Love Is Salvation
By Jen Selinsky
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"Love Is Salvation" is a book of poems written by Jen from January to April 2006, some of which are dedicated to her husband.
Jen Selinsky
Jen Selinsky was born in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2003, she earned her bachelor's degree in English from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she earned her master's degree in library science from the same school. Jen has worked as a professional librarian for over twelve years. She has published more than 170 books, most of which contain poetry. Her work can be found on the following sites: Lulu, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Smashwords, and Pen It! Publications. She has also been featured in publications such as: The Courier Journal, Explorer Magazine, Liphar Magazine, and Indiana Libraries. Jen lives in Sellersburg, IN with her husband.
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Love Is Salvation - Jen Selinsky
Love Is Salvation
Jen Selinsky
Copyright © 2006 by Jen Selinsky
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Cover Art Copyright © 2009 by Jen Selinsky
ISBN: 9781370157693
*Not every poem included in this book is dated in chronological order. This is not an oversight on my part. Rather, I have made changes and substitutions over the years.
-J.L.S.
I made it thru all thanks to you
And the good that
You have done.
Now that may heart is won,
We have nothing to do
But celebrate all the good things
That have blessed our lives
And made them rich to
Combine us into one.
I want to run to you so that
I can hold you in my arms
And never let (you) go!
Tell me you can see all
The wonders that I am
Trying to portray; you are
The light of the day that
Breaks forth at a moment’s notice,
My sweet love nested here.
*dedicated to Travis Potts
1/3/06
Whirlwind romance,
We will never have this problem
Because we do not prescribe
To this kind of song and dance.
What others find important,
We think it’s obsolete.
I don’t need them telling me
That a certain thing will
Make me complete.
We know what we have, and
All that is fine and good to
Provide for us as it should.
*dedicated to Travis Potts
1/3/06
Down for the count,
Beaten by my very own shame.
I raise my fingers from where
It was split.
Washed back by my saliva,
I try not to taste what may
Be washed down my throat—
Returned to be with what else
Might be digested.
I’ve never known shame like
This before—my enemy looming
Over me and laughing as he
Watches me die inside.
1/3/06
Sly,
You walked right by
Before I even had a
Chance to notice that
You came my way.
Why do you insist on
Avoiding me, when you
Know that you cannot hide forever?
Hide from what you could
For such a solid opinion—
Something you could have
Given time to before you
Slipped away.
This time, I won’t take
The blame; I have nothing else
To say.
1/3/06
Who would have thought that
You could make it into an
American night, so full of vice
That it would not
Take much time
To make a normal person’s
Head spin?
You must be trying to get to
The same place where everyone
Else went some odd years
Before you were born.
You have no
Time to rumble
Before you mourn the loss of
What is going to be.
I cannot say that I agree,
Although I might not blame you
As I should.
If all for the good
Of the decency
Of your heart, with which
You did not find it hard to part.
Nothing could be this prearranged—
Deranged and stuck to some
Oral agreement like glue;
I do not envy you because all this
Is only a dream.
1/3/06
Slow, like you are trying to
Prolong the agony—like
The peeling away of new skin.