ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
I am a retired New York City Corrections Officer that is currently attending Nassau Community College. I am studying creatve writing, and I hope to make my living as a writer now that I'm retired.I am 41 years old and currently divorced and living in Long Island. [April 2011]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (31) Apparently, I've Gone Insane (Poetry) Just a pleasant little poem that came to me one night while listening to the radio. [296 words] Brave Soldier (Poetry) A poem about love and war. [208 words] [Romance] Captain Courageous (Poetry) This poem is about my older brother who is a retired Captain of the NYC Correction Dept.This is not another Rikers Island experience.It's about a man with an addiction who found the courage to enter r... [597 words] [Spiritual] Day Of The Drunken One (Poetry) About 20 years ago I got engaged and my fiance and I threw ourselves a nice engagement party.I got totally wasted and made a complete asshole of myself.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [424 words] [Relationships] Feel The Blade (Poetry) This poem is about a young girl named Lisa Fernandez. She was an inmate at Rikers Island hospital. She was hospitalized because she took a 'shank' and cut herself up. [330 words] Forever, I Will Always Love You (Poetry) This poem is dedicated to my partner in life,my best friend and the greatest woman I know, my wife Ann. [291 words] God's Hands (Poetry) Okay,I know I said I was going to write poetry that was more positive.But when I feel sad I write and this poem reflects that. [280 words] Happy Songs (Poetry) A poem about child abuse. [279 words] Hoping For A Resurrection (Poetry) Just a poem that came to me about relationships.It seems when I write about relationships I always write about saying goodbye.This one is about a broken hearted person that still has hope. [250 words] [Relationships] Hoping To Find Happiness Again (Poetry) Many years ago I was diagnosed with manic depression.These last couple of days I've been really feeling the effects of my illness.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [543 words] [Psychology] I Wish The Darkness Would Disappear (Poetry) Just a poem that can to me one night when I couldn't sleep. [487 words] I'm Losing Control (Poetry) I spent many years suffering from the dark demons of depression.I wrote this poem during that time.Don't make me out to be a Devil worshipper or anything like that,it's just a poem that expresses the ... [245 words] [Horror] In My Mind (Poetry) This is a poem written by my 17 year-old niece,Andrea.Her grandpa passed away from cancer last November.She wrote this poem in memory of him and read it at his funeral.I was so moved by the poem that ... [375 words] [Spiritual] It Is Time To Say-Goodbye (Poetry) This is a poem about something we've all been through, breaking up with a loved one. [297 words] [Drama] Junkie (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an inmate named Robert Ramirez. He was carried to the clinic one night by the riot squad where they handcuffed him to a bed because he was violent a... [395 words] [Crime] My Brother Is Dead But I'm Doing Fine (Poetry) No need for words the poem speaks for itself. [375 words] [Psychology] My Daddy (Poetry) This is a poem by the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter Daniela Jane,she wants to be a poet just like her dad.The piece was written word for word the only thing I corrected was the spelling. [114 words] My Sad Little Boy (Poetry) A poem about the hardships of fatherhood and raising a son. [379 words] [Relationships] My Sweet Daniela Jane (Poetry) A poem about the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter. [149 words] One Heart (Poetry) I was taking a writing class at Nassau Community College and one of my class mates,a girl named Lenora,wrote an essay about how her heart belongs to Jesus.Her essay is what inspired me to write this p... [278 words] [Spiritual] Separate Ways (Poetry) Another poem about how hard relationships can be especially if you love someone and they don't love you back. [371 words] [Romance] Tales Of Tito: Essay Of An Inmate (Essays) Are you a fan of the movie,'Goodfellas?' Then check out this story about the life of a criminal named Tito. [2,718 words] [Crime] Temporarily Misplaced (Poetry) Felt like writing a blues rock song.If any of you rock musicians want to use my lyrics in a song, don't plagiarize me!Just leave me a message in the review section and I'll get in touch with you.Hopef... [480 words] The Game Of Life (Poetry) It took me a week to write this poem and I think it's one of my best.It's about the hardships of life,the difficult world we live in and the current events that surround us. [832 words] [Drama] The Light Of Tomorrow (Poetry) I think I'm going to go in a different path and start writing poetry that's more positive.Even though I suffer with depression does that mean every poem has to be sad? This one is a start on that new ... [162 words] [Motivational] The Mystery Of My Mind-Subtitle:The Things I've Tried (Poetry) I was just about to go to my son's baseball game when suddenly I stopped and sat down to write this poem.My wife thought I was crazy but what else can you do when you get an urge to write but write.Ne... [469 words] The Preacher And His Friend (Poetry) I truly feel that this is one of the best poems I've ever written because it tells a story as well.However, because the poem tells a story, the sentences are rather long. So I hope the structure of th... [319 words] [Drama] The Smoke Inside You (Poetry) A poem about the fears I have about my wife's pack a day cigarette habit. [231 words] Unanswered Questions (Poetry) Don't mind this one because I just wanted to see if I could write a poem with three consecutive rhyming words.So the poem might seem a little forced.I've been reading a lot of poetry on this website a... [340 words] Wighead (Poetry) I went bald at the age of 20 and it devastated me.Then I did a stupid thing and went out and bought a toupee.Yep,that's right, I was a wig wearer.It was the most horrible time of my life.Can you imagi... [543 words] [Comedy] Your Prison Cell (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an 19 year old inmate named Ralph Porter.I discovered him hanging in his prison cell one night while I was working the graveyard shift. [382 words] [Crime]
The Questions Of Love David Daniels
As I lay in my bed, desperate for someones affection
Longing for love and the need for it's protection
I wonder if my true love is somewhere out there
And if she is will she ever know how much I care?
