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Tossing
Turning
Asleep
Awake
Tossing
Turning
Asleep
Awake.....
Wide awake
Frustrated and so tired
Slowly falling asleep
20 mins later
WIDE AWAKE
As morning approaches I finally fall asleep
Only to be waken up by my alarm
Guess 3 hours is better nothing
Time to get up even though I’m beat...
Ughhhhhh didn’t sleep for crap last night and I work a 13 hour day today!
I close my eyes and I see
The beach and waves crashing
Tropical birds surrounding me
Little lizards burrow in the grass
Palm trees swaying in the wind
Suns rays beaming off a heat blast
Colorful skyline
Rainbows and butterflies
Happiness and love
Until I open my eyes
Realizing it is all just a dream
Back to reality of work and stress I go
But soon I will return
To this glorious dream of fantasy
When I close my eyes and wonder into deep sleep soon enough....
Broken seashells along the beach
Find a beauty in between
Amongst the broken scattered shells
An untouched one
With a full story to tell
Falling down
          Failing
                 Is hard to swallow
Pick yourself back up
          Dust yourself off
                 Try again
For those who fall or fail at sometime
Whether once or multiple times
Grow stronger and become more appreciative of life
Never be scared to try or do anything
Even if it takes a lifetime to achieve
Hello everyone,

  I'm so very sorry … I feel horrible doing this, but I have no choice. You see, I have published my first book on Amazon/Kindle! This piece (and many others) had to be taken down because they do not allow published material to be available online for free. (Go figure) I wanted to leave the shell of the posts because I felt compelled to leave all your helpful and loving comments. (Silly sentimental, I know), but I also didn't want to just have the pieces disappear without an explanation. I feel bad enough as it is!

  I owe ALL of you so, SO much for all of your reads, love, and support. It was YOU that gave me the gumption to FINALLY get off my **** and publish! Thank you all for the warm comments, camaraderie, and encouragement! I will still be here, reading, uploading and just being the Rascal that I am. How could I EVER leave you guys?

  The book is called “The Way I See It – FictionPhilosophySoul Food” and it will be FREE for the first few days on Kindle Select, so watch for it, if you are interested. I hope that you go and grab it. If you do, I would also hope that you find it worthy, you would leave me a good review. That will help me get in the public eye! Soon afterwards (2-3 days or so), it will be available in paperback.

Find the book(s) here: www.amazon.com/author/jeff.gaines

Or find the book(s), and all about me, here: www.JeffGaines.world

  Soon after, I also hope to have my first novel (a supernatural thriller), called “Wanderer” available as well!

  Wish me luck!

                                Big, Biggest Love,

                                               Jeff Gaines
 May 2018 Heart of Silver
Jay
Ever?
 May 2018 Heart of Silver
Jay
will the aching stop
my heart, when I speak of you
with words in past tense
 May 2018 Heart of Silver
imai
i watch her from below.
every time she descends,
slides down the pole,
time slows
until it comes to a stop.

she moves her body gracefully,
head held high,
professionally,
she sways her hips
puckers her lips
as intoxicated exhilarated men
shower her with tips

but she glows,
vividly against neon lights,
like a firefly who cannot cry
so it burns bright
till the day it dies,
on the brink of death,
she shines like a
star on its final breath

i watch her from below
she says she’s used to it,
but i know
her better
than all the body glitter—

i watch her from below,
still i cannot say anything
for i am
nothing but a mere spectator
of her show.
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