leaving avid
mistakes made
displayed daily
hilarity shows
more sadness
of prejudice
theft and bribery
even violence
to comply
turn around
heal yourselves

-Jennie Nawrocki

here we stand
soon found
there won’t be
a bit of me
sadness is
no longer
the emotion
just knowing
see nothing
control nothing
my autonomy missing
what’s it all worth
worrying about the
loss complete

-Jennie Nawrocki

together or apart 

manifest actualities 

of reforcing 

what loves been

maintained middle 

or will last

nurtured well it

those small bits

of emotion

maybe found

-Jennie Nawrocki 

he debates with nations

creating productive conversations 

improves local prosperity 

through education and law

media knows his talents

are still many to be discovered 

for what we see

is only a little bit

of how a man becomes

so precicident in

everything accomplished 

that history books

have already referred 

to him as a legend

-Jennie Nawrocki 

fractured from use

the protective covering 

shows impact

of activity 

several reaches

grabs and hold

as talking and

text commence

they all drop

their grip

at one point

in time

as the conversation 

bustle with

paths of operation 

that bring together 

more of the

same routine 

continual conversations 

needed to be

who we are

-Jennie Nawrocki 

see it say it

blurt it

from memory

without changing

subjects quickly

for one word

affects so much

meaning within

this morning

clients and customers 

in business class

turned to 

students and humans

in history class

customers are

not students 

even reversed 

doesn’t equate 

so why does

the mind

when quickly

writing forget

to change gears

do not get 

things transposed 

-Jennie Nawrocki 

serving as the wall

the dock stands

above tumultuous 

water tides

rippling underneath 

or splashing its sides

supporting pillars 

sides exposed

soon are habits

homes really

for creatures

pivotal to the

environment around

in the summer

boards and people

welcome the

sprays of cold

while in the winter

they freeze above

making a rink

for steady

humans as yourselves 

-Jennie Nawrocki 

regardless of occupancies

rapid heart beats

anxiety apparent 

that moment 

when after

months of winter

chilled indoors

warmed sand 

swallows toes

with each step

a spot found

unfolding towels

laid for comfort 

with a tug

and a pull

the body is

uncovered slowly 

showing every

detail normally

reserved for

bedrooms and bathrooms 

though here

the amount of

skin shown

can make

anyone nervous 

at the beach

-Jennie Nawrocki 

it ain’t

how we thought 

maybe imagined

though what

will be

from here

to there

who is who

news seems

to change daily 

though I still 

haven’t figured 

it all out

-Jennie Nawrocki