Poem #20- A Wish

Pieces of lust remain,

dusted in springs of silence.

Maybe we’ll all fall down,

and presume the assumptions.

I found a fish,

and I named him Marvin

Marvin wants to be free.

He wants to live for something,

maybe he’ll remember me,

or not and just swim away.

I like when it gets dark,

the suns burning my time

the clouds are falling in line

Sigh, I guess it’s about time.

Poem #19 – I Swear it’s Coming for Us

Brush your hair back from your eyes,

kissing beaches in the sun.

Sea foam shadows are surprises

and we’re just about getting done.

I see the albatross’s beak soaring,

picking fishes out the sea

I want to fall asleep in the morning,

my nightmares waving goodbye to me.

Poem #18 – Burning Blue Skies

Today is the last day of National Poetry Writing Month :O I’m going to try and catch up, here’s number 18. The rest will come through the day so enjoy

We liked to hang around

orange-red fires,

smoking silly things

and sitting on old tires.

Talking about the future

or so we believed,

our minds were wondering

through pale diamond seas.

The water splashed over the sparkling sand

and we smiled at the longing rocks,

sneaking from my backyard

in nothing but our socks.

I don’t know what tomorrow brings,

perhaps a cotton bed of lies

but we’ll keep sitting on the beach

burning blue skies.

Happy One Month ;D

I didn't take this, but this is Keyport, the town I live in.

Hello everyone!

One month ago I sat down and put two pots online for the first day of the blog. Welcome to the Gray Pen and Get a Real Job. I made this blog some time ago as an outlet with my writing but I never had the dedication to keep going. Writing was always a long time hobby and career path (hopefully) of mine but teenage life always seemed to get in the way.

A month and a half ago I recieved my first acceptance letter for my short story “Cycles” (June 16th Absent Willow Review) and then I began to plan the blog. I launched The Gray Pen on March 26th and have been trucking ever since! This has been immense fun and I have no plan on quitting. In as short as a month The Gray Pen has recieved almost 3000 views, over 100 comments, and a dedicated group of subscribers via email and Feedburner feed.

This post is meant to thank everyone for reading the blog and joining the discussion, or commenting on my work. This has meant the world to me and I will be emailing all of you who have commented a personal thanks.

Today I will post another poem around 830pm Est, and tomorrow I will be posting a whopping 10! I know! Ten poems really? Yes I will be summing up Poem a Day April (National Poetry Writing Month) with a grand finale of unreleased poems. May 1st starts Story A Day May which I will be whole heartedly participating in.  I won’t be posting a new story a day (some I will be choosing to publish) however, I will be posting a new story a week along with the new Murders and the City series.

Well readers, here’s to 1 month in and a forever to go ;D

Thanks again,

Damian

Poem #17-”She Called me a Loser”

Here’s some lyrics I wrote a couple of years ago and I’ll be sharing them right now for Poem #17 Enjoy. Comment, rate, subscribe por favor. I’ll be getting back to ongoing comments by tomorrow morning. Just been a hectic week!

She said if life’s a circle

Than what can I do

Better go on a fishing trip

With my canoe.

If I catch a fish, think I’ll

Name him Paul

By the color of his fins

I’ll nail him on the wall.