Jason E. Hodges's Blog, page 21

Poem : Marilyn

Oh Marilyn with your sweet stare so sad
Oh how you put on a show for us all
Your lips were the color of
Red twisted licorice
Your skin so soft
Like silk
As you lay stretched across the flip page of a centerfold
Your body
Your breast
Your hips so curvy
Your legs dressed with stretched diamond netting
You were every man’s perfect obsession
But it was your eyes that told your true story
The gaze of the lonely never lies
You knew, your bargaining chips of beauty would fade with time
Old age slips into our l...

Poem : God Ran Out Of Parchment

Last night
I looked up
In the pale blue sky
Submerged in the darkness of life
Dotted with stars that sparked like pinholes of light
Through the worn and tattered curtain
On the stage of our world
Light from the beginnings of time
When God picked up coals from his fire
Then blew them from his palm
Into the universe
Creating the heavens above  
I sat in silence as the moon’s dull light washed over me
And tried my best to think of nothing at all
As the cold wind blew through my bones
Finally
Exhausted
I w...

Poem : Petals Falling

Anne Sexton knew its secret
Kurt Cobain understood its allure
Sylvia Plath
Well Sylvia
She couldn’t make up her mind
Toying with the undertone
Hands outstretched, her head barely above water
Wanting the sea to take her away to its dark depths
Yet struggling to stay afloat
But isn’t everyday a struggle for the depressant
Yet, attempting suicide
Is almost as rewarding as succeeding
In some strange way it calms them
For it’s the only time they’re in complete control
But the toll it takes
On their family and...