This book is a collection of poetry and short stories I have written starting at about age 9 and continuing until about age 37. I am intentionally putting them in order according to when I wrote them (as best as I can). Some of these will have some brief explanations and some will not. A lot of what I have written is from personal experiences. Things I have been through, heartaches, love, memories from my years as a police officer. And some of it are stories I created from my imagination. I will leave it to you, the reader, to decide what may be true and what may not be. Some names have been changed, some have not. Regardless, all the stories and poetry that are real, that are based on actual events, to those people, I love you, I forgive all the hurts and remember this is my recollection, my version of events. Enjoy.