to do or where I’m gonna go.

I can remember before he died, I knew what general direction my life was heading in. I couldn’t tell you exactly what was destined for me, but I had a clue. And after he passed, the path got a kinda dark. But I could still see what direction I was heading in. I met someone, fell in love and a little light was cast into my world, I was able to see what was ahead. But now, 1 year removed from the worst day of my life so far, I’m without both of them. And it scares me to death.

I’m gonna stop here because I’m having a really hard time keeping my composure enough to type. Assalamu Alaikam

I know what you’re saying, “Wow! 2 posts on consecutive days! We must be lucky or he’s got a lot of shit on his mind!” You should definitely lean towards the latter. I woke up today in a house that’s not my own, in a bed that feels so cold and couldn’t shake this horrible feeling that I have. I know you’re probably wondering, “What was the horrible feeling?” Well, I woke up today and honestly felt like I just might be a bad person. And I’m not really too sure how I here, all I know is I’m ready to go.

Let me start from the beginning. I hope you have some time to read because this is gonna take a while. Everything I’m about to say has actually been documented in this very blog. You will notice that I will try to give you the exact location so you can go read the earlier post if you choose to do so. This train wreck all started in December 2005. That’s when my biological clock kinda kicked into overdrive (Today’s Reflection – 12/1/2005)! And yes, men also have a biological clock. Please don’t think women have that franchise locked down. Now, the woman I spoke of in that entry is completely out of the picture, and in hindsight she was more of a perfect friend at a time that I needed one than anything else. She was always there to talk when I needed someone to talk to, and she never judged me, she just gave advice and moved along to another subject. She even took the time to read my poetry, and y’all know that’s BIG with me! I do still carry feelings for her, but there more along the lines of a brother-sister thing now. It’s kind of a shame that we’ve fallen out of touch, but maybe she was only meant to be around for a short time, maybe she’ll make a reappearance somewhere down the road. Who knows?

As time moved along, I started to notice that my life wasn’t really taking shape the way I had envisioned it (Today’s Reflection – 12/13/2005: 3rd paragraph). Also, I was kinda starting to miss my family (Today’s Reflection – 12/13/2005: 1st paragraph). But once again, I think missing my kinfolks came out the fact that I hadn’t seen them in a few years. Also, around this time I started getting the parental pressure to settle down and start a family. Let me clear that up a little bit. My father took me out to lunch and directly asked me when I was gonna find someone to marry and have some kids with. Now, all of this festers for about 5 or 6 months until it comes to light that I would be moving back to St.Louis. In a way, I was happy. I would be able to go see my mother, little brother and grandparents almost anytime I wanted. At the same time I was a little saddened by the fact I had to leave Atlanta because it is such a beautiful city where you can’t help but see successful black people, which is what I think I really needed and need in my life. Too bad I didn’t realize that until it was too late, but everything happens for a reason.

Now, upon arriving in St. Louis, life looked promising and bleak at the same time. Let me expound: The optimist in me was sure I would be able to make all of my dreams happen here, but the realist in me knew that there was something on the horizon that would completely shift my life in a way that I might not be able to recover from. How’s that for foreshadowing? Here’s a quick recap of what happened from June 2006 to March 2007. This whole paragraph can be found in the post titled “A Quick Recap of What’s Been Happening in My Life…” that was posted on May 14 2007.

