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daggers in the chalice

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

daggers in the chalice the hymnal read with shaky eyes his hands have been in taboo places guilt is his final amen the ju..

another Prison series

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

another Prison serieswith a slight flinchshe shies away from her lifecovers her ears to the boredomof his fisticuff voiceputs on her prettiest dressto..

cry through the smiles

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

cry through the smilessevered orangethe leaves of lifefall far from the treein a cold northern breezea few scarlet leaves surviveuntil the next swayth..

Voices

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

Voices the dashboard watched us entangle warning lights flashed the radio signal wavered Our favorite song was playing..

a shell of what she was

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

a shell of what she was felonious beauty burns at the touch inside the eyes are glazed lifeless love---a phantom opera..

only the most scholarly invited

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

only the most scholarly invited serving four letter words at the function Salad included dressing up optional vocabularies de..

Photo

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

Photo at a standstill doubt keeps circling like crows to a cornfield the hanging man a warning we all might be..

a garden's longing

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

a garden's longing at the shelter she's perched safely on a branch of uneven scale reading about how she came from a rib ..

Promise

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

Promisethere's a period after relevancea title incorporatedinto reviewa page of what's beenread thendiscardedlife's worksabotagedwith offerswe lay sil..

the shape of illusion

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

the shape of illusioni thought an echocame from afardancing and singing my namebut imagined lyricsnever made it to the pagethe mountains are silentas ..