Best Siedlecki Poems
The Matriarch
crying out beneath the earth
the cemetery seed
which dies before it has its birth
in a hail storm of need
leader of the fallen child
in nadir of man's greed
treasure in the vultures mouth
circling to feed
everything I have you left
it's value does exceed
the taxable trinkets of a life
that made the hearts of blind men bleed
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
When My Son Became a Man
Now that you're twelve I would just like to say
Your whole future my son will be forged from today
I would really like you to be prepared for tomorrow
So you never have to look back upon your life with sorrow
And what I tell you right now may someday help you enhance
All of the outcomes in life when you must take a chance
So come sit with me and we'll share a chat by the fire
You can tell me all the things out of life you desire
What is it you hope this life will turn out to be
Let us talk of your future and what you foresee
What will you do when you go out on your own
Will you be starting a family or just living alone
Do you have any plans like will you have a career
Or are you just going to labor for year after year
I know that this is a big bite to chew on as a kid
But I would like you to go farther than I ever did
And I know that you’re smart I just can't help but to worry
Cause I know just how life can sneak up on you in a hurry
When you start making choices you have options galore
Every one that you make will just keep bringing you more
And when you choose poorly you'll find you just shut a door
And once it's closed you'll never know what was in store
You need to think through every choice that you make
Cause some day you'll regret almost every mistake
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
The Darkest Rain
BIRTH
the dawn of the sun
flourishing of cells begun
birthing decadence
FIRST STEP
one innovation
persuading the rest of feet
laziness prevails
PUBERTY
metamorphosis
strength divided by deceit
long arm of the law
REBELLION
growing civil unrest
the mass desecration of war
eminent demise
DESTINY
timeless prophecy
lethal black poisonous skies
death falling like rain
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
this poem is designed as a scale between
the lifetime of a man and the length of
mankinds existence
Uniqually Yours
Einstein said the definition of insanity
is doing the same thing repeatedly
and expecting different results.
I really love how people run around
quoting this without the understanding
that repetition is the road to
advancement. That doing something over
and over brings enlightenment,
which leads to ideas. We don’t expect
different results. We know the
same thing is going to happen but,
accumulative experience brings
understanding of dynamics. This
leads to increased production of failure.
It is this success in failure that leads
to abstract thought which,
throughout history has paved the road
to innovation. The greatest
achievements of man have been inspired
by insanity. Remember Einstein was
a nut job so before you go quoting
him take a minute to think outside the
box.
My theory of relativity says that
we are all related as a species.
On a level we are all the alike
while at the same time so incredibly
different. We are all uniqual. What
this means, is from our common
understanding of existence, we create
a standard from which we stray to find
our own individuality this means that
from someone else’s point of view we are
all relatively nuts.
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
authors note: uniqual is a combination of
unique and equal
Love Under Glass
I'm tired of believing
that love is all it takes
as I keep apologizing
and make the same mistakes
a heart has many pieces
for easy are its breaks
do not hold to tightly
be in absence does it ache
teardrops fall in puddles
slowly turning into lakes
which somehow quench the fire
that once burned down Heaven's gates
shadow of darkness
endowed with Hells passion
releasing the slaves
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
The Naked Tree
you used to hang a shiny star
atop my Christmas tree
you used to bake the cookies
that were quite a dellicasie
you used to wrap my present
in a shiny golden foil
darned it with a great big bow
and ribbon in a coil
you used to be the reason
that my Christmas was so grand
but your no longer with us
and I just don't understand
how I could hang a shiny star
atop my Christmas tree
when all I want for Christmas
is to have you here with me
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
Dinner and Friends
I saw him smile at her
as he brought forth his hand
and i saw her smiling back
he had a flower from the land
so i wept a tear for every petal
that fell as the clock ticked on to eternity
i watched as he passed the plate
not just to her but to all who came
everyone always cherrished the feast
every mouth watering bite eased the pain
so i wept a tear for every morsel
the desire that forever tolls your name
i will for that ever be inspired
by that meager man so great
for god doesn't make men heroes
heroes are the memories men make
so i wept a tear for every sorrow
that his memory will replace
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
The Lost Cross of Chaoss
(acrostic)
Tomorrow turns too yesterday
How fast it can appear
Everything you borrowed
Left without a tear
Office of a coffin
Society’s sickle cell
Taxes for the order
Chaos rings like a bell
Right or wrong forgotten
Our vanity cries out
Save me from my suffering
Still let me dish it out
Oh the joy of triumph
Feeling numb to shame
Chaos's always calling
He wants to play your game
Appears without a warning
Offers you no choice
Suffering's the outcome
Suffering's his voice
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
I've included my prose for this entry, it started as a haiku,but i converted it to a
haibun
THE (lake) STARS
the spring sun has started thawing the frozen countryside. I spend the afternoon
gliding
across a sheet of glass on lengthy points. silence banished by joyous bellows as the
ice
is scarred and chipped. time slides by while smiles are shared and glossy eyes come
in
line. Doom lingers in the rays warming more than the frigid lake. fingers meet. hearts
skip beat. the sweeping off of feet. unnoticed. the moon chases the sun from the
sky. the
population dwindles to two. me and you. the evening breeze chills the landscape.
