Dog Sledding

Cold baron landscape

few dare to chalenge

trekking across frozen land

Exhausted dogs tame the frozen snow

Basic comands control your journey

The humble beast eager to continue

We ride the trails with speed and endurance

The thin and mighty frame of curved wood

Panting dogs and crunching snow

The only sound I hear

As the sleek runners streak across the surface

A relationship of trust

The team leads my journey

As I control the pace

The day comes to an end after much work has been done

The dogs proud and satisfied

Eagerly waiting for the next day.

A Man and His Past

I am a man,
37 is my age,
I remember back to my early twenties,
When I was first called a man.
I felt free,
On my own,
A new person.

Being a man comes with responsibility,
I have no guidance,
I have to be mature,
Be a role model,
Be my own person,
But, I guess that is what makes me a man.

As a boy you are told who to love,
You live your whole childhood receiving love,
So inevitably,
You give some back.
Now that I am free, I am free to love,
And I can love with my heart,
And choose who likes me for me, as my parents did.
I wish to have fun and hang out with my friends,
I wish I was a kid again…

I am a boy,
I am 13,
I feel old,
As a teen, I should be able to choose my own path,
Follow my own rules,
I’m restricted,
Stuck with the same old rules,
It’s like my age never strayed from 12.

Being a teen is tough,
I’m supposed to take everything so seriously,
All the adults think school is
The most important thing for a kid.
We just want to relax, hang back and have fun.
I’ve out grown the “child playing on the playground” days.
I am ready to step up,
I am ready to be a man.
37 is my age.



Austin Almadi