Favorite Poems of CJ Maleney
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Waiting for the unwaiting
to appear. The green pigeons... -
Craig please believe me when I say
I've never cheated and never will... -
Who knew that with
The posting of a letter... -
The darkness may be heavy,
And you may want to atone... -
i am but first –
a soft yearning for something warmer... -
You never forget
the fat preemie... -
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let me talk to you about my rage
about the burning unceasing fire that can't seem... -
I slowly pause as I tell the truth,
Not because I'm thinking of a lie but because... -
I saw your shadow yesterday
blown about the treetops... -
....as moon awaits, to greet your soul
you’ll cross a bridge where lies no troll... -
Wine trickles down an hour glass,
coating a desert of run-on sentences... -
I blinked for just a moment and lost track
As thoughts meandered down forgotten paths... -
She lived within a cave dwelling
past few years or so... -
I have a new mobility scooter
with big wheels, lights and bag... -
Onto a cow field
They did trot... -
Piranha like pains spread
Inside like hard rain... -
A
man... -
demons encroach upon my mind
a stomping ground for reapers of darkness... -
Depression is silent,
Yet the loudest feeling ever felt... -
“Hold out your hands.”
A calming voice spoke... -
I will be there when life feels numb
when bells ring out a humming drum... -
Mouths hush to a silent lull-
i sighed in awe as my... -
You’re lost and alone
Let me help you get home... -
Holding onto a lifetime of heartbreak
will never set you free... -
This is my humanity;
whittled lovingly to a sharp point... -
The cover looked appealing
Albeit the spine slightly cracked... -
Beneath my will: it all lies under....
under my grave, tell me to stay... -
Your heart is an organ-
playing a melody of your kind-nature... -
Life's frozen landscape
As the sun bursts onto the scene... -
They ask me where I was born
like if the place where I come from... -
I've found out why I have few friends,
why phones lay quiet in my hands... -
When the pain becomes too much to bear
Break away to a distant place... -
If it feels like you are carrying
The heavy load all by yourself... -
I wished upon a star
Wrote your name in frosty screens... -
They say time is the travels of the Sun
As it makes it's rounds through outer space... -
What you know of me
is a layer of paint on a canvas... -
Tell me what it is you want
Take it and be on your way... -
Imagine being in alternate reality
Where everything is distorted... -
The shock violently strikes
I gasp, inhale sharply... -
Quiet contemplation
My reflection in glass like a ghost... -
<( To You Dear Poets )>
All of this poetic beauty once shared... -
Excuse me, Miss, may I forget
this broken heart I've yet to set... -
Icy extremities chill chambers
That once they set alight... -
I slip into your inky blackness
You steal away my despair... -
Some say,
I was given birth by... -
I'll Return to Mother Earth
toil my hands within her roots... -
We plant flowers in our chests
and bloom epiphanies... -
and she was....
nothing but bitterness... -
How joyous it would be
If I were loved by thee... -
I have not created this emptiness
Tidal waves of broken promises and second chances... -
How about
putting a butterfly... -
Orange bleeds to dreary inky dusk . . .
I haul leaded legs over a hill... -
Land of a thousand miles ahead,
I could see greener pastures for love awaiting... -
At times I would overdose, with the
bane of my life I would... -
Step right up! Experience a depressed mind,
What an incredible place to be."... -
You told me of fairy tales
They expanded my mind... -
I'm hanging by a thread here
It's worn and it is frayed... -
In actual fact
You needn't speak... -
Kings rode their chariots-
I don't have one... -
A lot of the time
people don't care if they hurt you... -
She'll do what she's has to in order to get by...
She isn't sure about what's really anymore. So... -
You came home that day
With three little baskets... -
Dark eyes see more rainbows
than crystal blues can touch... -
To what shall I be compared?
If the essence of my being is but a replica of the... -
I walked through the door into that
Room and you were the first thing I seen... -
A noose knocked on my door today.
It's knot hung loose as it made it's way... -
Oh dismal world you have me flung
into the deepest pile of dung... -
Thy stench dost wrench the ardour from my soul
and make my blood more cold than icy snow... -
I walk along a path; alone
with only my shadow... -
WHAT GOOD IS A HEART
WHEN IT'S CONSTANTLY BEING BROKEN... -
She's a reflection of everyone who's ever done her...
She's everything that's lost in the world but... -
Ten years of marriage, childless they were,
“Not a man”, “impotent”, people said... -
Playing Sherlock, one day in his crazy life
He decided to deduce, deduce, deduce... -
Here come
the drums... -
Music pulls tightly at my soul
follows me out as I stroll... -
Blood red is the shadow round your eyes
as you look out on dying skies... -
From the top of the hill I can feel
the wind blowing on my face... -
If I remembered the way it sounded…
The drum of your heartbeat against your chest... -
Mama always say smile to visitors
I'm quite accustomed to that... -
When you gaze beyond....
where sunsets dance with stardust... -
There's an Everdream
That makes me want to scream... -
I write of peace in darkness
making friends with demons... -
That taste of silence bites the tongue.
It's stare is cold, it's breathing, still... -
It's cold, I
could never imagine your warmth; I... -
Sometimes bitter disappointment
keeps you from remembering... -
One day, I'll cross oceans
to see you again... -
She doesn't want to live
But she doesn't want to die... -
Just like trying to bring down a shooting star...
Or fly a plane across the world with both wings... -
Jewels in the sky, cure to lonely hearts silently...
Ever so distant, but so close, so near upon a... -
--------Aries Rising--------
A broken Angel lurking in dark shadows... -
Cursing for ever falling for
his lies... -
Oh Mirror I stand in front of thee,
And peer inside your realm of glee... -
( "la" renia de corazones )
I'm The Good Fairy Mary Poppins of all... -
The smile doesn't reach my eyes
The mask can do much but not add back the faded... -
Within the vicinity of the Earth
Down those dingy streets of Pergamum... -
Is it wrong that I miss you
That I ache & feel so raw... -
They say that I am weak,
Cause I need pills to fall asleep... -
From wall to wall without space to breathe
we are cramped to fill each page... -
Late at night, after twilight's final courtsy
the heart can sink, like a weighted anchor... -
I drive through a busy street....
Emptiness within me and at the passenger seat... -
People tell you to embrace the sad.
to let it run its course... -
I just like blood.. the redness, the flow, the...
yea i may seem weird... but the way i let go of my... -
A beat comes to earth,
With a soft rhythm or two... -
But she didn't.....
Failed written upon her forehead... -
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I see things in different ways... -
And I can't get you out of my head
My heart just refuses to let you go... -
This is who I am...
my hands tremor to the point... -
I scribble in obscurity,
enthused by a passion... -
Silver shadows walking beside me
Ghostly whispers in the air... -
Death is something
we must all do... -
Songs throwing me into memories
The night I danced & spun giddily upon the beach... -
My eyes crystalize like the morning sun,
when you enter our castle's edge... -
My scars tell a story
Of what my mouth can not... -
One day, when all of this ends,
we will collect our bones... -
The morning after…
Don’t worry how I slept or the empty... -
Oh, Beautiful Stranger...
Standing outside the door... -
Keep me for a night
I know you cant stay long... -
What if she hurt me?
Hurt me like the rest... -
I've always wonder - it has always been
a part of me, wondering that is. About... -
A seductive aroma
fills the air...
