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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…
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Subdued
a poem People move to and froOblivious of the othersWorlds walled offScreens between themDistractions of self absorptionI try to track between themMy destination to be reachedPerhaps I live in my ownOblivious to them tooNoticing only incidentalAn accident of navigationI cannot help but feel itOur separationHumanity so splinteredWe barely notice more than obstaclesObjects to use and…
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Course Correction
a poem WaitOh, nevermindRush nowForgettingWaiting was askedYou’re late nowEven as we saidWaitBut didn’t we sayNevermind?Our past commitmentsGoneThe very secondWe changed our mindNow it’s your problemFuck you. Photo and words copyright © 2026 by Jeremy C Kester – all rights reserved.Note: this is also cross-posted to Poetically Unlicensed on Substack. Please consider subscribing! Even better, consider…
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