Ralphie's Ramblings

This a song idea inspired by Stairway to Heaven. I don't know if it's finished but the ideas ended here.  Bridge to Eternity**   *(A continuation of the journey...)*   There stands a traveler in silver twilight,   Her footsteps echo on roads unknown.   Through valleys carved in mist and memory,   She seeks the throne beyond the stone.   The wind still whispers of paths forsaken,   Echoes of laughter, lost in time.   The stairway bends, the sky awakens—   A golden chorus, fierce, divine.   **(Chorus)**   And though the stars may dim and falter,   Her song still rises, wild and free.   A bridge of fire, a road of wonder,   She walks beyond eternity.   The piper hums a tune of longing,   His melody a beacon bright.   She takes a step, the heavens trembling,   Her shadow dances in the light.  

To Cry? A Mans Dilema E veryone cries. You can act tough all you want, but eventually, you’ll need to let go. I’ve been wondering why it’s so hard for men to let go. Maybe it’s not that difficult for you. If not, why is that? I started asking myself this question recently: why do men find it so hard to share their tears? I’d say that by societal standards, I’m probably over-emotional for a guy. That goes for every emotion. As a teenager, I didn’t have much control over my emotions. I didn’t know how to channel them. By my twenties, I had much better control, but did I? I’ll explore that in a moment. And what about now? I was born in 1962, and crying wasn’t considered manly back then. How many of us were told to stop acting like girls or quit being babies? The most common phrase was, “If you don’t stop crying, I’ll give you something to cry about.” What good does that even do? The problem was, we learned at a young age that we might get spanked if we didn’t stop crying. So, we tried to ...