Noni yaer: A Compilation of The Unfinished

Noni yaer: A Compilation of The Unfinished

A Poem by Jesse Lancaster
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Several poems or short bursts of thought that I've written over the past 6 months in an attempt to aid my therapy. Some are simply unfinished, some are meant to be that way.

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I'm present, but not here.
     I'm alive, but not living.
  I'm hollow, but not leaking.
I simply exist.

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Use me, then store me away
so you can pick me up another day
& maybe then we'll see 
if we fit how I'd like us to-
like a lock fits a key.

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A tangerine sky.
My mind laid out
on a tarp, carried away
by yesterday's demons;
something I can't escape
as if in a dream from which I can't awake--
in the night I stalk with empty eyes
and

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I've spent six days 
at the bottom of the ocean, 
and for you I would surely spend six more
until my feet unbound or 
I washed ashore, but
on the seventh day they'll come
in the dawn and

© 2011 Jesse Lancaster


Author's Note

Jesse Lancaster
These were the shortest of the bunch, so I decided to group them. I'll post the others individually. Please let me know what you think, I'm not sure whether or not I'll continue with the originally unintentional "and-" ending.

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your writing voice is gorgeous
i'm jealous.
it's intriguing, i love it.
keep doing what you're doing, you're fantastic. :]

Posted 13 Years Ago


These are all well written. I especially love the first and last poems. The last poem, ending with "and-" is especially moving somehow... Really well written, I love your style. Keep up the good work!

Posted 13 Years Ago


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Jesse Lancaster
Jesse Lancaster

Manchester, CT



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I'm Jesse Lancaster. No I'm not. I am: 19 And now: @ Uni for my sophomore year. My writing draws heavy influences from the music I listen to, other writers (such as Chuck Palahniuk, John Green a.. more..

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