a few minutes
a couple of hours
some days
over the weekend
an old fashion furlough
time passes by
a hesitation
take ten
a siesta
a day off
a calendar month
time passes by
just a second
pause for a meal
sleep on it
within the week
over a season
time passes by
blind interactions
missed opportunities
when it is right
this is your chance
perfect timing
don’t let time pass you by
-Jennie Nawrocki
rolling notes
melodic melodies
bellowing sounds
through vibrations
amongst instruments
revealing emotions
alongside lyrics
sung in rhythms
filling the senses
enlivening nerves
responding simultaneously
body movements
catching the beat
reverberating out of speakers
souls rejoice
when music plays
-Jennie Nawrocki
vigorous strokes of the hand
leaving ink streamed in lines
revealing everything
the mind has to offer
purged of details
as you turn the page
feeling impressions
of words meticulously placed
bringing comfort
as another page coated
with new experiences
uncompromising
in their forwardness
for one can’t stay
on the same page
for phrases evolve
as people grow
-Jennie Nawrocki
scrambled communication
blocking transmission
clearly for listening
transistor radio
what can you tell me?
what do I need to know?
emit intelligible sounds
used in an emergency
buzzing with feedback
twirling knobs
transistor radio
what can you tell me?
what do I need to know?
emit intelligible sounds
lengthen the antenna
move it around for ultimate reception
take it here, hold it there
transistor radio
what can you tell me?
what do I need to know?
emit intelligible sounds
emit intelligible sounds
emit intelligible sounds
transistor radio
-Jennie Nawrocki
without hope
without dreams
without hurt
she is lost
without family
without friends
without anyone
she is lost
without direction
without purpose
without skill
she is lost
in utter defeat she cries
what did I do?
left with nothing
she remains lost
-Jennie Nawrocki
dismayed from grief
shut down from shock
several affected
from travesty so big
how to heal
without inflicting pain
live together
accept mindful actions
-Jennie Nawrocki
empty is the brain
apathetic are the emotions
hollow is the core
just a puppet
waiting for instructions
adding to the calendar
schedules of shows
just a puppet
pictures for the masses
publicly displaying
highlights of discussion
just a puppet
an icon of imagery
molded for fans
screaming “we want more”
is it just a puppet?
-Jennie Nawrocki
wanting a dream
needing reality
carving tomorrow
frames today
thoughts of plans
without expectation
focus on survival
motivational things
guiding the individual
humanity based upon
being, doing, living
moments supporting
each other in our
many needs
-Jennie Nawrocki
silly how it all came out
a word written here and there
deception everywhere
what was it really all about?
vengeance fueled going haywire
tortures guided aimlessly
finding others willingly
though others were for hire
thinking they know what’s right
blinded and deaf from desire
forgetting nothing matches for sure
only the lies they write
the stories and coincidences fabricated
through set ups and entrapment
realizing that it was never real
themselves guilty through their own deeds
-Jennie Nawrocki
world of people
busy with their day
every region
they inhabit
shows reflections
of their lives
priorities shift
for the populous
demands readiness
accessibility of resources
enabling successes
pouring streams
of moments
excitement repeated
unsaturated laughter
goodness achieved
endless support
encouraging conversations
settle the mind
that this place
they created
is where
we want to be
-Jennie Nawrocki
