Douse them
Spark the match
Ignite the flame
release it
unto everything,
everyone
They forgot
  I must remind them
what it's like
make them remember
everything beautiful
about life
For what is life
without sparks?
For what is life
without fire?
They forgot
and its been a while
Spark the match
Ignite the flame
forever burning
from within
© 2013 Christina Jackson

On these night's I can't sleep
I think, I think, I think.
About many, many things
Then eventually, finally, I
drift off to sleep, though
It takes forever, on nights like these
Sleep is constantly evading me
Ignoring my every whim
I plea, I plea, I plea
but not a sound comes from me
Sleep has shut me out
I knock, I knock, I knock
but it won't let me in
On these night's I can't sleep
I sit, I sigh, I wait
How many words
have I left to say?
To my dismay, not enough
Because I'm still awake
© 2013 Christina Jackson

Jumping on the band wagon,
man that's a bumpy road you're traveling.
I'm sure it gets crowded on that thing,
all of you squirming around like fish
in search of someone else's water
someone else's air to breathe.
Breathe your own ******* air,
Grow your own set of gills!
Or be a fish out of water, who cares!
Man your own vessel, grab the wheel
Take the high road, swiftly out of here!
Hurry up, or you'll get lost
in the masses, of faceless followers.
Watch out, they'll eventually get you,
subliminally, mentally, figuratively, literally.
They'll steal your whole reality
Forget the remote, they'll take that too!
You no longer control your life, they control you
Open your eyes, they'll take and they'll take, until bled dry.
We've been living a lie, categorize it under fiction.
Convictions, restrictions, afflictions, nothing but contradictions.
Take back the remote, turn off the T.V, and grow some **** brains, please!
© 2013 Christina Jackson

At time's I feel as if
I'm grasping at wisps
of smoke, for you
are always with me,
just never with me.
And you'll always
love me, you just
won't always love me.
And though the stars
will always shine,
ever reminding me
you aren't so far
And once again the sun
did rise, leaking
through those
windowpanes
tugging at those
heart strings
And I tried,
so desperately
to reach you, But
I must have lost you
somewhere along
the ride. And though
the moon will always
shine, mirroring
the freckles within
your eyes. Just know
that I always tried
And when the wind
begins to dance
ever reminding me of
what it's like to feel alive again.
Even just for a second,
that little moment in time.
And though I can't touch you,
or see you; I can feel you.
The sun, the moon, the earth and the stars,
couldn't stop me loving from you.
Not even a little bit, not at all.
© 2013 Christina Jackson

Today, the first day of spring
The first day, of everything.
Such a lovely
time of year, that spring.
It creeps up on you
greets you with
wonderful winds
surprises you
with new smells
and colors
new tastes
so alive
it feels as though
it's been forever
I've waited for you
to grace me with
this wondrous weather
I'll miss you Winter,
but spring,
is incredible
© 2013 Christina Jackson

Fear, fear, fear
this and that
but not that
pretend
to fear that
but not this
and can't
forget that
Fear, fear, fear
what am I afraid of?
Of you, of it, of them?
What is it?
I question the mirror
to understand
why so fearful
my friend?
what lies inside?
fear, fear, fear
builds up over time
eating away
every day
a parasite
infested
in your veins
let go of it
run for it
face it
embrace it
fear
don't fear it
look in the mirror
it'll become clearer
don't be afraid
you aren't trapped
you only think
you've been
let go, let go, let go
my friend
© 2013 Christina Jackson