Author Archives: penaugural

Would Want

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try to be passive
only to fail
try and be assertive
not a personality trait
try to survive
put food on the table
though received
those unable to stomach
try to work simply
find continual bombardment
try to be one self
told this is who
you are
left with only the freedom
of wanting to be me

-Jennie Nawrocki

Images

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images melt
into stories
one person
in many parts
all absorbed
shows with
each picture
feelings imposed
through manipulation
bring emotional
dealings and healings
they say
are quick fixes
why does it
feel so horrible

-Jennie Nawrocki

Loss

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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

The Man Obama

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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 

Covered

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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