AJ Douglas : Writing

The Worth Of My Words

The Worth Of My Words

A Poem by AJ Douglas


Are my words worth anythingif no one ever reads themJeremiads of dejection and desolationdelineations of desires and dreamsDoes he take any interestin..
Observations

Observations

A Poem by AJ Douglas


As he sat unaccompanied I saw no ring on his fingerTrouble in paradise perhapsLines at the edges of his eyes which s..
Din of Decadence

Din of Decadence

A Poem by AJ Douglas


I posed no questions before my erroneous conceptionI never asked to be or not to beSerenading deserted streets with dirges exploring absence in back a..
Samaritan

Samaritan

A Poem by AJ Douglas


Erasers only smudgesoap merely smearsmy mistakes and misstepsthe many instances in whichreaching a forkin the roadfinding myself bereft of a mapI went..
On the Shore

On the Shore

A Poem by AJ Douglas


I lent them my bodyin a parasitic pactwithin which to groweach bone and organevery finger and toenicking a slice of my pneumaupon our separationfrom t..
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

A Poem by AJ Douglas


"I've never done that, I've never been there,"I would repeat countless times in responseto your stories of the many places you'vebeenand all you've ex..
Invitation

Invitation

A Poem by AJ Douglas


I don't fear death as so many doI've sent him embossed invitationsbordered in black and handwrittenin conscientious calligraphybought the best wine I ..
Even If

Even If

A Poem by AJ Douglas


If in the past you had patronized the sandwich shop where I wasonce employed and baked every single loaf of bread or the pharmacywhere I stocked each ..
Wilderness

Wilderness

A Poem by AJ Douglas


My purpose in life eludes meas I desperatelyseek beautyamid all the ugliness of thiswasteland of chaos and confusionstanding shoeless on shoresof aban..
Cordolium

Cordolium

A Poem by AJ Douglas


Perhaps you're apathetic to my ministrations fatigued by my futile attempts at suturing the suppurating wounds inflicted by those who came before m..