John B. Bolling : Writing

Crowds

Crowds

A Poem by John B. Bolling


06-26-09
The Greatest Success

The Greatest Success

A Poem by John B. Bolling


So many promises I could hardly contain, Bright light left a sunburn like a stain. Every day the light of hope slowly wanes, Chances, I took many, ..
Erosion

Erosion

A Poem by John B. Bolling


Where life shimmered is now dim and cold, The loss of senses that once provided balance, Have brought this dilapidated mind crashing, An epic colla..
The Web

The Web

A Poem by John B. Bolling


My hand turns the knob as my foot slips past the door, A trumpeted creak flashes through the shadowed hall. The path to escape is mired in a tired r..
Beautiful Existence

Beautiful Existence

A Poem by John B. Bolling


You might think living is a kind of wish, The sun shining brightly upon pale skin. Another's hand and mine so gently entwined, Hair blowing like oc..
Fortnight Massacre

Fortnight Massacre

A Poem by John B. Bolling


Melancholy springs forth into a fortnight massacre, A common disaster for those whose minds misfire. Summer doldrums turn into fierce hurricanes, T..
The Ballad of Eli Lily

The Ballad of Eli Lily

A Poem by John B. Bolling


I found the solution that quenches the fires, The imaginary ideations and foolish desires. It is a substance that needs no glass to conform, Its sh..
Memories Like Vagabonds

Memories Like Vagabonds

A Poem by John B. Bolling


Days turn to weeks and months into years, But time cannot make the impenetrable clear. Surely it can ease the intensity of guilt, But it cannot rev..