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Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
I have my suit and tie on (You know I never dress up)
Filet mignon is set with your favorite seasoning
Along with squash and zucchini, your favorite veggies
That wondrous chocolate mousse you love, yeah I got that, too.

I'm waiting on you.

I've laid out the rose pedals on our bed
I've got Elvis playing soft and slow
I've lit the vanilla scented candles
I've sprinkled just a pinch of cinnamon.

I'm waiting on you.

Remembering the touch of your lips on mine
Feeling your body's heat against mine
Remembering the way you taste
Feeling your pleasure matching mine.

I'm waiting on you.
Written 31 January 2016
Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
Laying low, just trying not to be noticed
Feeling slow, nothing coming into focus
Just a lazy day with no desire to socialize
So I'll just lay here and try to fantasize.
Written 31 January 2016... one of my dumbest or most whimsical poems ever. You decide.
Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
When I want to give in, I think of you
And all that you've done for me, friend.

I can't give in to this and hurt you
I won't hurt you like this, not in this way.
Written 29 January 2016... I hurt her... ****
Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
So now my past self has met my present self
The battlefield is my conscious
And the stakes are my entire future.
Written 29 January 2016... lost that fight
Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
It means not putting her down when she hurts you
It means listening to her words rather than hearing her voice
It means telling her she's hot when she thinks she's not
It means holding her when she cries, and letting her hold you when you cry
It means accepting you're not perfect but still doing your best
It means doing the right thing when it's not easy
It means having endurance on the days you want to quit
It means learning to be a good husband and father
It means hugging her when she's doing the dishes, telling her to rest on the couch, and doing them yourself
It means putting your family first no matter what
It means loving her through your actions not your words

That's the man I want to be.
Written 28 January 2016... was my 100th poem. Seems so long ago. I think I fell short of the man I want to be.
Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
I will make you watch the fire you started destroy everything I hold dear. And then I will make you look me in the eyes and see what you truly destroyed.

Eyes are the window to the soul
And you just broke this soul
So now I'm going to bury you
Six feet under!

I'm not giving up
I'm not giving in
I'm not letting go
I'm not breaking!
Written 28 January 2016
Jack Jenkins Dec 2016
Off to church in Sunday's best;
But why must it be formal dress?
God sees through ties and vests;
So who is it we'll impress?

Can't let our friends and family
See through our masquerade
Gotta be perfect for this day
Let nobody see every other day

Sunday: "Perfect"
Monday: Cuss out your co-worker
Tuesday: Neglect to spend time with your kids
Wednesday: Go to Bible Study
Thursday: Drink all night
Friday: Hit the *******
Saturday: Recover for tomorrow

So often I feel that church is just a costume party.
Written 27 January 2016
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