Category / Poetry

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: My House of Usher

Excerpt: . . . its quite beauty,

an attempt to run away,

but afraid to do so:

forever frozen in contemplation.

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: Words

Excerpt: I breathe not your oxygen,

but the words that fill the gap between us,

cutting off my breath,

forever leaving me gasping for air.

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: Undertow

Excerpt: His words filled the table,

leaving little room for your elbows to rest,

let alone a path for you to leave.

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: Independent

Excerpt: He serves you first

like an unwanted birthday gift.

You smile–

because your mother always told you to do so…

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: Silence is the Wind

Excerpt: Clock ticks each second,

marking each breath you take,

glass cutting your heart,

words throbbing your brain,

with thoughts you dare not repeat…

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: Repair

Excerpt:

You paid no attention to them

once they hit the floor,

useless,

collateral damage in our civil war,

bodies to walk over.

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323

by J.L. Smith

Cast Out of Eden: Flat Roads

Excerpt:

Instead of our destination,

we got nowhere.

Now, we are lost

and we have only ourselves to blame.

Cast Out of Eden is available at Politics and Prose at https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624292323