jacob erin-cilberto : Writing

Juliet's Exiled Smile

Juliet's Exiled Smile

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


Juliet's Exiled Smile your voice was like a brisk wind i felt the chill echo in our breath quivering, i closed my eyes ..
unemployed again

unemployed again

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


unemployed again corporate smile you eloquently encroach this desk jockey juvenile with your businesslike goodbye ..
an insect's dilemma

an insect's dilemma

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


an insect's dilemma some of the old structures in the city looked like Churches with huge steeples but what went on inside, far ..
soaring under

soaring under

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


soaring under eventually you will waterfall into my arms dive off the cliff of doubt with reckless abandon and after the deep plunge togeth..
night watch

night watch

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


night watch glib sandman restless mind succumbs he laughs she rises from the sheets of a blank white opportunity he sits sleepily drift..
speed trap

speed trap

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


speed trap wrinkled blouse calloused hands roughhousing skin a few buttons undone morality takes a back seat the upholstery ..
the comfort of confinement

the comfort of confinement

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the comfort of confinement always believed "less is more" but the sentence with you was much too short you paroled me befo..
the new head of state

the new head of state

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


the new head of state i sift through the dewdrops but can't tell the difference between blades of memories and the tears reign..
no reprisal from the ashes

no reprisal from the ashes

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


no reprisal from the ashes i wrote a first draft of a poem but then shut the window shivered one more time then threw the p..
tone deaf

tone deaf

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


tone deaf harmony insinuates contentment and yet, voices blend just as well in resentment when the chorus condemns love's lean i..