jacob erin-cilberto : Writing

the unkind toll of the bells

the unkind toll of the bells

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


inspired by Marcie Shepherd's "the self is as self does"
Too Long

Too Long

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Too Long in a drawer of my heart, a keepsake thought of you, the blaze in your eyes on a silver chain of memory th..
The organ's Tune

The organ's Tune

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


The organ's Tune heart throb heart throbs throbs in affection, throbs in longing throbs in missing and then in pain, ..
Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Capital Punishment the mall tree was electrocuted and Christmas Eve died in the chair of commercialism the lights dimmed, ..
it wasn't really like it was, was it?

it wasn't really like it was, was it?

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


it wasn't really like it was, was it? the far away little boy in the City of paradox, the country within the hot asphalt heart..
out and in

out and in

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


out and in echoes of all the you's that once were part of an "us" dim morning light thoughts of moons removed clouds, t..
Epilogue

Epilogue

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Epilogue sometimes i think all those sweet nothings you whispered my way, were simply asides to the play, and what i thought was..
Tender Time Bombs

Tender Time Bombs

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Tender Time Bombs simultaneous shattering shell-shocked hearts cracks in the cups of morning a.m. explosions, somet..
"of" something

"of" something

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


"of" something blank flights of fantasy the back story of my life in lieu of languid tales of the neighborhood of growth ..
Selling Back the Used Text

Selling Back the Used Text

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Selling Back the Used Text the bruise on my ear from the slap of your words, the stinging drum, my heart beats a little s..