A collection of my partial memoir-ish poetic rambles, expressives, missives, self-deprecatives, opinions & etc..regarding the struggle of 3 in a battle between a Man, Dreamer & Parent, aka...Me, Myself & I & the World. A Raw'n'Flawed, Uniquely expressed Journey of inner darkness, inner light..through words, through rhyme. A collection of Thoughts,Self-Conflicts, Self-Growth by a mere unknown, prolifical poetic mind, past or present. Expressing in his own way. Saying what many wish they could say about how they feel, their circumstances, ups & downs and beyond. These are my Dark Strides, reduxed & revised. The plight of following out of reach dreams, lacking confidence, being vulnerable, insecure, more expressive than most, afraid, a failure, pessimistic, hopeless, romantic..while keeping the light of optimism on in the darkness of world, society & self. Unlike any other book of poetic partial memoirs that you will ever experience. There is hope in hopelessness. Thank you! Enjoy!