Last night I dreamt that burning planes were falling from the sky Twisters were tearing through the fields You just stood and stared in a pair of heelsSomething was awryThere was a glint in your eye You were biting into an apple with a thick red peel When I snapped awake, you were fast asleepContinue reading “Catastrophic Calm”
Category Archives: Stories
Corner of Your Mind
There’s a dark corner of your mind That every now and then you visit Sometimes it’s a comfortSometimes it’s a curseBut it’s not going anywhere is it? There’s a light winking by the bayA carousel spinning in the night A fortunate teller’s booth, Incense and a golden toothShe don’t read palms but she’s got theContinue reading “Corner of Your Mind”
The Heart is a Muscle (A Response)
I know you think that you’re a bad betBut there’s so much we haven’t tried yet Remember mornings sipping coffee?Hushed confessions that you love me? The first time I know you think we’ve tried it allI know you think you’re my downfall Remember when we were kids with cooties?Remember Sundays at the movies?The popcorn lineContinue reading “The Heart is a Muscle (A Response)”
Done for Good
I’m not a bet you should’ve ever placedNo, I’m a truth you should’ve never faced If I were you I’d stay the hell away from me from now for good But for some reason you keep coming backShining eyes, a new plan of attackAs if you know me like nobody else ever really could RememberContinue reading “Done for Good”
Better Things
I don’t want another fightBitter words, backhanded slightsI don’t want to feel the acheA heart always about to break Dreams that just refuse to die But never seem to come alive Just simmer and whimper and fester and linger I don’t wanna be afraid Of all the promises we made The wrong thing at theContinue reading “Better Things”
Summer Suburbs
Summer suburbs, water gun warsThere was joy in the air There was candy in storesWe would bike through the streetsWe would climb through the treesThere was nothing to loseAnd so much to seize Fifteen years later, summer arrivesYou were fired from your jobI am working till nineYou’re behind on your rentAnd my energy’s spentLet’s watch someContinue reading “Summer Suburbs”
Mirrors
You’re living a life of plentyAlone, adrift, and emptyHe’s tells you: ‘It was God who sent me’You trip into his trapSit naked upon his lap Now you’re living a life of rejection Of spiritual perfection He offers you directionYou’re heady and hypnotizedBy his unblinking eyes He may ask for favorsEvery now and thenBut he isContinue reading “Mirrors “
Milestones
It seems that every milestoneLooks more and more like a tombIn a graveyard neglected and overgrownTaunting: “Take a good look, you’ll be here soon.” There’s only so long I can avert my gazeAnd focus on the runWill they remember me with a shining glaze?An epitaph: ‘loving father, husband, and son?’ First few decades, my soleContinue reading “Milestones”
Just One Thing
I’ll take the trash out I’ll work the math outI’ll pay the bills You’ll take the scenic routePick up some fresh farm fruitLife’s little thrills I’ll take you in my arms Change the batteries in the smoke alarmWhen it starts to beep You’ll take the temperatureOf how things are and how things wereAnd how thingsContinue reading “Just One Thing”
Storm Chaser
Unformed words frozen on your lipsForeign hands fastened on your hipsClose your eyes, slip into the abyssOf weightlessness Tender lies whispered in your ear Stormy skies breaking in your sneerLurching night guiding you to your trystWith loneliness You’re a storm chaser Crave the form of the twisterTaste the rush of the hurricane The lightning bolt,Continue reading “Storm Chaser”
Jeremy Koloski 