I AM A TRAGIC COMEDY INCARNATE. I AM A SIMPLE MAN WITH SIMPLE NEEDS WHO HAS COMPLEX THOUGHTS. I TRY AND SEE THE BEST IN EVERYBODY AND AM VERY TRUSTING, THAT MAKES ME AN EASY MARK FOR DISAPPOINTMENT AND HEARTACHE. SO BE IT, I AM TOO OPTIMISTIC TO BE CYNICAL AND DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH THOSE EYES. I TRY AND EXPRESS MYSELF IN WRITING, ART, AND OTHER CREATIVE ENDEAVORS. IF YOU LIKE BAD POETRY, READ MY BLOGS. FEEL FREE TO INTERJECT AND CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITIZE IN THE COMMENTS. SCENE TWO: I AM IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE. SHE BARELY HAS TIME TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE ME. THAT IS ALRIGHT TOO, I HAVE MY FEELINGS, SHE HAS HERS AND IF THEY EVER MESH, THEN SO BE IT. IF NOT, AT LEAST I HAVE THE MEMORIES AND FELT ALIVE FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. ACT TWO: I AM BACK FROM MY SECOND TOUR IN IRAQ. DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR ME OR THINK I'M BEING ABUSED BY THE ARMY, I ASKED TO GO THERE BOTH TIMES. I WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE IRAQI NATIONAL POLICE AND ARMY TRAINING THEM AND GOING ON COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH THEM. I LOVE WHAT I DID THERE, THOSE IRAQIS ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE JUST LIKE WE ARE BUT BECAUSE THEIR EQUIPMENT ISN'T AS GOOD AS OURS, THEY ARE AT GREATER RISK. I WILL PROBABLY GO BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR BECAUSE I SEE THE GOOD THINGS WE ARE DOING HERE UNLIKE WHAT THE NEWS MEDIA PORTRAYS. ALSO, THAT IS WHAT HEARTBROKEN GUYS DO THAT ARE TOO OLD TO JOIN THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. I HAVE HAD A FULL LIFE, I HAVE TRUELY LOVED, AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE SOMETHING THAT REALLY MATTERS THERE IN IRAQ. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME, FEEL FREE TO ASK, I AM AN OPEN BOOK AND HONEST TO A FAULT.