I have to be careful                                           I can go there easily                                         It’s like effortless easy                                   It’s all natural as sleazy                               It’s so easy to be cruel                                     A small effort to be the fool                      

He said, ” You weren’t born… You were jerked on a stump and hatched in the sun.”

Proverbs says, “Even a fool who stays silent can appear wise.”

You let that shit out of the bag and all bets are off.

Dennis Mantin 

I saw the world traveler pushing her dog in a baby stroller today; she looked tired and old…

” Good morning. ” I offered. Couldn’t remember her name. The dog’s name is Ducae. ” Any summer trips planned?”

She smiled.  ” I’m leaving for Los Angeles for a week and then Spain for 2 months… I don’t like cottages. ” Her expression changed; serious… ” I’m tired of traveling,  I’m tired of living out of a suitcase. Do you ever get like that; road weary?

“No.” I smiled, knowing she wouldn’t hear.

“Sometimes I just feel like staying home.” Her expression changed again; my NO registered. 

” Now that I am familiar with… I like being home.”

I wondered if I’d ever see her again. 

Dennis Mantin 

She’s going away from me for the summer and I miss her before she goes…  It’s an opportunity the wise would say however I am so far removed from that myth in matters of the heart.

I always let my fears pass through me spending as little time as possible before coming to the conclusion of letting go. I have control over so very little. 

I will miss my little girl and work through that and await her return. I will write the book and spend my time there.

Dennis Mantin 

You can lead a horse to water.                     You can lead a horticulture.                         You can’t make them drink. 

Dennis Mantin 

It’s not the destination It’s the journey! Really? If that’s true then why make plans ? Is that why I love being home? Who makes this stuff up? Do they think it through?

So many questions…

Maybe the destination is all it is. Maybe it doesn’t matter a fuck how you arrive! Maybe, just maybe, it’s that you arrive at your destination. 

I feel so many fear success that they buy into these cliches without thought. 

Dennis Mantin 

In the dark all cats are gray                      Regardless of color in the light of day  The damndest thing the strange you say. I fear you now not yesterday.

Was yesterday I heard the scream              I jumped from bed was in a dream        Smashed my foot in darkness gleamed  Pain felt real or so it seemed. 

Back to bed at regain control                  Felt that pain ebb and roll                        Heard your voice in my soul                Closed my eyes and paid the toll.

Dennis Mantin

In the microcosm of my work, in the film industry, our transportation team is headed up by a coordinator, a captain, and a co-captain…
Mad Willie told me about a past trio that had gained some notoriety for a mixture of chaos and entertainment. They were known collectively as the alcoholic, the cocaine addict and God.
I will protect their real identities, mainly because I feel strongly about discretion and anonymity… another reason is I consider God to be a close personal friend. 
Dennis Mantin

It’s in the 20 plus phone calls/day I get from Somalia or Ghana or some other country I don’t know anyone or if you answer… no one picks up. 

It’s in the little buns dudes are wearing on the tops of their heads thinking that this is cool and whomever is sleeping with them.

It’s in the drunken addicted rages of the terminally unhappy but at least they might have a valid excuse. 

It’s in the crosswalk slowing down or picking up pace… whichever causes the maximum inconvenience to those trying to proceed or turn.

It’s in the city crowds of silence… 

Do I sound bitter?

I’m not. 

Dennis Mantin 

The man screaming at the corner of Young and Wellesley that; he’s Gabriel the Archangel HERE in the flesh!! is part of the epidemic of mental illness I see and hear…

It’s in the crowds staring into their phones above the asphalt avoiding the pleas for help from the victim junkies… 

The tipping point has been passed and the rage has mixed with the fear 

becoming indistinguishable. 

Dennis Mantin 

I lived in rural areas essentially for the first 25 years and in urban settings for the last 25 years… I just returned back to Toronto after a 5 day visit to small town Nova Scotia and this is that report. 

The highways in Nova Scotia are spectacular and not crowded at all. You hardly have to line up for anything! The spaces seem free from crowds. 

Toronto street’s and subways and highways are crowded and congested with impatience and rage… 

This is due to the fact that human beings are  not designed to be packed so tightly into such small spaces in such large numbers!

Thank you.

Dennis Mantin