Tag: contemporary poem
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Subdued
a poem People move to and froOblivious of the othersWorlds walled offScreens between themDistractions of self absorptionI try to track between themMy destination to be reachedPerhaps I live in my ownOblivious to them tooNoticing only incidentalAn accident of navigationI cannot help but feel itOur separationHumanity so splinteredWe barely notice more than obstaclesObjects to use and…
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Course Correction
a poem WaitOh, nevermindRush nowForgettingWaiting was askedYou’re late nowEven as we saidWaitBut didn’t we sayNevermind?Our past commitmentsGoneThe very secondWe changed our mindNow it’s your problemFuck you. Photo and words copyright © 2026 by Jeremy C Kester – all rights reserved.Note: this is also cross-posted to Poetically Unlicensed on Substack. Please consider subscribing! Even better, consider…
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Glee
a poem They jump with gleeTheir enemies found to lieCaught by the hubris and boldnessTheir deeds laid bareYet as those who jump wishTo keep others from lookingAt the lies they wish to hideAllowing no others to findYet they jump with gleeTo bury those who they deem damned Photo and words copyright © 2026 by Jeremy…
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Living Sin
a poem I am still aliveStill movingStill wanting of lifeThough I feel like death waitsImpatient and resoluteBut we know my timeIt isn’t nowSimply some time in the futureSeconds, minutes, years, decadesSome timeNot nowYet I act deadIgnoring lifeMy crime of beingMy truest sinNot acting for me Photo and words copyright © 2026 by Jeremy C Kester…
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Sisyphus
a poem I need remindersHow far perfection isAn opposite of realityGoals unattainableAimed towardsWith arrow missedForever falling shortIt matters not if I hitOnly that the effort remainsTo draw and looseEach attempt againToiling away until deathLike one who carries the boulderNever achieving the summitIf I cannot accept thisIf I refuse to aim and toilFailure and death will…
Jeremy C Kester 