Right now You’re a small bunch of cellsCan’t believe one day you may be Giving us hellHanging out with friends we don’t like Coming home way past midnight Right now You’re an ultrasound shape You’ve got a heartbeat, eyes, and limbs And even a weight I’m trying to keep my fears at bay Praying thatContinue reading “Keepers of Your Flame”
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To Steward a New Soul With You (A Proposal)
To steward a new soul with youIs to shape love into life Kindle a sacred sparkTurn dust into diamondsLeave an eternal mark To steward a new soul with you Is to dream with the divine Soar above the sun Mold a magic, golden key Brave bristling wilds as one There are trials to consider, comfortsContinue reading “To Steward a New Soul With You (A Proposal)”
Catastrophic Calm
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 As you sank your teeth into an apple with a thick red peel When I snapped awake, you wereContinue reading “Catastrophic Calm”
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”
Autumn Arrives
Honeyed scent of jasmine nights Full moon at our fingertips November spring in fairy lights Tea and kisses warm our lips Fresh-baked bread, fresh-picked plants Toddler soccer all day long Sunlight sifts in softened slants Beeps compete with sparrow song It’s the burst of life before winter hitsFrantic bees fill up their hivesThere’s no oneContinue reading “Autumn Arrives”
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”
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”
Jeremy Koloski 