Jake Curreri
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Feb 22, 2022
Poetry

The wisp of warm

Candle banishes the evil spirit: darkness its nutrition; flame's flicker whips the omen away from the wisp of warm.

Feb 16, 2022
Poetry

Who break the cycle

Children who break the cycle, children of broken emotion uncontrolled by temptation's manipulation. You are part of the broken, orphaned, fostered on probation. Make no mistake, this world is unfit for your resurrection; this world unready for your course correction. Specialness undiscovered, you will seek it in others: tyrant, trickster,

Feb 10, 2022
Poetry

Outside of happenings

Make, and make mistakes. Outside of happenings happen critiques. Future strides on past's paved ground.

Feb 6, 2022
Poetry

Space for us to be

Far from where we sit I see the striking way you look at me no you in gaze, no me in mine only space for us to be

Feb 3, 2022
Poetry

Ears to grow young

Hear the sound of ocean's wind of bells in toll across the road before and beyond. The crows welcome the morning warm a night after the storm, and you allow your ears to grow young.

Feb 1, 2022
Poetry

Wistful calm

A leaf does not fight the wind the tree welcomes the fall a time has come for the wind to bring the passing, wistful calm

Jan 31, 2022
Prose

Asked the fox

"Do you belong to yourself?" asked the Fox. "Where intention slips away from where you find your smile."

Jan 29, 2022
Poetry

Untainted by any guise

A wave's crash against the shore, pulling toward the ocean's eyes: beauty, natural, untainted by any guise.

Jan 26, 2022
Poetry

All who help you grow

Be caring Be loving Be for the ones you know Yes, family Yes, friends Yes, all who help you grow

Jan 23, 2022
Poetry

Mangle the magic

Pragmatic practices try to mechanically manipulate our wonderful world and its sovereign sites. Careful curious creator not to mangle the magic with your extraordinary expectations of a heartfelt harmony.

Jan 17, 2022
Poetry

Not washed away

"Aw, man. Thanks." From you who has nothing covered in dirt not washed away by rain.

Jan 15, 2022
Poetry

Humility

Happenings go on Untethered to intrusion; a Metronome in motion Ignoring your illusion. Let go of this character Immersed in his obsession: To be premier importance. Yet, humility his next lesson.

Jan 15, 2022
Poetry

Someone you’ve been

Someone you've been: powerful, indeed. Remember her effort: good work, incomplete.

Jan 10, 2022
Poetry

Tiny me

Homage, tiny me. Go be free. Bonsoir, my own worst enemy.

Jan 8, 2022
Poetry

No family, only friend

You've broken every bone to reach the end where destiny calls you; no family, only friend. To carry the weight of the bastard reprobate. Win freedom from soul's greatest enemy: pretend.

Jan 2, 2022
Poetry

Who makes you, you

Returning to the place of childhood mind held safe by imagination. Dancing with laughter, joy, celebrating who makes you, you. You relish in misery's company, distancing from this dance– excusing victim's robbery of who makes you, you. Courage finds its way the spark of hope's flame. Come out as this

Dec 31, 2021
Poetry

A toast with friends

Before the threshold of New Year's glow, let us remember our past year's show and collect those careful moments into the bend of memory's bow. Remember: A moment you cried; A moment you laughed; A moment of surprise; A moment of grief; A moment of birth. Take a breath of

Dec 25, 2021
Poetry

To be born anew

There is only one purpose   for which a soul searches:   to be born anew. Not to avoid season's change   or death's disruption;   to be born anew. A deep knowing of powerful passion   moments of darkness turned deepening;   to be born anew. A child of humble heritage   lived it to be

Dec 22, 2021
Poetry

Searching for words

I read often   my longing echoed:   searching for words   my heart has always known

Dec 19, 2021
Poetry

A word, a feeling, a moment

A word, the right word turning like a pebble in your calloused hand. A feeling, the right feeling taking nature's form: metamorphosis abound. A moment, the right moment, falling from the sky a sweet breeze, awakening. When these three gather heaven gives a wink to the shy threshold of your

Dec 12, 2021
Poetry

Forgotten birthdays

Today is someone's birthday and no one seems to know the Presence of this person; their capacity to glow. Alone in winter's months a person; ill and slow. Give heart's warm gift of care to those you might not know.

Dec 6, 2021
Poetry

Slow your pace of living

When winter's fog crawls to your door, slow your pace of living. When sun tucks before the 5 o'clock hour, slow your pace of living. When coats grow fur and stuff with feathers, slow your pace of living. Respect the Wisdom of Her Majesty, Nature; as she prepares to put

Dec 2, 2021
Poetry

Vibration

Deep under water, breathe held tight No air to carry sound. It's dangerous, but it feels right to share what I have found.

Nov 30, 2021
Poetry

Ascetic pleasures

Mind a fire, I drifted into sleep Words of Luther absorbed into my deep. A man committed to his cause – intent to read the purest clause. 300 years later,  this isn't what Nietzche found. The latter to Luther – set more on destruction This religion, this idea, this Jesus A cycle

Nov 24, 2021
Poetry

Mother Earth and son

I came to have a talk with whom I did not know. Maybe the birds hidden in the palm fretting "Can I fly today?" "No, the wind's too strong." "There's a worm down below." I follow their gaze and meet my companion Earth herself longed to speak today. She's quiet,

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