we look
into the mirror below us and see that we are standing in the heavens.
frozen reflections
capturing infinity
starry sky on ice
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
Wants and Needs
all I ever wanted
was to feel like I belong
with someone who would listen
when my words all came out wrong
all I ever wanted
was someone to be there
to save me when I'm drowning
in a sea of self despai
r
all I ever wanted
was someone who could see
how much it really hurts
knowing that I'm me
but all I ever needed
was the chance to feel inside
that I had made a difference
that it mattered that I tried
By: Jeremy siedlecki
My Friend is a Cactus
my friend has an unquenchable need
he is filled with an envious greed
he's green with desire
with an eye to admire
the undeniable fact is
my friend is a cactus
my friend is covered in thorns
his tongue it poisons and scorns
his lust will not tire
he will burn you like fire
the matter of fact is
my friend is a cactus
my friend likes to bask in the sun
of the greatness of things that he's done
he'll talk all day long
bout how he's never wrong
as bitter as the fact is
my friend is a cactus
my friend is a cactus in a desolate sea
of the sands of betrayal and two-faceity
he has no regret
you get what you get
and I know he's aware just what the impact is
but he still chooses to be like a cactus
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
The Owl of Insignificance
It happened on the eve of May
From a dream awoken so tense
As the pounding of his lonely heart
Brought rhythmic relief to the silence
As he listened to the beating thoughts
Ideas began to make sense
So he pondered puzzle pieces
All the what’s and why’s of whence
But some things don’t have answers
So he laid there in suspense
And wished that he could somehow find
That piece of evidence
The sign that he could matter somehow
In a universe that’s so immense
Or that he was just a victim
In a life of circumstance
A slave to the tomorrows
Of all the don’ts and can'ts
Carved on the martyr’s tombstones
By social sycophants
So long he lay there thinking thoughts
That came with no relents
Every aspect of existence
And all of its extents
Until he finally had the thought
Maybe I’m to dense
Maybe all the what’s and why’s
Are of no consequence
So he sat there in the silence
Freed his mind of raves and rants
When from outside of the window
He then heard a voice commence
The words rang out with wisdom
Who who who the echoing chants
So he let the word consume him
And at once it all made sense
That who is all that matters
Who one represents
From whom they seek forgiveness
For who a soul repents
Then he felt a loving presence
Come relieve his discontents
And as he looked beyond the shadows
Of his dying false pretense
He realized the value
of his insignificance
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
The Privilege
I hold this truth to be self-evident
that freedom is not a right
it is a privilege
given to us not only by the courageous people
who sacrifice there own freedom
to battle the forces that would strip us
of what we seemingly take for granted
but also to those who support our heroes
if you are proud to consider yourself free
ask not what your country can do for you
but do what you can for our soldiers and their
families because without them what country
would you have
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
The Colors of Love
In between where trouble lies
As rain drops fall from sunny skies
A doorway between dark and light
The gateway is a lovely sight
Here beneath the rainbows gleam
We share our lives and share a dream
Red for the hearts that kindled the love
Blue for the endless like skies up above
Green for the garden where our family will grow
Yellow for sunbeams that come and that go
Orange for the sunsets that you and I share
Purple for the pain we both have to bear
Love's not always easy as you and I've learned
No matter how careful we seem to get burned
But don’t forget just how grand it can be
as we walk side by side toward eternity
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
Evolution of Pollution
This world slowly breaks apart
As love turns into hate
All the men who once stood strong
No longer bear the weight
Time is slowly running out
The fabric will not mend
Everything we've thrown away
Is leading to our end
Taken back inside his heart
Never by his deeds
Always worried of his wants
And not our mothers needs
Soon his hands will be washed clean
As he fades away
Buried in a filthy grave
The children left to pay
By: Jeremy Siedlecki