EXCUSE MY POETRY
A collection of Poems by Jason Franklin
While I love to write my blogs, I also love to write poetry. But for me, poetry is not about writing. It is not about arguing my opinions. Instead, it is a way for me to better understand myself, contemplate life's journey, wake-up my spirit and connect to deeper things in the world. I hope you enjoy this selection of poems.
The Damned Road
Cruising smooth down the damp gravel,
Spoiled with good feeling caught us off guard,
The bar issued us with fuzzy brains that seemed harmless,
Every drink we drank was a check mark into completing her destiny,
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Spoiled with good feeling caught us off guard,
The bar issued us with fuzzy brains that seemed harmless,
Every drink we drank was a check mark into completing her destiny,
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the eternal dance
Fresh air flowing through my lungs since war faded,
My wife’s presence simmered the fear of loss in my heart,
So many friends and so many foes bled for the destruction of the beast in the east,
Trauma would enter my dreams, Sporadically as I wake up puddled in a sea,
As I rose to coherency, there she was as panicked as I,
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My wife’s presence simmered the fear of loss in my heart,
So many friends and so many foes bled for the destruction of the beast in the east,
Trauma would enter my dreams, Sporadically as I wake up puddled in a sea,
As I rose to coherency, there she was as panicked as I,
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an unlikely hero
Diminishing moments of no confidence,
Every step I take,
Every thought I make is positive,
The sun sets upon her silky blonde mane as if Zeus himself wanted to create perfection,
Her smile weakens the most dark of hate and brightens the day as its daily labor,
Her eyes shade blue and resemble the oceans on a cloudless summer day,
Her legs are as sweet as fresh grown apples applying brilliance,
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Every step I take,
Every thought I make is positive,
The sun sets upon her silky blonde mane as if Zeus himself wanted to create perfection,
Her smile weakens the most dark of hate and brightens the day as its daily labor,
Her eyes shade blue and resemble the oceans on a cloudless summer day,
Her legs are as sweet as fresh grown apples applying brilliance,
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Pleasurably painful
The silence was raw – angry – like a caged beast waiting to erupt,
Thoughts painting pictures of pain in my head,
Pictures of dishonest, and heart-splitting pleasure repeat itself over and over,
I see her leaning against her locker,
Her smile reveals misguiding emotion,
Does she know I know?
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Thoughts painting pictures of pain in my head,
Pictures of dishonest, and heart-splitting pleasure repeat itself over and over,
I see her leaning against her locker,
Her smile reveals misguiding emotion,
Does she know I know?
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The boy with an average power
Pain feels so near as he passed it by,
Remembering the taste of failure as it was so familiar.
The times bled, as if his watch melted to thick maroon.
He was evil, living a life as Lucifer’s disciple
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Remembering the taste of failure as it was so familiar.
The times bled, as if his watch melted to thick maroon.
He was evil, living a life as Lucifer’s disciple
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the wise tree
Steamy memories of the past bring back chocolate kisses of the summer sun,
The waves healed my skin as the sun warmed my emotional cuts,
She knew,
She cried,
She left,
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The waves healed my skin as the sun warmed my emotional cuts,
She knew,
She cried,
She left,
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love
I believe in love,
Love is bleak with forces of saturation,
Life shows flashes of love and hate but hate,
Hate whisps by Love with ease,
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Love is bleak with forces of saturation,
Life shows flashes of love and hate but hate,
Hate whisps by Love with ease,
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