There Is No Good Left In This World

As a child,  I often got excited about holidays such as Christmas, New Year's, and even my lousy birthday. But now with many years behind me, I see the cold reality of what the world really is.

It's cold. There is no love anywhere. People are angry and in a rush to go from point A to point B. To get that iphone 14, a new car, or something else that's useless. Filling holes that are impossible to fill.

Many people begging for change, and homeless sleeping on the street in tents. This is something you didn't see in Calgary very often a few years ago. 

It's like you exist and you don't. People don't care anymore. Maybe they never did. I stop and think about what the past 20 years brought me. 2002 was a long time ago, and holy shit was it a rough year.

Life was never easy for me. I always felt just outside the edge of where people congregate. I could never figure out happiness until I met Theresa. Oh my God do I miss her.

And now, quietly walking Princes Island Park, I take a photo and remember. Those times are long gone. You can't get it back. Sometimes I just wish I could. Never take loved ones for granted. You just never know what might happen. Your future is never guaranteed. I learned that a very long time ago when my father died in 1987. I was just 17 years of age. My how time flies.

As we move from place to place, we pick up and take things from where we used to live. I'll carry that love for Theresa forever, that's for sure. I just can't put into words what she means to me. I tear😢 up when I try to do that.

Chris