What life is all about:

Birth. Childhood. Little Mistakes. Do's and don'ts. Parents. Lies. Brothers and sisters. Presents. Hellos. Opposites repelling. Pets. School. Falling down. Summer vacation. Friends. Scrapes and bruises. Dependence. Conforming. Getting a little older. Little battles. A dollar. Fear. Grades. Being attracted to an opposite. Broken bones. Taking. High School. Puberty. Delusions. Deodorant. Fads. Appearance. Music. Idolization. Fantasy. Driving. Cliques. Getting knocked down. The value of a dollar. Big mistakes. Learning from your mistakes. Peer pressure. Acceptance. Speeding. Dating. Embarrassment. Battles. Security. Authority. Rebellion. Opposites clinging. Speeding tickets. Reality. Pet peeves. Sympathy. Understanding. Graduation. Prejudice. Individuality. Radiation. Costly mistakes. Realization. Empathy. Money. Insurance. Assurance. Getting a little older. Dependence. Work. Taxes. Opposites pulling apart. Crime. Giving. Mistakes varying in quantity and size. Rejection. Obsession. The big picture. Vacation. The small picture (picture in a picture). Broken hearts. Circumstances beyond control. Reason. Marriage. Logic. Getting shot down. Forever unanswered questions. Opposites attracting, but with caution. Work & Work. Opinion. Management. Battles. The cold hard facts. Pride. Sincerity. Looking back. Optimism. Realizing what can't be. Funerals. Mortality. Faith. Work. Beliefs. Getting a little older & feeling a lot older. Glancing forward. Friendship. Routine. Work, Work, Work. The dark side. Love. Identity. Denial, reprisal and regrets. "Happily ever afters". Memories. The harsh truth. Pressure. Moving on. Realizing your insignificance. Bureaucracy. Realizing your significance. Uncontrolled circumstances. Success. Work, Work, Work, Work. Red tape. The lighter side. Divorces. Wishing you knew then what you know now. Trust. Setting goals. Smelling the flowers. Surviving. Holding the reins. Time. Enjoying the simple things. Mortgages. Systems. Subsystems. Picking yourself up. War and Peace. Picking someone else up. Reaching goals. Repetition. Aggravation. Optimism. Unreachable goals. Stepping forward, while looking back. Constants. Age. Variables. Goals. Beliefs. Trends. Proceeding with caution. Good-byes. Putting it all together. Having it ripped apart....

Starting over again....

-Armand R. Duco 2/90