#invite
I have to feel my teeth in my mouth
to remember that they are there
when I open up to you it is not to inculpate-
it resembles an invitation sealed in a box
accompanied by specialized forceps.
I lay a broken mirror on a table
no words to occupy the empty chairs
and somehow the silence is a crime I'm forced to endure.
Jan 19
Jan 19, 2026 at 7:39 AM UTC
Eyes are on you
Stolen glances
A chill air fills the room
Their bodies turn away
They turn to whisper
You wish you could hear what they say
As though the walls grew
Thicker
Closer
You feel your legs turn to move
Nearer to the exit
In your mind
Your invite has burned to ashes
As you go to leave
A sarcastic voice hums
"Please stay, your presences matters"
Aug 14, 2025
Aug 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM UTC
Do you sense their means, a shot and fast,
Where words are power, opinion takes no feather light.
Where rhythm and rhyme will make anything be true,
A world of with others are waiting for you.
If your heart beats fast when you create and ran
If you want to share what wake your brain,
Come and join us now, let your voice be heard,
In the Poetry Club, where you truly awake
Write, and think, and we all create
New place for us to share, to trust.
Make your story, and you may best.
Languages do not make us alone,
we can make the beauty of it along.
You can use translate,
and it’s no, and nor too late.
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM UTC
I proffered my hand in friendship
you grasped it like a lifeline
imbuing me with what you thought
a friend should be, expectations
far beyond my offer
of biscuits and a cuppa by PG
Dec 4, 2024
Dec 4, 2024 at 12:43 PM UTC
Can you feel him passing by?
Can you feel his presence near?
Can you hear the rustle of his garments
As the quiet wind is stirred?
It is Jesus just as he is passing by
Does the world watch in silent wonder
As the mountains quake with thunder?
The storms and waters bellow and roar
Upon the old familiar Galilee's shore
Hush now for Jesus is passing by
Little ones laugh for sheer delight
And dance upon little feet so light
Come and listen; now gather round
There is room for all the lost and found
Listen to Jesus as He is passing by
As we seek Him and as we long
In our great weakness, He is strong
He finds us where we are
And calls us deeper far
Than we have ever been before
It only takes one open door
Invite Him in as Jesus is passing by
Just to see Jesus just as He is passing by
Lives are changed and grown men cry
All the Saints in Heaven with one voice
Say "Jesus is passing by! Rejoice!"
So let us too, in our daily living,
Love more perfectly, be more forgiving
Could the light of Jesus shine in me
So others might say what they see:
"Is that Jesus just as He is passing by?"
Oct 31, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 at 10:36 PM UTC
Sitting here waiting.
For what?
For a sign or a chance or an invitation.
I don’t really know.
But maybe it’s time for me
To become a sign or a chance or an invitation.
To stop waiting for the world to love me,
And instead learn to love myself
Aug 27, 2022
Aug 27, 2022 at 4:41 PM UTC
So you all know...this is THE alter ego of a friend I burried ....ring ....ring .....ring.... .aw shit...my best friend Carlos just snapped me out of hate
Sep 22, 2018
Sep 22, 2018 at 12:30 AM UTC
on getting a scent
of the almighty dollar bill
the aroma it gave off
did so perfectly thrill
smelling a bigger ***
would better excite
for the nose is open
to that kind of invite
inhaling currency
switched him on fast
it smacked like
a power packing blast
and he'd follow the blood
hound's perceptive sniff
to where ever there would
be a profitable whiff
for sure and certain
his probing conk
will be out sensing
the huge money plonk
Feb 12, 2018
Feb 12, 2018 at 8:10 PM UTC
Once upon a time I climbed
a tree, up here I was carefree.
But as I reached the top, an invite
of views now gifted upon me.
Could I breath in these views of
grandeur, as I leaned on a sore knee.
I'll never give up majestic illustrations,
this sight I gaze upon beyond expectations.
Nov 10, 2017
Nov 10, 2017 at 5:15 PM UTC
her deep purple lips,
sunset's hues enhance the pout;
promised night's invite
Sep 23, 2017
Sep 23, 2017 at 9:38 AM UTC
That night I snuck out to get high
but I was only trying to invite some
new feelings inside to feel something
instead of being so empty all the time.
Feb 26, 2016
Feb 26, 2016 at 4:22 AM UTC
*To love is to invite tragedies in your soul, disclosing your heart vulnerable to every pain.
But if love is this beautiful, I think I would smile to even the worst tragedies and say, "Welcome! If you are love, though you bring pain, I wish you never go away."*
Aug 9, 2015
Aug 9, 2015 at 12:01 PM UTC
What is it, that really stops you,
from inviting Christ into your heart?
Are you afraid of the responsibilities
or opportunities that can be imparted?
Have you taken quality time to thank God,
for the many blessings you’ve received?
How do you describe your current lifestyle-
living victoriously or partially relieved?
Where are you placing your trust each day?
Do you posses false hope in World systems,
or Hope in the principles of The Holy Word?
Where are you searching for the valuable gems
that will sustain your entire, life journey?
Are you energized with a real, Christian verve
that motivates your ongoing actions of Faith,
from knowing The Lord, Whom you daily serve?
Before it’s too late, open your heart to Him.
Take personal stock, look back and thank Him.
Open your eyes, look around and serve Him.
Look ahead via His Spirit and trust… in Him.
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Author Notes
Inspired by:
Rev 3:20; Psa 95:2-3; Gal; 3:6-9; John 12:26;
Rom 1:18-20
Learn more about me and my poetry at:
http://amzn.to/1ffo9YZ
By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2015, All rights reserved.
Mar 27, 2015
Mar 27, 2015 at 8:20 AM UTC