“I relocated to St. Louis in June of 2006 and all was good. I was finally back in my hometown, I couldn’t be happier. I was like a kid in a candy store. Shortly after moving, I started working in a call center for Comcast. At the time it seemed like a pretty cool job. I met a lot of great people and my hours were reasonably decent. About a month or so after I started my job, I started dating this BEAUTIFUL young lady, and then I started dating an even more BEAUTIFUL young lady. Every young man’s dream, right? After these 2 highly attractive women were out of the picture, I started dating my third GORGEOUS woman in as many tries. At this time, I’m feeling like I hit the lotto. Some time went by and I met another young lady who seemed like she was about 2 inches away from being perfect for me. We got extremely serious (I’m talking marriage serious) but we seemed to keep having little snags in our relationship that kept it from being all that it could be. Let me break that last part down for y’all a little bit. First, we had an argument about something stupid, and instead of talking about it like adults, we ignored each other like children. Well, for those that know me well enough, you know I don’t do well with not being the center of attention (I’m getting better at it now, though) and I ran off and did something that I definitely regretted. That’s not the worse part of that whole ordeal. That would be in the fact that my girl caught me in “the act” so to speak. Y’all know how black folks do, we had a big fight outside and got the cops called on us. After the dust from that settled, you could tell that the trust in our relationship had gotten it’s ass thrown out of window! She always wanted to accuse me of doing something, I swore up and down she was backsliding (y’all like how I throw the old school word in there?), and things were pretty much FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition). All of this bullshit is made even more horrible by the fact that she had a daughter that I’m crazy about! So here I am, stuck in between the old me who would run for the hills at the first sign of strife in a relationship and this new me who wanted to stay and work through the difficulties ( I don’t know where I found that second version at, but his punk ass is gone now!). This goes on from around Thanksgiving all the way up until March, and that’s when the shit started to get real fun! First, I got fired for some bullshit I didn’t do (never work in a call center, it’s purely for the bitch at heart). Next, my girl gets this strange text message from “me” stating that I’m gay. Come on now! If I’m gay, George W. Bush is a black man and a member of the Black Panther Party! Next, she has a conversation over the Internet with somebody who claims that HE was my lover for 6 months while I lived in Kansas City, MO. True, I did used to live in KCMO, WHEN I WAS 12! How many 12 year olds do you know that have a love shack with their gay lover? I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but if you give me a little time to do some research, I’ll see what I can come up with. So, here I am, unemployed, depressed and being accused of being a homosexual by the woman that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. How’s that for hitting rock bottom?”

Now, once again, hindsight is 20/20. When I really look back on that period of time in my life, I can honestly say I would’ve eventually blew my fucking brains out if I had married that broad! And to the young woman who intervened that fateful October night, I owe you my life! Thank you so much! But enough about that, let me give some more insight on this “interesting” period in my life. First, the bitch was a thief! I didn’t find this out until around March or April of 2007. Secondly, I admit that I was more in love with the idea of being a father to her daughter than anything else. Because for all the shit that I talk, I really do love kids! Also, while my “relationship” with her was completely fucked up on all levels, this had nothing on what was waiting for me down the road.

After washing the bad taste out of my mouth, I put my head back into the game. I got re-focused on doing my thing. I would say I put love’s ass on the back burner, that wouldn’t be completely accurate. I put love’s ass in the freezer with a note that said “Don’t Open Until 2010!” I really wasn’t thinking about it, didn’t want to either. Just look at what happened to me the last time I was in a relationship! Would you want to step out there again if that was your last experience? I didn’t think so. And then July 25, 2007 came along and my world would never be the same again. That’s the day my father went into the hospital. I wish I could say that I knew he could get better, but that would be a bold-faced lie. When I dropped my dad off at Christian Hospital Northeast, I sat in the parking lot and KNEW he would never walk out again. And that put me in a place that I still haven’t been able to fully escape from to this day. And that was over a year ago. The next month and a half were a bit or blur. All I did was work, go to the hospital and argue with everybody. And then he passed away at 12:02 AM on September 7, 2007. And my world got a little darker, and the minor split in my personality that had been plaguing me for the past decade became a full out break. The real me laid down in a casket on September 14, 2007 in KCMO and I wasn’t never too sure if I would get him back out or if I even really wanted to. It had officially become easier to be the heartless asshole who didn’t really care about anybody or anything that wasn’t him than it was to be the shy, insecure guy who had just lost the one person that had been there for him his whole life. And that’s the day I decided to run.

I wasn’t just running away from my father’s spirit or from dealing with the fact that he was gone, as most people think. Once again, I had that feeling that was something looming over the horizon for me, and while I knew whatever was waiting for me wouldn’t be as negative, I knew it would just as Earth-shaking as my father’s death and I really wasn’t prepared for it. Not right now. I felt like what I needed was a little time to get over what had just happened and recoup to an extent before God threw me another curve ball. But, we all know, God does things on his schedule, not ours. First, my departure was postponed due to financial situations. That really fucked with me because it started to feel like somebody had it out for me. Secondly, God started to show me what lied ahead, but I only got small doses and never got the whole picture. Then, Jessica called me. I can assure you that the last thing on my mind when she re-entered my life was love or marriage. My sole focus was my escape from a city that seemed like it was the root of all problems for me. But, my plan wasn’t His plan. And I fell in love without knowing it was happening, and that made me want to run just a little bit more. But once again, He stepped in to make sure I knew that my plan wasn’t His plan. My best friend and his fiancee’ (now wife) and Jessica staged an intervention of sorts. And for as bad as I wanted to ignore what they were saying to me, something made me listen. And I decided to stay. Not because of my own reasons, but because of her. In case you didn’t know, love is a powerful force. We decided to move in together because both of our living situations weren’t exactly what we wanted. And we wanted to be together. Everything was good, for not for long. I still was rebelling against the things that God had been showing me, even though I was able to see more than ever before. And at the same time, He made her start picking at the mask I was wearing. Once again, I was staring in the mirror and seeing 2 faces that were both my own. One face was telling my to run like wind because I knew she didn’t want the real me. Who wants a man who’s too shy and insecure to even talk on the phone sometimes? The other face was telling me to let her because she deserved the right to know and make the choice for herself. I really wished I had listened to the second one because now I’ve managed to push away a woman that was sent to me by God! That has got to be an amazing feat! But it is definitely one that I’m not proud of.