Usually we find love when we least expect it
How many times have you found love and then hastily reject it?
Before you love someone,must you first love yourself?
Can you deal with your mixed up feelings that you have stored on the shelf?
Can you open your eyes and see your true love for what they are?
Or is your true love so distant that you can only see them from afar?
How many times have you wondered, Can someone really love me?
Can I fly with the wings of love and truly be free?
Can you handle sweet love and the pain that comes with it?
Do you feel your time of love has passed and you have missed it?
Is your love in a place that only you can find?
Is it deep with in you, nestled in the depths of your mind?
Can you spread your love and give it to others as well?
Or is your love a secret that only you can tell?
Are you lonely? Do you need loving arms around you?
Have you experienced the many things that only love can do?
Are you cold? Do you need love to keep you warm?
Has love been your rock and has it weathered you through the storm?
Why are you so confused about love? What can it be?
Has love blinded you and now you are unable to see?
Has love frightened you and now you lay lonely in the dark?
Is your love a lingering fire started by a distant spark?
Can I have your love, can you give it to me?
Can you take my love and can my love set you free?
Can love truly be shared by a girl and a boy?
Can love bring you happiness and feelings of joy?
When you stand at the altar, will you be ready to take your vows?
And if your left standing alone, will you find love again somehow?
What is love? Can someone please explain?
How many times has love left you standing alone in the rain?
If I die alone. without the feeling of love
Will I still feel the glory of Heaven above?
If I drink from the waters of loves endless well
Will I be purified from the burning fires of Hell?
If I don't drink will I just lay there and thirst?
Tell me who is more important,your last love or your first?
Enough of these questions, I just need to feel love
Please push me through loves door all I need is a shove
Before this ends, may I stop and make one final suggestion
Love is something to be cherished, love is not a question
READER'S REVIEWS (7) DISCLAIMER: STORYMANIA DOES NOT PROVIDE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWS. ALL REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED BY NON-ASSOCIATED VISITORS, REGARDLESS OF THE WAY THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
"wonderful......love can't be explained at all, it can only be felt.......and cherished...."what's life without love?? What's love if you're not around me..."" -- Dri.
"Ahhh to feel Dri's optimism would be such a blessing (I envy that)! "LOVE" I think is always to be questioned...what is in it for you, for me? Such a negative heart I so often have...bummer! Delete this review. " -- mattie.
"Dear Mattie,I don't understand your review. Do you not like the poem because you feel that love should be questioned or are you just down on love because you've had your heart broken in the past? If you do have a broken heart then I truly hope that it has mended. Anyway,if you can, please elaborate your review, thanks." -- David D.
"I'm sorry if I offended you in any way. It is not the poem I was referring to but rather, the subject." -- mattie.
"Stunning from start to finish, it seems you have found that balance between despair and happiness and have the ability to write on both sides of the pen. Beautiful" -- Rebecca.
"The bottom line guys is the man can write !!!!!!!! Love the way you think. Keep up the good work. Love rules over all." -- Christine.
"I'd have to agree with Dri. what i'v found, love can not be defined...love can bring hurt or it can bring joy. and whenever you don't have love, you always long for it. i hope you'll find what you're looking for." -- Carla.
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