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At night

The slam of a dorm door
are those of an angry brother
throwing something at the wall
or slamming the door.

The fast patter of feet
in the hallway
are those of mine
running up the stairs
to hide.

The muttered rambling voices
from outside
are those of parents arguing
until the wee hours of the night
thinking you're asleep.

Feb 2015 JParker

Sleepless Nights

Feb 2015 JParker

Anneke

Sleepless Nights

Thoughts riddle my head,
infest my soul,
'til insomnia can cohost.

Feb 2015 JParker

Black Noise

Feb 2015 JParker

Anneke

Black Noise

I sit
in a puddle
of my own tears.

so staticky
in complete
emptiness

Feb 2015 JParker

Mermaids

Feb 2015 JParker

Anneke

Mermaids

I have dipped my toe
in the secret,
most private,
endless
ocean
that will swallow you
in the
blnk
of an i.

I want to be *******
devoured and
unearth mermaids.

oceanetaphor for jill

#metaphor #life #ocean #cantsleep #butreallytrue

Feb 2015 JParker

The Burn

Feb 2015 JParker

Anneke

The Burn

I want to get lost
in the moment
and the adventure.

I want to lose everything around me
to find

myself.

What is the point
of everything I have done
when it's not something
I am head over heals in love with?

I want to lose everything around me
to find

myself.

Everything is within grasp
but clenching my fist
and not letting the dream
slip
right through my fingers
is the hardest thing in the world
to do.

I want to lose everything around me
to find

myself.

But how can I lose everything
in the wrong setting,
in the wrong circumstances,
and in the wrong way?

I want to lose everything around me
to find

myself.

It's a taste so mouthwatering
it burns,
which I can't remove
and don't want to.

I need to lose everything around me
to find
**myself.

#life #desire #dreams #finding #travel #aspirations #experiencing

Feb 2015 JParker

cracklin' oats

Feb 2015 JParker

Autumn

cracklin' oats

cracklin' oats
so sweet so round
don't even crackle
they don't make a sound

cracklin oats
I could eat ferdayz
but they should be called granola O's
if people followed my wayz

super good cereal. everybody loves it

Feb 2015 JParker

When is It Enough?

Feb 2015 JParker

Anneke

When is It Enough?

We try and try and try, we give it our all
Yet things are mostly left undone
We always say “you’ll do better next time”
but we know that is not the case 

Although things are mostly left undone
We put in the hours until we are prepared.
We know that is not the case
when we get the grade back. 

We put in the hours until we are prepared.
Continually hoping for a better day
until we get the grade back
and tomorrow brings another storm.

Continually hoping for a better day
We say “you’ll do better next time”
Because tomorrow brings another storm
We try and try and try, we give it our all.

#poem #life #school #work #homework #pantoum

Feb 2015 JParker

Bitchy Librarian

Feb 2015 JParker

Maura

****** Librarian

Why are librarians always mean?
They act like they are the queen
of the library scene

They are in charge, that is true
they make that clear when shushing you
if only they actually knew
people only go to the library to pass through

they ***** and fuss all day
and treat children like their prey
they all turn into a cliche
if only there was another way

they are lonely crotchety old ladies
who took their dreams and turned them into maybes
some of them had wished to write
or edit famous books into the night

but alas here they are in old schools
screamin' and yellin' all day about the rules
I think that's probably why
they take pleasure in making children cry

Forever they'll sit at their desk
growing in old age grotesque
when you see a librarian make sure to scurry
unless you want to feel her wrath and fury

#school #books #comedy #libraries