Astronomical.
Devoted like Saturn’s rings.
Breathlessly in love.
Tag: Poetry
I Can’t
I can’t give you all my heart
And you give me pieces in return
I can’t run to put out flames
When you want to watch them burn.
We can’t be occasional friends
Only when you desire
When I speak with candor
And you’re nothing but a liar.
Let’s talk to one another
Or is that too much to ask
I came to the party bare
But you showed up in a mask.
It’s better if we’re broken
Shattered to a million pieces
As the music gets louder
The harmony decreases.
We’ll let the dust settle
This ship can’t embark
Don’t ask for my flashlight
When you won’t travel in the dark.
One Sided Ending
We ended so mutually
Like we’d still be friends
But who was I kidding
That’s never how it ends.
We laughed on the phone
and hung out after school
If only I knew that
I was just another tool.
You used me so well
That I never saw it coming
I played this tune in my head
And you weren’t even drumming.
Tap tap tap
Another knock at the door
I handed you my heart
Another piece of décor.
You framed it on the wall
And boy was it pretty
New to the neighborhood
Just another in the city.
I looked to my left
A familiar face looked back
My eyes became glossy
As the glass began to crack
As I stood in the frame
I watched you walk by
With him, them, and her
Oh I thought I could die.
As you went to your room
I began to crumble to pieces
Just the thought of your touch
All the emotion it releases.
Shards on the floor
I finally broke out your castle
I never looked back
You weren’t worth the hassle.
Pen to Paper, Tips to Keys…Just Start Writing
Ever since I wrote my first book and only book (as of right now), I’ve wanted to start a blog. I have so many ideas swirling around in my head, and even though I jot some of them down onto paper, I rarely share them with anyone (Well, of course I share them with the hubz Gian).
I thought my ideas were too sporadic and that really held me back from writing a blog. Another interesting fact is that I really contemplated on whether or not I should use my pen name. Es Kay Johns published a children’s book, and this blog isn’t necessarily aimed for children. But in the end I’ve decided that my blog will be a place for me to express myself and bring my ideas to fruition. At most, anything I post here will be PG-13, but if I do decide to make something NC-17, I’ll be sure to make it known.
As I’ve mentioned before, I have had many ideas about what to blog about. It’s hard to keep the list short, but here are the general items:
- Children’s book themes:
- More anti-bullying books
- Self esteem
- Asking for help
- Everyone is different
- Poetry
- Comic strips
- Short stories
- Random ones
- Super power universe
- Travel
- General things in my life
What I will focus on (in no particular order):
#Poetry – I like writing poetry even though I don’t write it often. If I like a piece that I would like to share, I will definitely post it.
#Comics – As much as I’d love to make them, they probably won’t pop up too often because they take up a lot of my time doing them. Key words there are “too often.” Maybe this will give me the drive I need.
#Shorties or Short Stories – These posts will appear quite frequently on my blog. I really want to take the people in my life and events that happen and turn them into a super powered story. I’ll go into this in a future post.
#Travel – We are frequent travelers, so you will definitely see posts about where we’ve been and our experience there.
What I’ll pass on:
Children’s Books – I’m still working on children’s books; therefore, this isn’t the forum for it. I will still blog about the themes as they are quite important to me.
#General – I used to blog about my life almost every single day. It was tiring, yet satisfying. You’ll receive glimpses into my life through the topics above, but I won’t treat this as a daily journal.
With all of that being said, I’m probably going start off posting weekly. The more I get into the groove of free writing and editing, designing, formatting, and making time to actually get this on here, I’ll increase the load.
I really hope you guys enjoy this collection of spontaneous thoughts.
Here goes nothing.
-Es Kay Johns