JamesTleBourn : Writing

Seated Regret

Seated Regret

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


Sit down, find a bench, a seat, anything / Think about it: sit, think about the end / Realize that you’d miss flowers in Spring / Crave a purpos..
But at the End?

But at the End?

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


I know that the sun rises and falls every day /I know that “I love you” is together what we say / I know that Spring’s still outlast..
Innocence's Funeral

Innocence's Funeral

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


The boy sat hunched over on the black chair / The residue of a tear still stained his face / His black suit and black tie quivered in the wind / The w..
Stand Up

Stand Up

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


You’ve been broken for so long / They’ve been hurting you all along / Your broken body lays in a heap / Wake up from your nervous sleep
Three's War

Three's War

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


The beach: a three way battlefield and a natural convergent of the ocean, the winds, and the sands. A war that has lasted for eternity.
How Do I Do "Goodbye"

How Do I Do "Goodbye"

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


How do I do “goodbye?” / I’ve said it so much / Yet I haven’t changed / Have I been doing it wrong
To: the Dead, From: I Think You Know Who

To: the Dead, From: I Think You Know Who

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


The call came late one Friday night / I was tired, let the phone ring despite / Now my deepest wishes were foretold / My sanity to the soul-traders so..
A Letter and a Rope

A Letter and a Rope

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


A Letter and a RopeLast Sunday I found a letter in the mail“To Whoever It May Concern” it saidWhen inside, I opened it without failAfter r..
And You Said Hi

And You Said Hi

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


It should’ve been simple, really / All you were dong was saying "Hi" / But that look in your brown eyes made it / So that the moment was somethi..
Drumming on a Drum

Drumming on a Drum

A Poem by JamesTleBourn


Me and her - we used to be so easy / At times it was so much so it was cheesy / We would sit together but contentedly / I would drum on myself, beats ..