So now, here I am. Stuck in a city I don’t want to be in, loving and wanting a woman that my Father sent me, my father would approve of and that my family loves. The bad part is that she doesn’t want anything to do with me. And I have no idea what to do or anyone to turn to. Thanks for listening…

Life has a way of being cruel and funny at the same time. Previously, I wrote that I had writer’s block again. Well, it’s gone away now, but only if I’m writing about a certain subject. Can you guess what subject that would happen to be, boys and girls? You guessed it! Normally, I would think it would be a good thing to be able to get all my frustrations about a certain topic out on paper so they don’t keep bouncing around inside my head, but this one is a little different. And I know you’re probably wondering, “What makes it so different?” Well, I’ll tell you. It would happen to be the situation and our relationship as it stands today. Let me further explain. While we’re not at war with each other, it’s rather difficult to say that we are on each others side. And because of that, it’s hard to find the exact words to put into a love poem. Does that make sense? I didn’t think so either, but that’s how it is. Now, here’s why I said life can be cruel and funny at the same time. Now, because of this overwhelming, I guess need would be the best word to put here, to write about my love for someone who I’m kinda on the outs with right now, I feel a little tortured at times. Other times, I feel like love and life are kicking me where the sun don’t shine. Now that’s considered just downright cruel in my book. But on the other hand, if I were looking at this situation from the outside, it would be a touch humorous. Let’s be honest, isn’t it just a little ironic and a bit bit funny that the one thing in this world that I really want to do is write, but the only thing I can write about is my love for a woman who I pushed away and run a good chance of not getting back? Maybe that’s just my warped sense of humor. But I’m willing to bet that there’s somebody somewhere that’s laughing at this whole thing.

Well, in the immortal words of Forrest Gump, “That’s all I got to say about that.” So, I’ll end this now before I get beside myself and start rambling on about feelings and mistakes and love and who knows what else. I’ll save that for another day, just not my next post. If you know me well and can see a calender, you probably know when that will be and what it will be about. So, until next time friends and strangers, have a good one. Be easy!

Usually, I would apologize for going months without writing anything. But seeing as how nobody reads this except for me, I ain’t gonna do it! So let’s jump right into what’s on my mind…

Well, I’ve definitely had some “interesting” things happen in my life since my last post. For those that don’t know, I moved in with the woman I spoke of on 3/16/08. And for a while, things were okay. But, I allowed my issues and hang-ups push her away, and it resulted in her leaving me and becoming very cold towards me. Now, I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen someone who you love pull a complete 180 with their feelings towards you, but let me tell you that it’s not a fun thing. And I feel stupid because I pushed her away. Especially now because I realize that she is who I want to spend the rest of my life with. But right now, it seems like I have a better chance of joining the KKK. And while that sucks, it’s my fault that it happened and I’m going to have to live it with it.

Also, the first anniversary of my father’s death is quickly approaching and I still feel lost! Actually, I feel more lost now than I did just 4 or 5 months ago! And that irks the hell out of me! But what gets to me more is the fact that I’m kinda sandwiched in between 2 different types of sorrow and have nobody to go to deal with either! I can’t go to my dad to deal with losing my woman, and I can’t go to my woman to deal with the loss of my dad. That’s just fucked up!

And on top of all that, I’ve got writer’s block AGAIN! AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s the one of the worst things in the world to me! I got so much on my mind and so much I want to say, but can’t get it to come out for the life of me. I almost feel like banging my head against a wall to see if I can make the words and thoughts bleed out.

I keep telling myself that I’m going to write in this blog on a more consistent basis, but it’s becoming harder and harder to find something original to say. But today, I’m just gonna write about what’s on my mind.

