August 14, 2004

  • I have always had a love for writing stories and poetry.  Everything I write is original and comes from the deepest portion of my heart.  I write when I'm hurt, lost, longing, and searching for life's unaswered questions.  My favorite poets are among the greatest of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  I adore Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Emily Dickson, and William Blake.  My favorite authors range from literary's heavy hitters John Knowels, Ray Bradbury, Nelle Harper Lee, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., to modern writers Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Ramsey Cambell, and Keith Ferrario(his was the first horror novel I read "Deadly Friend" about an abused boy's ghost(Georgie) advenging his mortal downs syndrome friend's (Bobby's) violent accidental death). 


    I have two notebooks full of poetry and several tablets full of short stories ideas and outlines.  Writing is my escape from the sometimes chaotic world around me and I can be the boss in my settings, character development, and plots.  Writing enables me to see a different world and I absolutely love it.


    In My Mind


    I have a dilemma you see


    I pretend I have friendships


    that aren't there


    Physically


    I allow my gentle nature


    to run rampant


    with every human interaction and then suffer


    Consequences


    My mind compensates for my transgressions


    thus, I'm swept into a world of illusion


    A world where I'm needed and well liked


    never to be used or abused


    Maybe I am insane


    I play games with myself


    and make up competitors


    so I won't be alone


    Lonliness is a grappling hook


    It sticks in you and tugs at the heart


    and rips it piece by piece relentlessly


    Shredding it for the world to see


    In my dreams I am as popular as they come


    with smiling faces and laughter all around


    One day I may just stay


    to forever live in my internal happiness

Comments (4)

  • That's really good.

  •  Not Too Bad Jen,

                           you always had it in your blood you always did write and some of your writtings are really really good . like your short story Brother for Sale, I loved that one, and so did all your friends, family and Teachers

     Love Dad

                   

  • very good jen............ i liked it u have a natural talent for writting are u persuing it???

  • The previous comments appear to focus on your poetic skill. I focused on the feeling in the poem. To me, you seem to have internalized some cultural values and are suffering a conflict because your personal values don't match them. I empathize and sympathize. Been there, done that, feel the kinship.

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