jacob erin-cilberto : Writing

the importance of what's not said

the importance of what's not said

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the importance of what's not said silence, comfortable between two old friends, old lovers, old understandings awkward between couples ..
sleep fit

sleep fit

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


sleep fit the mattress is still firm like my resolve, but the body imprint on the other side is fading, the pillow talk..
the scent of regret

the scent of regret

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the scent of regretgrowling caninesunwanted visitorsthe house, otherwise quietthe heart beats in the dark,the dogs approach the doora knock resonates...
Apparition's Crimson Suggestion

Apparition's Crimson Suggestion

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Apparition's Crimson Suggestionyou were my moonshine gardenon a late May afternoonthe aisle of you drank in my countenancei stuttered along the path o..
for Berryman and others, drinks on the house

for Berryman and others, drinks on the house

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


for Berryman and others, drinks on the house somewhere in the after life, Frank O'Hara is still begging Lana Turner to get up--- ..
motions in an apathetic circle

motions in an apathetic circle

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


motions in an apathetic circlei want to be intellectual,but simplei want to write deeply metaphorical poetryyet easily imagined and related toi want t..
the insects' perspective

the insects' perspective

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the insects' perspective the condescending stars hang too closely in a sky of black comedy our lights dim in expression ..
Defining Love in Precisely Indistinct Elocution

Defining Love in Precisely Indistinct Elocution

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Defining Love in Precisely Indistinct Elocution specifically speaking i generally love you, in the vaguest terms of absolut..
cheap returns

cheap returns

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


cheap returnsspent all my heart on you oncenow the broke beats of mecan only imagine,that takes little currencyand most often buys nothingbut a few "w..
the bones of a time ago

the bones of a time ago

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the bones of a time ago sordid decomposure exposure of demented facts old friends, not bookends but enclosing some elusive..