mache de la torre

I have been inconsistently writing for about fifteen years. I had poems accepted for an anthology of poetry, had written a Broadway Musical and I am now in the process of scripting another original. I still have a few unfinished manuscripts on my desk and I hope to get them done soon.

I am a person who thirsts for knowledge like the dry earth thirsts for moisture. I learn not to compete but to hone my intellect into understanding my being, those I co-exist with and the planet I dwell in. My passion for art makes me see beauty even in the oddest of things and explains why I have cultivated tolerance to the existence of the unsightly . I have finally conquered my fear of detachment and is being consoled by the thought that I own no one and no one owns me. After all we are at our best when we are most free. I detest politics like I do sashimi. Its raw, bloody and foul tasting. I love my Life and those who help make it worthwhile. Inspite of its dilemma, it is still worth living. 

For me, a good book is the best pal when the sailing gets rough. It paddles me away from the whirlpool's eye and drowns me into the sea of fluid dreams.When Im not sleeping i while away time doing the things I love most. Cooking for my husband and daughter, smearing paints on canvases, giving justice to ink and paper , hugging the most beautiful girl in the world to me-Biel, sweating myself to dehydration with racket sports, saving up for a new oven and a violin( pour ma fille) . Vanessa you rock !!!! I

I pass these pavements only once, might as well leave footprints for many to trail. Cest pour Toi, Mon Dieu. Tu es la ray-on de lumiere, l'inspiration, l'esperance.... Ma Vie