JENNIFERPAVLOVIC
Poetry
MORE BY JENNIFER PAVLOVIC
FIRE
A fire blazing out of control
He screams and it seems
That a thousand voices scream with him
My heart beats faster
My stomach ties in knots
Here it comes again… the raging storm
Objects begin flying
Through the air
And the crashing glass echoes in my head
Memories surge of another time
Another blazing fire
And glass crashing all around me
I want to run away
To hide in a dark place
But I must be strong for him
Such a small child
To be razed by such a blazing fire
And yet I can not fix it, I must hold strong
As the last of the smoke dies
And I see him lying on the floor crying
I can do nothing but hold his small body
I know that this is just calm
Before another storm
And I can do nothing to save him
I must watch day by day
As my small child is eaten
By the fires of his own mind
© 2012 Jpavlovic
A MOMENT
Like the dew drop clinging
To the very tip of the leaf
The wink of the star in the heavens
The first look into the eyes
Of a newborn child
These are the moments
That define us for all time
In that second frozen
Our lives change forever
We are different because of them
It is not in the story
Oh no
But in that second
When our eyes see
For the very first time
A story within a story
And our minds are opened
To all that could be
INFANCY
I read again what I had wrote
Years ago
Then a darkness dwelt
In my soul
Yet the naivety still
came through
I lived in a magic circle then
I searched for answers
With my pen
And let my mind wander
The recesses of my soul
And the poetry flowed
Like a star almost shining
In it's infancy
Swift and sweet
They floated like prayers
Of a youth disheartened
Dreams shattered
In shinning crystals
Some bronze a few scattered silver
But nothing gold
Not yet
KISSES
Some kisses are soft like butterfly wings
They tickle the edges of your lips
Soft kisses that remind you
Of the very first kiss shy and full of wonder
And take your breath away
Some kisses are warm like the sun
They are gentle and comfortable
Like sipping Iced Lemonade
On the porch on a summers day
And make you feel so good
Some kisses are sweet and sticky
Like a candy apple
Sliding right down inside of you
Making you feel light and free
And remind you of youth
And then there are kisses...
They take you back ten years
Make your knees quiver
And your stomach turn to jelly
Your heart pounds and you only wish
The kiss would go on forever
Whispering do you remember?
I remember...
Yes, do that again...
