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Opposite Motives
a poem I strive to know howTo push steps forwardEven while progress movesDirectionless to my desires Shall I give up here and nowChanging my aim towardAnother thing in safer grovesTo beat this feeling stuck in mires Sanity welcomes both in towWork and laziness in simple awardBenefits found both behoovesYet truly only one inspires Photo and…
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Disconnected
an essay Life surrounds us, continually moving through space and time as we sit in front of narrow windows displaying pixelated fantasies to our already beleaguered senses. I think about this myself as my fingers once again obey what feels like automated motions, swiping along on the phone to move onto another image, another video,…
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An Old Friend
a poem Stupidity holds its placeMy mind its breeding groundI cannot help but let itAn old friend it has becomeThe kind who enters freelyGreeting your motherBefore finding youNo invitation ever neededThe say “hello” almost foolishlyAs they feel a part of youA sibling who lives thereGrowing older as you stay in touchMaybe follow jobs or schoolAlways…
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Riptide
a flash fiction story Now, normally I would simply fill this area in with some sort of description of the story, but given the topic, I need a bit more explaining. Multiple members of my family, including my father, have tried and/or succeeded in committing suicide. It’s a topic I return to in various ways,…
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To Write Again
a poem I want to write againTo feel ink bleed from my fingertipsPushing words into existenceBreathing in creation letter by letterOh the feeling to connectEmbed myself into paperAs I command the universe I want to write againExcite electrons as pixels mergeDriving my anger into keysLighting the screen with ideas newBasking in the danger of thoughtReadying…
Jeremy C Kester
converting caffeine into words
Jeremy C Kester 