Strength Without Cruelty

Everybody's recovering from something. In every family you got killers, healers, survivors, dealers, victims, beaters, heroes, cheats, honest ones, thieves, addicts, part-timers, and full-timers.

The sober ones who know they play every role. Special memories make you revisit each one.

Feel the life of that old fool, villain you play well enough for everyone to know. Trapped in moments of severe depression, regret, loss, shame-unsure if you want to break out and face another rebirth.

Then you remember your kids don’t care to know the monster you were.

Retract your claws. Kiss instead of bite. Talk instead of bark. Never tuck your tail tho; weak men don’t fare well.

The world can’t afford more cowards. Or Heroes dying for things that aren't worth it.