evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoDoormat HeartDoormat Heart His spine was so weak. He even apologized When he caused them to Stumble as he was walked on Like…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoA Better ManA Better Man The affection that Is nestled within your eyes, Pierces my heart’s best Defense, making me want to…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoFinding RestFinding Rest There will always be More mountains left to summit And trains you just missed, But perhaps we find…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoWorth ItWorth It No good love story Follows a straight and narrow Path to destiny. Perhaps all these tears after All…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoMeeting StrangersMeeting Strangers I prefer my books Like I prefer my people, Plain, unassuming, And quiet, but filled with the…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoApathetic AdieuApathetic Adieu Like a passing train I missed by a few minutes, Or the sunrise I Slept right through, I let your…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoTechnically LivingTechnically Living Like an addict to The needle, we strap our phones To our useless hands, And bury our lives in…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoRumorsRumors From false witnesses To honest reports, all are Intermingled in An indistinguishable Blend, and like…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoWorld’s AwayWorld’s Away We adorn our walls With books like leather bound rights Of passage into A kind of high society, But…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoSeedlingsSeedlings Poems are not just For wiping away salt filled Tears and burying romance, But also for planting trees…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoBeautiful Little FoolsBeautiful Little Fools Hallelujah they Were not foolish but were brave. The future is carved In the stones of…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoEffective ImmediatelyEffective Immediately A swift kick in the Stomach that leaves you gasping For fleeting life breath, Appropriately…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoPatient HeartPatient Heart Perhaps it is far Better that he did not find Love right away, Silence in a symphony Only adds to…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoPrudencePrudence I tried to accept Everything without prudence, And I found I was Only a cow grazing on Lotus flowers…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoThe Raven’s StoneThe Raven’s Stone Hear the bell tolling In the distance beckoning You to come watch life Wretched from a body…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoTricks We TradeTricks We Trade Here we congregate To barter with our sins, Praying that God Could love stiff and stale hearts.…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoRainwaterRainwater From Niagara Falls To the Red Sea, from the Nile’s Silt laden delta To the gold Pacific coast, It is…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoMy BelleMy Belle I do not want a Sylvia Plath. Her books Are fine enough for me. I want this wilting flower To nourished…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoStained GlassStained Glass I have said I’m fine So often, I may truly Start to believe it. At least a shattered stained glass…evanjames (54)in #poetry • 6 years agoMountain BreezeMountain Breeze Breathed from the depths Of desolate solitude, Her air filters down To dance upon my bare skin…
