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Poetry: Heart to Soul
Heart to Soul Some day the words of ajoinment Will pass the sweet lips I claim. Happiness will kiss me with Soft, brown eyes peering back at me. Absolution will persue And I can share my s...
Poetry: Fleeting Majesty
Fleeting Majesty Hold your head Up high, my friend. Open your jacket To accept the wind. To sweep you away, The trick I’ll find; Are you understanding? No? Then nevermind. “It’s not fair,” you ...
Poetry: Closer To You
Closer To You As the days go by I grow closer to you; As the nights grow darker I fall harder for you. In dreams I hold only what is true; In life I say, “I love you.” ©2002, Joseph Jenkins Yay.
Poetry: Completely
Completely I was going to name this poem “April” But thought that it wouldn’t rhyme. I sat back thinking, “What the hell” And wasted some more time. Was I good for you or you for me; I do not kno...
Poetry: Steal This, I don't want it.
Steal This, I don’t want it In time and space We find our place. In love and lust We thrive or bust. I look to you; You look to me. I reach for you; You reach for me Arms wide open – My heart is ...
Poetry: The Battle Within
This is a little writing for a friend of mine who has had some rough times… The Battle Within Sometimes we have a battle within That no one sees, but never ends. It plagues and tears and rips awa...
Poetry: The Kiss
The Kiss Our eyes close And lips touch. My heart skips Our hands clutch. My breathing stops; I am entranced. My mind falls clear As my emotions dance. Uneasiness leaves To awaken my soul. Happine...
Poetry: A Spark Fades
A Spark Fades ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What were we thinking? Wondering why and second-guessing those things that made us real? Did we really think that after being SO far apart for SO long...
Poetry: A Growing Inside
A Growing Inside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In my life I have created fantasy From reality and more. I have driven thousands of miles For nothing but a whore. I dreampt of a time W...
Poetry: April Showers II
April Showers II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With rain softly beating down My mind is not within this town. Alone and cold and washed inside; April’s showers push to hide. Alone in bed deep in the...
Poetry: Can Dreams Tell A Story
Can Dreams Tell A Story? Can dreams tell a story Of hurt to come? Can dreams tell a story Of loss of loved ones? Are they prophetic nightmares That swizzle away hope? Are they open-ended wild ha...
Poetry: A Day With The Children
A Day With The Children I awake in the morning Ready for class. It’s me that is teaching – Ready for my task. I hop in the car With a smile on my face. The drive’s not far But my heart does race...
Poetry: longing.
longing. ~~~~~~~~~~~ (For April.) longing. soft, delicate kisses on cool, chilled cheeks with warm, inviting hands to hold nightly, for weeks. i never thought i’d love again as i was left and l...
Poetry: Timing
Timing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When timing is important We hope we’ve picked it right. To say, “Hey, how you doin’?” Or to give that kiss goodnight. When faced with those choices We hope for all th...
Poetry: Thinking myself in a hole
Thinking myself in a hole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I pray to lay my head in a hole; Not in body but in thought. My plagues would disperse in soil And my mind would be left distrau...
Poetry: Christmas Star
The Christmas Star ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One year ago today, On a night like tonight. I lay across my bench Under a tall, pole light. At the lowest of my life, Betrayed and forg...
Poetry: Spinning
Spinning ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I stared into the evening sky Seeing the sun set in the distance. The dim red halos filtered through the clouds As I sorted through my own existence...
Poetry: For April; Revisited
For April; Revisited ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will never sleep again, Until you are in my arms. I’ll never dream again Until we rest under the stars. When our embrace becomes true My sou...
Poetry: Time
Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I sit here wondering why I feel the way I do. I’m caught in betweeen a life and a dream; A dream that will slip through the seams. I don’t understand What I cannot see. It’s ...
Poetry: For April
For April ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With your soft brown eyes closed You run from your scariest dreams; Apparitions of rape and indignancy – break you from your hollow sleep. Your memories of Rob and ...
Poetry: Climactic Anti-Dissemination
Climactic Anti-Dissemination ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A title setting you up for something familiar and intelligent when in reality it’s cynical and slighty lonesome. Allow me to explain: If I use...
Poetry: Overlooked
Overlooked ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a few years of persistence, You begin to feel overlooked. How long is too long? Forever? Never? Somewhere in between? Such a formidable situation that I face;...
Poetry: Remeber the Times
Remember the Times ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ do you Remember the times that we’d spend sitting by the lake in the park in the cold night air? how about those damn pesky ducks that you’d chase after...
Poetry: A Time To Express
A Time To Express ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I often express What I feel inside. I always try my best To be filled with pride. Sometimes that pride is shattered And filled with betrayal. Sometimes m...
Poetry: Just To Be Me
Just To Be Me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There comes a time When we all must let go – We’ll all suffer equally Like we do when we’re low. I don’t know how long it’ll be Before I’m out of this sleep...
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General creative writings from poetry to general prose.