It’s been 6 months since my father passed away and I still feel a little lost in the world without him. Once again, I’m nowhere near as bad as I was right after his death, but I’m still struggling to be me. I’ve gotten my sense of humor back, but it’s still hard to get that good “everything is gonna be alright” smile going again. I think part of that has to do with all the unnecessary drama that is going on around me. I’m still dealing with a lot of crap from my father’s death so I guess that is really making it hard to move on. And then, I’m still in St.Louis! No offense to anyone or anything here, but I’m really starting to HATE this city! Just thinking about being here kinda makes my skin crawl. And for as bad as that sounds, trust me when I say I’m not exaggerating. But at the same time, I’m not too sure my work here is done. That sounds kinda dumb, right? Let me explain. If I were to leave St. Louis right now, I would be ecstatic. But at the same time, I would have that thought in the back of my mind that I’m once again leaving too many loose ends. First off, one of my best friends is going through something completely new to him. He’s about to become a father for the first time and I can tell that at times he feels a little lost in the woods. This guy is like a brother to me and I can’t not be there for him, especially since he’s had my back through some rough & tumble %#&@$! over the past year. Secondly, there’s a woman here that I’m pretty damn sure I want to spend the rest of my life with. The only thing is, I’m not too sure how she feels about me. And while I’m a big believer in the philosophy of “If you love something, let it go. And if it comes back to you, then it’s meant to be”, I can’t leave it like that. My heart just won’t let me. Those are 2 HUGE unresolved issues that I feel like I must deal with before I can leave. And for me, one unresolved issue is 2 too many.

This has actually been on my mind since the day after Valentine’s Day, but I didn’t want to write it then and sound like I’m lonely and bitter. I’m actually bitter and lonely, there’s a big difference!

So far, I have lived a little over 27 years on this planet, and for the most part they have been exceptional. But here within the last few years, I’ve been having this feeling in the back of my mind that something was missing. For a while, I couldn’t put my finger on it. But after I had a conversation with my father about a year & a half ago, it finally hit me. I’m at a point in my life where I want to have a family, but I don’t have a family. Does that make sense? Let me explain then. While I kinda pride myself on the fact that I’m in mid-20’s and I don’t have any children, deep down inside that is eating me alive. I go places and I see guys who look like they’re close to my age with their kids and I REALLY want it too. Scratch that. I NEED it. And it seems like that urgency to settle down came on so suddenly! It wasn’t that long ago that I was running around, acting wild and saying that I was too young to commit myself in that way. But now, only a few years removed from that frame of mind, I find myself jealous of one of my best friends because he pretty much has what I want. And that kinda scares me because I think that I’m getting to the point that I’m willing to settle for just about anything and anyone to get what I want. And I know I’m way too good of a man to do that. I know if my friend reads this, he’s gonna wanna tell me that I have something with somebody that in all honesty isn’t really there and might not ever be. And that kinda sucks because I think I truly care for the young lady that he’s would be referring to and I think she feels the same way but we came into each others lives at a point in time where we might not be as willing to open up and give each other a chance. I know if my pastor reads this, she’s gonna wanna tell me that God has somebody He made just for me. And that’s all well and good, but where is she? How long do I have to wait for Him to send her my way? Or did she already enter my life and I was just a little too wrapped up in my own foolish to recognize her? But that’s enough about that, I’m gonna switch topics…

And talk about something that all people are guilty of. I’ve given women (especially black women) a lot of grief about this in the past, but now it’s time to just put everybody on blast. We tend to overlook a good person for a good looking person. Now I’m not solely talking about physical appearance, I’m talking about materialistically attractive as well. Y’all know what I’m talking about! How many of you women have been out with your girlfriends and have been approached by a guy who isn’t particularly flashy with what he has and blew him off? But you see a guy walk by who looks like he’s ballin’ outta control and you’re all up in his face? Be honest. You’re not lying to me, you’re lying to yourself. And on the same hand, fellas, we are just as guilty. We go out with our friends and ignore the sisters who look like she’s got her head on straight to chase some airhead who looks like she’s smuggling hams in her pants. It’s ridiculous and we really need to stop!

That’s all I got for tonight. I’ll check back in again when I got more on my mind. Maybe someone will have actually read this by then . Yeah right!

Life is funny sometimes. I’m not talking side-splitting laughter funny, but it definitely has it’s comedic moments. Let me see if I can explain this a little better.

