Dearest Demons

By Jeremy Brueske

Dearest Demons presents a collection of poetry marking the end of innocence. We walk the earth never knowing when our time is going to be up, spoiled by good luck for some, forgiven by theology for othersuntil tragedy strikes.

These verses explore this unsettling world. From the poignant First Glimpse of Gray, about the inevitability of growing old, to March Madness 2005, recounting all of the horrors that took place that month, Dearest Demons offers a clear-voiced perspective on the untamed beast that is humanity.

This collection shares why we must focus on absorbing every second of our existenceworking through each others sicknesses, rejoicing in health, redefining happiness, and rekindling the flame when the bonfire burns colder.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Aug 24, 2012
• ISBN: 9781475926583

Jeremy Brueske

Jeremy Brueske is the author of the poetry book, Dearest Demons. He and his wife, Mariam, have four children and live in Sarasota, Florida. A Brief Crack of Light: Poems from a Young Man is his second book.

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CONTENTS

HOLISTIC YEARNING

Dearest Demons

Finding the Flood

Ten Prisoners

Binge Sleeping

Last Day of College

Gym Story

Skyscraper Nightmare

ELEVATOR DOORS

Candescent Crescent

Breath of Existence

Sparing a Spider

Soul Tired

First Glimpse of Gray

Dancing With a Girl

SPOILED BY GOOD LUCK

Bible Scriptures on Bumper Stickers, Etc.

March Madness 2005

Where Have You Gone, Allah?

Overthrowing the Elephants

Blessed Be Thy Family

UNSPOKEN SPINES

Heaven in Arms

Losing Liam (The Spiral Staircase)

Me and the Man in Missouri

A Bloodline Remains

MY FUTURE, HER FUTURE

51-49

Polar

Muse Mishandled

Desperate Lines Left Far Behind (The One)

The Night Before My Departure

For good fathers

HOLISTIC

YEARNING

Dearest Demons

Finding the Flood

Ten Prisoners

Binge Sleeping

Last Day of College

Gym Story

Skyscraper Nightmare

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

—Henry David Thoreau

DEAREST DEMONS

Here sits a pathetic man,

Gracious host for infestations.

Angels forbidden,

And truth to their accusations.

Welcome back, old friends,

Dearest demons.

This is my life now,

Purified and decent.

Speak not with your tongue, for the family is sleeping.

Children’s innocence is poisonous;

Simple minds are demeaning.

You’re charming during chores

When