Simply Put

By Andrew Elitzer

Are we dust in the wind, or are we human beings with a purpose? Are we born to live alone or thrive together? These are questions that have rocked my foundation. Simply Put is my attempt to propose questions in order to find answers. In my search for understanding, I have allowed life to unfold with its wonders and complexities. It is my sincere hope that you will join me on this voyage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 12, 2024
• ISBN: 9798889609964

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Simply Put

Andrew Elitzer

Copyright © 2024 Andrew Elitzer

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2024

ISBN 979-8-88960-989-6 (pbk)

ISBN 979-8-88960-996-4 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

You and I

Simply Put

An Audience

Dreams Gone By

Too Beautiful

Loss

Forgiveness

Anonymous

What We Have

The Best I Can

The Knots That Squeeze Us

It Is Unknown

Strangers

A Test of Limits

The World Spins

Roller-Coaster Ride

Picasso of Nightlife

I Pray for You and Me

All Things Considered

A Short Time

Travelers in Time

A Pause

Our Own Moments

I Call It as I See It

Happiness

A Twinkle

My Brother

The Meadow

Mystery

To Know Everything

Lest I Forget

Time Present

Refuge

What Is Until It Is No More

Uprooted

The Lost Voices

Thank You

Awareness

Patience and Kindness

Home

I Wish You Well

High Alert

The Mirror Had Died

Self-Doubt

I Walk a Tightrope

The Fog

Out of the Shadows

A Dreamy Reality

Broken Glass

Aching Need for Completeness

The Graveyard

Unconscious Wakens

You Are Awake

The Voice

This Has Made All the Difference

Clearer Thoughts

She Had a Vision

You Hear What You Want to Hear

Influence

Time's Decree

Inseparable

As Love Was Meant to Be

If Only

For You I Am

Holding Hands

The Other Side

Sunlit Day

You Are Never Gone

I Remember

I Declare

Day by Day

Destiny

The Light

Your Journey

Do Not Be Afraid

Your Story

Victory

Inspiration

Pivot

Success

For Posterity

Drama

Arrogance

Communication

Enlarge the Circle

Veterans Day

Fallen Comrades

Earth on the Edge

You Are Worthy to Question

The Human Spirit

The Artist

A Noble Sacrifice

Your Attention

An Idea

Words and Imagination

The Successful I

The Limits of Practical

A Writer's Aid

Tempo

Outside the Camera

Sounds Alter

The Game

The Rhythm

Momentum

Everything Is Quiet

Too Many Decisions

Before I Could Drive

At All Costs

Different Looks and Different Ways

Dynamic

Comic Release

Why I Laughed

Charm Me

The Jester

The Knowledge Gap

If I Find You

Screwups

To Repeat a Question

The Sassy Woman

Nature's Door

Nature

On the Park's Edge

The Weeping Willow Tree

The White Birch Tree

The Yellow Mum

The Ladybug

The Brown Leaves

A Trail of Footprints

Nature Has Its States

The Teardrop

Observations Recorded

His Hand Shakes

I Promise

Disturbing Silence

An Internal Conversation

The Authors

Mindless Pageantry

Hidden Face

Fleeting Revelation

A Long Dark Night

My Car

The Gulls

Cycles Come and Go

The Toddler

Shorter Stories

The Job Interview

Imperfection

Honesty

A Formal Affair

The Industrious Worker

My Reverie

The Umbrella

Water

The Gambling Man

The Beggar

Hell in the Grocery Store

Flashlight

The Demented Man

The Carefree Man

A Fresh Start

The Saver and Spender

The Lost Object

An Unexplainable Event

The Man with Brawn

His Fans

The Unlucky Man

The Man Changed Course

Enticed by the Moon

There in Your Ear

The Magic Carpet

The Woman in the Soap Bubble

The Man with Perfect Vision

A Fight Ensued

The Thief

Snake Eyes

Heart to Do

The Handwritten Letter

About the Author

You and I

Simply Put

Simply put, I am talking to you about what I see and feel. I have many thoughts that come from me and even more thoughts that come from you. I am a painter of words, and you are the canvas. I am trying to separate who I am from who you are with hope we will create a masterpiece together. However, this is no easy task because I must ask much of you and even more of me. But I do not despair. I have my brush, and you have your canvas. Together, we will drip the paint and let the brush and canvas do their work.

An Audience

I am writing something to you because you are my audience and I can trust you. You are keenly aware of things you want from life and how important they are to you. You plan and work to make things happen and count on people to be there for you. You, like me, need an audience. We are each other's reflection in this world.

Dreams Gone By

I dreamt of dreams gone by and wondered why. There was something left undone, I surmised, but was bereft of a picture in my mind. A blank space required action I mused upon my sleep. I took a brush and painted you with such beauty that I could barely stand. There you were with love and tender kiss as I awoke. I knew henceforth I was not alone and thanked my dream for such repose.

Too Beautiful

If I could write you into my life, I would make you perfect in every way. You would be all I could imagine for bringing light to the abyss. Your form would be lines and curves that would dazzle the mightiest rulers and the smartest minds. No one could deny you, but you would be mine to behold and adore. However, you are not subject to imagination, and I cannot write you into existence. Your beauty is too much for mortal beings. You can exist only to die, and no one—not even I—can have you in the world of time.

Loss

If I could describe loss, but I cannot… It touches a realm too intimate and personal; language can only describe its surface. I am left with a weight that may subside with