When I was a kid, I had this vivid idea of what my life would be like when I got older. And it was pretty simple, I wanted to rule the world (cue the sinister music and the evil laugh). As I got older, I realized that my earlier dreams weren’t exactly obtainable (that didn’t stop me from wanting the same thing, though). So I set my sights on more realistic goals. I’m kinda getting off of my original point, but just stay with me. Now here I am, a full grown adult (I got facial hair and everything to prove it), I find myself re-dreaming those childhood dreams. Just not as large scale though. And that kinda humors me. How many of us can say we are doing exactly what we wanted to do when we were kids? How many of us are really happy with the lives we lead? And if we could sit down and talk to the 5th grade versions of ourselves, would they be happy with what we’re doing? To borrow a phrase from the movie “Mr. Deeds”, “I think if we ran into the 5th grade versions of ourselves, they would beat the crap out of us and put gum in our hair.” And that is SO true! We pose and posture like we’re happy with the crap we have to deal with on a regular basis, but deep down inside, I think the majority of us are a cat’s whisker away from going postal! So here’s what I want everybody who reads this to do (yeah I’m talking about all 5 of you). Make it a point to do the things that YOU want to do. I don’t care what it is. If it makes you truly happy, be like Nike and just do it! Maybe if we all do that, life and the world would be a little better. Now wouldn’t that be funny?

Yeah yeah yeah. Kiss my backside. I know it’s not technically January 10th anymore, but when have I ever cared about the date? (unless it’s my birthday, but that’s a completely different story) First let me tell y’all what I did when I got “home” today. I sat and read a majority of my entries in this very blog! How many people can make that very same claim? Pretty damn short list, huh?

But anyway, the reason I did this is because I wanted to see how much my views on certain topics had changed or stayed the same. And the one thing that kept jumping up and punching me in the face is how much I whined about living in Atlanta and how badly I wanted to move back to MO. How big of a fucking dummy was I? True, I was unhappy in Atlanta. But now that I have had time to sit back and reflect on the situation, I’m realizing that I wasn’t unhappy with the geography, I was unhappy with the face in the mirror. I would’ve felt the exact same way anywhere I was at! But the question that is being posed to me now is “How can you be so sure that you’ll be happy in Atlanta this time around?” I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not sure if this time will be different from the last time. I’m also a big enough person to admit that I’m a bit fickle when it comes to certain things. But there is one thing that I’m hands-down, 100% positive on: I CAN NOT stay in St. Louis. This city took from me the one person that I LOVE (not loved, I still love my dad to this very day even though I’m mad at him for leaving me) more than myself. And because of that, I can’t be here because the next thing that will be taken is my life and I’m not ready to lose that just yet.

I think I wanted to come back here because I never really got a chance to close this chapter of my life (if you want to know all of the details, hit me up and I’ll be more than happy to fill you in). And everywhere that I went after leaving St. Louis the first time in 1999, I kept having this feeling inside that made me want to come back here and wrap everything up. But what I didn’t notice over that span of about 6 and a half years was that I wasn’t the same person anymore. Yeah, I know, everybody changes as they get older. But I’m not talking about that. I left here and went to Indianapolis and kinda started becoming this completely different person (Indiana is also the first documented appearance of my alter-ego, Moses). I fell in love in Indy, got engaged, got cheated on, got fired from my very first grown-up job and had my first legal drink. Hell, I had my first adult relationship in Indianapolis (and NO my first adult relationship was not with the girl who cheated on me, it was somebody different)! I’m still waiting on my second one! And then I moved to Atlanta. And that little boy who I had been all throughout high school got left on the curbside in Indy. I went to Atlanta and began to develop the adult me, the one that everyone knows today. I learned how to be a better man than I was before. Hell, I even became a superhero down there (much love to my little brothers, Superman is on his way back home). But just like anybody who has ever had that feeling of regret over actions not taken, I jumped at the chance to come back to St. Louis and finish what I started. Too damn bad the book had been closed and my character had gone on to bigger and better things. I got back here and I felt like a big fish in a small pond. I can’t go out and kick it like I want to, I’m haven’t met a woman in this city that peaks my interest for more than 5 minutes (there is one exception to that though, and if I have my way, she’ll be joining in Atlanta shortly after I get there). Basically, I feel like I don’t belong here. So, it’s time for me to go where I belong. And that’s the reason why I’m moving back to GA.

What they say is true. Hindsight is definitely 20/20. Moving to Atlanta the first time was the best thing for me to do. I went there as a raw, undeveloped young man and became who I am today. I can attribute large amounts of my personality to the Peach State. And I will forever be grateful for that. Much love from a Midwest Boy turned Down South Representa!