Introduction: I am honored to present another work by local Seattle writer and poet, Roger Buss. Roger imbues his writing with an obvious love and respect for his fellow beings, but also with a unique understanding that man is spiritual, immortal and worthy of help. All this and more is apparent in this piece by Roger, “I See You There.” I invite you to read on……MA (the painting used in this post is “Lexington Common, April 19, 1775” by Revolutionary War artist Don Troiani)

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I See You There

As the struggle for the soul of the race of man thrusts itself upon us, we continue. Regardless of the form of manifestation, always there is an underlying surge; a commonality of purpose at the level of life itself; and enduring effort and intention that transcends all else, and keeps alive the dream of freedom for all.

There are some, and if you would know them look around you, who never forgot. We are the ones who, as the eons drifted inexorably along, never released the mooring line to the dream. We are a brotherhood, ancient and eternal. This is not the egoism of the recently enlightened; but rather the enduring care of those who have always known.

Look around you, see brothers, see comrades, see sweat and blood stained warriors; and be proud to stand with them. It is not braid on the cuff, not the first seat at the banquet, not the cheers and adulation of the half-awake that calls us to action. It is the quiet reverence and love we hold for the race of man.

I am not the only one who so considers. All of life looks on in silent hope and affirmation. Perhaps I wax poetic, perhaps my imagination soars, perhaps my dream is empty. But I think not, because when I look…

“I see you there.”

Copyright © 2004

By Roger Buss

All Rights Reserved

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Roger Buss was born in 1942 in Seattle, Washington. A lifelong Puget Sound area resident, until the early 1950s he and his family lived in a small house in Bremerton, Washington, at which time they moved back across the Sound to Seattle. Roger attended the Briscoe Memorial School for Boys in Kent, Washington through the 8^th grade, and at the age of 14 he began the study of philosophy when he encountered the writings of Thomas Aquinas. Upon graduating from Seattle’s Franklin High School in 1961, Roger escaped the projects on a basketball scholarship to Central Wash State University where he graduated with degrees in psychology, philosophy and sociology. Extending from his keen interest in philosophy and the mind, he became a Scientologist in 1967 and remains so to this day. He currently lives in Issaquah, Washington with his wife of 32 years, Annie.  A published poet, Roger has been writing for many years; his works uniformly reflecting his care and concern for his fellow man, as well as his grasp of man’s spiritual nature. In his own words: “My early training was in philosophy, but philosophic insights are often best expressed poetically; thus I prefer the poem, and occasionally the essay. I trust that what I write resonates with a truth you already possess. The race of man is in trouble. Influences mostly beyond his sight and grasp seek his detriment and ultimate enslavement. Let each of us speak and write the truth we know–therein lies the counter attack. The race of man is worth helping. I do what I can do. I write.”