Best Substances Poems

When you partake of substances, the light grows dim/
A spark once divine, now lost within/
The mind, once sharp, begins to fade/
A prisoner of choices poorly made/
Chaos reigns, where order stood/
A life derailed, misunderstood/
The buzz, the high, a fleeting flight/
Leaves only shadows in the night/
Men deceive,...

Continue reading...

UNIVERSAL MATTER SUBSTANCES- IN PLANETARY

Sun
Planet maybe star
blasting, blighting, shining,
planet universe matter substances
lateraling  stellateing
Lunar rocky
Moon

6/2/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2025©
...

Continue reading...

I. BISMUTH  [83]
rainbow-sheened cubist castles -- silver-pink of hue 

II. IODINE  [53]
gunmetal grey crystals sublime -- and billow purple 

III GALLIUM  [31]
metallic grey and stiff -- melting in a cordial clasp

IV. HELIUM  [2]
spent star-fuel -- alpha-ray remains – blimp-floater

V. RHODIUM ...

Continue reading...

sober now,
and every second screams louder than the last.
the silence i begged for
now drips like acid through my spine.

when i was high, 
the world floated —
hazy, dull-edged, 
a soft lie i could breathe in.
without choking on memory.
without shaking from truth.

but now i wake up
to light...

Continue reading...