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”
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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”
The Way I Feel
Your banter was barbedYour loving was scarred The beginning was hardAnd it only got harder But the passion was quickYour touch electric An antiseptic For which I would barter All that you lacked Patch every crackMy soul still intact ‘Cause it was never on offer How could I knowThat your breakneck would slow?That your secretsContinue reading “The Way I Feel”
You’re a Momma Now
You were everything beforeNow somehow you’re even more You’re a momma now Cause we spoke those sacred lines The moon and stars alignedAnd Tamar came down Cub and momma bear It’s a primal bond you shareIt’s my job job to make sure nothing interferes As we build our home with blood and sweat and tearsContinue reading “You’re a Momma Now”
Over My Dead Body
“Over my dead body,” you said But for years now your body’s been deadYour lips and your hips and your hands They don’t work like they used to “I’m sorry, I don’t love you no more”“The kids know, the rings in the drawer”A slap, then a laugh, then the wrath Then the sarcastic thank you’sContinue reading “Over My Dead Body”
Little One
Little one, the morning sun Is breaking through those heavy clouds Little one, is that where you’re from?Why did you choose us, why did you choose now? Little one, there’s no practice runFor showing you the ropes Little one, you’ll crawl, walk, then run Tripping on those ticking tropes Together We will measureWistful whims andContinue reading “Little One”
Somewhere
SomewhereThe swing set creeksA ghost or a breeze?Blind bats whisper up above And the woodsBreathe with lifeWatch passersbySurrender their worries to its love Hurricane Floods the streetsThe world bleedsLife seeps into the gutters Where children swimCatch butterfliesChase fireflies‘Till morning cracks the shutters To a world Where bandaids failWhere pain prevails We search and we search for that place Continue reading “Somewhere”
Shibboleth
Every evening—same thingTire swing, earphones inHalfhearted scrolling Thinking bout something.. Something like a getaway Magic trick, great escapeOpen sunroof, freewayHollywood escapade Or maybe the oppositeBlending in, perfect fit Cozy clique, tight-nitSleepover gossip Never say the right thing On the outside looking inWrong wavelength, bad wiringToo quiet, desperate, too everything Yesterday you overheardGirls studying a vocabContinue reading “Shibboleth”
Imposter
I’m not the best person I can be That much I can pretty much guarantee I spend too much time trapped in my own headWhere my selfish hopes and daunting dreams are fed I’m not good at keeping in touch with friendsAnd even worse at budgeting the money I spend Parrot all the talking pointsContinue reading “Imposter”
Jeremy Koloski 