Moonless Nights

I have surrounded myself with nature.  In my experience, it helps release stress and clear your mind. A walk around central park. A roadtrip to Indiana A rainy day @ Bryant Park The moon @145th

We Travel There For The Women. We travel there for the women, he said. The women there are lost. You see the young girls 14 and 15, willing to sleep with men, he said. You see them without future, without self respect, without morals. You see them easy and innocent. You see them eager for a better future, you seem yearning for attention, you see them without parents. You see them girls without education or guidance. You see them without God, without soul. You see them and you hurt for them... I see them and I...I contribute to the problem. This was inspired by a conversation I had with a costumer at work. He says that he travels to Dominican Republic because of the women there. And by women he meant the young teenage girls that according to him are "lost". Even though he claimed he never looked for underage girls, this left a pain in my heart. We are losing our young girls to sex and prostitution. We are losing our young girls to men that want nothing but sex ...

“ What are you reading?” He asked. “Paulo Coelho? He is amazing. He is so full of wisdom and he writes in three different languages. “ “ I'm reading “The Alchemist”, you read it?” “ My sister told me to read it before I left this morning. I read “Veronika Decides To Die” and it was really interesting. This whole concept about wanting to live when it's too late.” “ Did you just ruin the ending for me?” I asked. He smirked. “Something like that.” “ I want to read that next.” “ How about we switch books? I have mine in the car and you are almost done with yours. I can wait for you to finish.” I smiled. “ How about you stop by tomorrow? Today I'm about to close and I have to go home and care for my grandmother. I don't think I'll be able to read for the rest of the night. I have to open the store early tomorrow.” I explained. He nodded. “ That's a deal.” I cleaned up the counter and finished picking up the cookies and muffins that we...