It came to me in a rush.
It’s probably not even good.
[Untitled]
JCD Kerwin
I’ll stab this pen
a thousand times,
to make my stories
run red with blood.
My heart will look
like a tattered valentine,
but the moon will shine
through its holes
like a billion stars,
ready to dance,
in time,
with your heartbeats.
March, 2015
Er, it was a dark day. O_O…
Also, ten billion points to whoever can guess where I got the title of the poem from! I’ll give you a hint, my favorite band is U2. :O
B-Side the Fire
J.C.D. Kerwin
I set the same song on reply.
I glue the button down
with blood and spit and tears
to make the track rerun because
right now (since how long, I can’t recall)
it’s been the only thing keeping me from
falling into vomit I am puking from my heart.
There are no words, just
the same acoustic refrain
as if it sends me far away
from whatever this
is supposed to be.
(“Reality,” they tell me.)
At least in my head,
I can’t get hurt and
I don’t wear a frown
quite as hard
as the PF Flyers
I’ve worn holes in.
I keep running but
I don’t know which way
to chase a daydream.
It’s like trying to catch the moon
at dawn.
I’m told we’re all
a little crazy,
a little sad,
a little weird and a little mad
sometimes.
But all I really am is desperate.
I just want to crack
these goddamn headphones in half
and climb inside the music notes
to find the Neverland I dream about
every time I close my eyes;
to see the faces that aren’t real
to everyone else but me.
I’d like to suck a couple drops
of caffeine nicotine and see
if an imaginary friend will come
skipping out to talk with me.
Perhaps he’ll reflect computer screens
and we’ll recite binary while
people think I’m drunk, but won’t
it be fun when I’m finally gone and free?
Oh how I wish this cord
led to a 4-D world instead of a little red
music box player that made me wonder
of perfectly imperfect impossibilities.
(January 2015)
ruMble junglE
JCD Kerwin
I like spaceships and caffeine
and I have no idea
what “normal” means.
I laugh at puns,
and think we’re overrun
with assholes.
My baseball hat
is part of my act
to be someone I am not.
Airplanes give me panic breath,
I always fear dark water depths,
and crowds make me very
nervous.
I can’t live without blasting
my ears full of tunes
because I think music,
can save me.
And if I may,
I feel the rain
is worth a hellavua lot more
than to ignore
with umbrellas.
I don’t think it’s wrong
to act along
with my favorite cartoons.
I’m quiet on the outside
but inside I hide
thunderstorms.
I hate talking on phones
and sometimes I want
to be left all alone.
I think maybe books
are the closest to Heaven
that I’ll ever be.
I always fear
what tomorrow brings,
but I still want to know
what’s around every corner.
I’m friends with monsters
hiding under my bed and
deep in my head,
calling to me in low whispers.
The light in the hall
is the only thing keeping
this dark world from creeping
into my heart.
I’d like to swing from stars,
and I often wonder
if Ray is happy on Mars.
I’m sure I dream too much
(I know there’s no such
thing as magic),
but maybe somehow, someday,
I’ll build a spaceship, and
sail far away.
(October 2014)
Once upon a time I went through all these tests just to have this doc. say my arrhythmia is “normal.”…
heart palpitations
jcd kerwin
i think
my second cup
of coffee is
flavored with
abjection.
it reflects my thoughts and
the listless thumping of
my heart.
blasting tunes
is useless and
all these books
just make me hurt
for things that can’t be true.
i daydream instead;
i live in my head
to keep from drowning in
this world.
yet, there’s no running,
no hiding from
the faces and places
of my nightmares.
this caffeine only succeeds
in vanishing
anyway.
(October 2014)
Dead Bed Head
JCD Kerwin
living in my head, i tend
to forget i’m meant
to smile and nod
like everyone else.
but i can see
i’m not supposed to be
another ticking machine.
i’d rather fade
than spend one more day
making friends
with Monotony
and Gloom.
at least if i turn
into a comatose ghost,
my drool will fall
from a smile.
with rage and pangs
of jealousy,
you’ll wish to be
part of my world, too.
(October 2014)
J.C.D. KERWIN 