jacob erin-cilberto : Writing

a new run

a new run

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


a new run he used to just sit and watch vacant eyes wishing to blink away the blank now the channel has been changed and hi..
First Round

First Round

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


First Round heart rate spiked like the punch in the gut i felt when your eyes met mine you were a knockout, and i..
Tick Tick Tick

Tick Tick Tick

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Tick Tick Tickit's 9:21the clock's handsinching closer to midnightand 9/11another year of fearanother anniversary of smoke and flamesand tossed cockta..
nothing left for that rainy day

nothing left for that rainy day

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


nothing left for that rainy day swiftly accumulating a piggy bank filled with coins of regrets, life hasn't made the sense ..
the parallel school

the parallel school

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the parallel school girls, in patent leather bound textbooks those are the lessons i wanted to learn zoned out the Nuns wi..
a happy penance before the credits

a happy penance before the credits

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


a happy penance before the credits she had an Ava Gardner smile and i became Dirk Bogarde leaving the cloth of innocence ..
the piercing quiet

the piercing quiet

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the piercing quiet fencing with commitment the wound was slight, but the poison ran deep a slight touch to the heart the bl..
a gardener's motif

a gardener's motif

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


a gardener's motif there is a trace of you in a bed of roses, a whiff of wanting to pick your innocence and press it into a ..
coming in second

coming in second

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


coming in second trivia of a heart's reckoning your voice was one of the questions i remembered hearing it once but couldn't ..
Book Mark

Book Mark

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Book Mark you were the foxy novel i wanted to wrap my eyes around squeeze the pages, dog ear your heart save it for l..