What's in a life?

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I promised that the next vlog post would be dedicated to my cousin, who died prematurely in an accident. If you want the story, you can read it HERE.

On Sunday, the father of one of our very close friends also died fairly young.

It got me thinking how many stories go untold. How many lives have rippled their influence into our own lives without our knowledge. How turning the pages of a newspaper can never give you the sense of a person, only their stats. And how video can immortalize us, giving us almost a tactile experience into the life of another human being.

I was rummaging through some old videos I had shot last summer and found one of an amazing NYC poet named Jackie Sheeler. The video is of a poem called "This Old Man." This time around it struck a different cord with me because it highlighted the personal story of a man who dies tragically and is buried in the pages of a newspaper.

I urge you to support your local poets and go to a poetry reading every now and then. Jackie has a book out published by Soft Skull Press called "Off The Cuffs: Poetry By and About the Police" that you can purchase if you'd like to read more of her work.

So, this one is dedicated to you Clyde.