Sad poetry,
sad poetry
comes to me at night.
Sad poetry,
sad poetry
is the easiest to write.
Sad poetry,
sad poetry
reads like a spell.
Sad poetry,
sad poetry
all the secrets it can tell.
©2020 Jai Lynn
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Pumpkin spice,
blackest nights,
falling apples
from branches tear.
Golden leaves,
bone wreathes,
ghosts whispering
through the air.
School bells,
witch spells,
reaping time
is almost near.
Woolen sweaters,
crumpled letters,
looks like Autumn
is finally here.
©2020 Jai Lynn
You know me.
When the wolves
are howling…
I’m taking
the blows.
When the world
is falling…
on my shoulders
it goes.
So why
are you
saying
I’m not
good
enough
When we both
know
in a duel
to the death
I would be
the only
one
left.
©2020 Jai Lynn
In dreams
we laugh
and kiss
and sing.
We are
together
as queen
and king.
In dreams
there is
no one else
but you and me.
Like our souls
know each other
though you and I
are yet to be.
Dreams though
cannot sustain
a life
forever.
I only see you
when I sleep,
and in reality
I see you never.
I
don’t
know
what
to
believe
anymore….
©2020 Jai Lynn
Life is not for the weak.
That much I have come to know.
It will pull you. It will push.
Life is hard. Living, though, makes it worth it.
It’s about the extra bit of cream you put in the coffee that was bitter from the start. It’s about the light hearted movie you watch instead of typing the report that night. It’s about taking a little time to sleep in even though the sun is glaring on your face. It’s about the friends and family that are there to hold you close when winter winds blow and bills demand attention and the work never seems to end.
If you need a break. You take a break. That’s it. In whatever shape or way you choose.
Life is not for the weak.
It will pull you. It will push. It will drag you down to the darkest depths of the ocean and bring you so high out of the atmosphere that breath is no longer an option.
But breathe you must. Because you are alive and therefore you are not weak.
You are strong.
So listen to yourself and when you need to breathe… take that break and breathe.
Otherwise
you
will
break……
©2020 Jai Lynn
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“I’ll be right back.”
you said.
I hadn’t seen you
almost all day.
(like you were avoiding me…)
Yesterday
I had been
your world.
(did you know I had something to tell you,
something I needed you to know…)
I had to talk to you
even if just
for one
minute.
(did you mean to leave me behind?)
They say
if they want you
you will know.
(did I misread the signs?)
I was wrong,
I guess.
(I just saw what I wanted to see…)
But you
could have been
upfront.
Why
did
you
lie?
(“I’ll be right back.”)
Baby, I’m not
a back burner
kind of girl.
(“I’ll be right back.”)
I’m the fire
in the woods
that will
burn
the
world
down.
You’ll come back,
and I won’t be here.
But every
charred sight
you see,
every
ash
left behind
will remind
you
of
me.
©2020 Jai Lynn
You looked
at me.
Each of us standing
as far apart
as the room
would allow
and when
I saw you
(just like a million times before)
I wanted
you.
Your name
was my world.
And then…
You
looked
at
me.
But I had
never
said
a word
aloud.
©2020 Jai Lynn
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Red cardinal,
black feather,
storm clouds,
sunny weather.
Nerves of steel,
back straight.
They may laugh
but it’s too late.
Red cardinal,
black feather,
broken bones,
red strings sever.
Feelings high,
the rest low.
Queen’s don’t always
dress in gold.
Red cardinal,
black feather,
heart of ice
with a liquid center.
So many
broken bones…
and children laughing,
throwing stones.
Red cardinal,
black feather.
Lopsided crown
never looked better.
She’s too good
for this world.
Straightened rose glasses
from a vision once twirled.
Red cardinal,
black feather.
She decides
to be better.
©2020 Jai Lynn
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Okay, okay it’s story time guys. So as we all love and know it is now August!!! The dog days of summer, the winning home run, the month where ice cream every day is okay, the cicadas are loud as ever, and we are all chasing that final horizon down the beach where every second is going to be amazing….. okay. So. While that is all normally true and wonderful … 2020 fell out of a Twilight Zone episode.
So on my birthday this past week a tropical storm hit the East Coast of the United States. It was so big and so damaging that many have even compared it to Hurricane Sandy that hit eight years ago in 2012 which at that time was the worst storm to hit the East Coast. The damage done this time was equitable and because of that many people, including myself, lost power. It took five days in the dark of not having internet connection, sweating without air conditioning and almost losing all our food but finally my power is back!! (Also, like, side note… the fact that the storm happened on MY BIRTHDAY is not a sign of bad luck but must REALLY mean I am a tropical storm of a person. That’s how I am spinning it anyhow…)
To those out there who still don’t have power know I’m praying for you. It’s humbling honestly to be without electricity and now I am even more grateful for everything I have.
That being said I missed posting my vignette this month and I am very behind on reading and commenting on a lot of posts. I’m going to do my best to catch up on everything but it might take some time.
In regard to my own blog I’m moving forward with my posting. The next vignette post will be the first Friday of next month, so I’m skipping this month and carrying on as if everything was normal (like, in these weird times that’s a healthy coping mechanism right? lol).
Also I’ve decided to cut the Alternate Reality – Flash Fiction post entirely. I feel like I’ve been stretching myself too thin lately and this is my least popular post. At least for right now. But I will still leave up the posts in case you ever feel like perusing them. In the meantime my poetry and vignettes will be staying strong! As well as any other announcements I may have, my WIP writing updates and my usual monthly Snapshot!
That’s all folks! Hope you are all staying safe and healthy! Sending good vibes your ways!
Till next time,
