Category: Poems
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If We Were Gods – a poem
“If We Were Gods”a poem by Jeremy C Kester We seek to control othersTo determine their thoughtsTheir wantsDesiresAnd what they should doAs though we were godsMeddling in mortal affairsForgetting ourselvesWe are but the mortalsFloundering without controlKnowing nothingOf ourselvesThinking to control othersWhen we cannot control the selfYet do we know evenWho we areBut… by all meansWe […]
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Fakery – a poem
“Fakery”a poem by Jeremy C Kester Can we slip into our dreamsand forget about the caresof chasing the imagined realityothers forge in digital brushes Can we chase better dreamsinstead of bowing to greedor the envy others place upon usthrough lies and fake beliefs Real life could be a better paintingif one only grasps those brushesaccepting […]
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Glass – a Haiku
“Glass”a haiku by Jeremy C Kester A glass full of beerBubbles float along the edgeI miss them sometimes For more poetry, consider purchasing a copy of Jeremy’s collection: Change of Seasons: Selected Poems. Click the link to get yourself a copy in either print or for Kindle. (Currently exclusive with Amazon, however that will change […]
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Drawing a Blank – a poem
“Drawing a Blank”a poem by Jeremy C Kester What to write?A question lingers.As if the words matterMore than intention.Or actionOr thoughtBut maybe all are one.And better to writeTogether to bring themYet words slip byLike mist in my grip.If I could but change themSolidify themEntomb them in ink & fiber.But what to write?If I could but […]
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Online – a poem
“Online”a poem by Jeremy C Kester I sit against the sound of rumbling quietAnd contemplate the sense of itWhy we crave likes instead of hugs and handshakesOf the seeming fake gloss of a postWhile we feed ourselves glow aloneAll the people surrounding usThere. Ready to talk if we dareYet we continue to drownIn this shallow […]
Jeremy C Kester 