Ivan Jenson

 

All Gone

they simply
stopped
stopping
by or calling
at ungodly hours
or demanding my
attention during
inopportune moments
asking for my advice
on street corners
they no longer
demand
to know how I feel
about them
pushing me up
against walls
pressing me
for promises
trusting me
with secrets
turning me onto
friends, songs,
or favorite haunts
they just don’t
bring me
into showers
with  them
anymore

Ball and Chain

when she was within
the jurisdiction
of your emotions
she often
attempted escape
from that medium
security
prism
and you would
search for her
with your
basset hound
eyes
until you
spotted her
unarmed
yet in the arms
of someone
who didn’t
sentence
her to
life
tethered to
passive
oppression

Giddy-up

and so
it was over
before it
ever ended
and it
could never
begin
to be the
fresh start
you were
hoping for
sometimes
it is best
to just
ride the
horse
midstream
through
your
midsummer
mid life
midnight
crisis


CP

Ivan Jenson is an artist and writer living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His work has appeared  in Word Riot, Mad Swirl, O and S Poets and Artist Magazine, Blazevox, and many others. More about him can be seen at http://www.ivanjensonartist.com/