Like Firelight Through Campfire Sky My Voice Can Slide Into Your Mind

By Ernest C Smitten

unrepentantly romantic poems
from back when I still cared

vol. 2

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9781312852204

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Like Firelight Through Campfire Sky My Voice Can Slide Into Your Mind

like firelight through campfire sky my voice can slide into your mind

unrepentantly romantic poems

from back when I still cared

volume 2

These poems owe a great debt to the women I’ve pined for, the women who have loved me (if only briefly), and to the unique, crazy places I’ve lived and run away from, over and over again.

I’d also like to thank: my sugar addiction, melatonin imbalance, general anxiety, a sheltered upbringing, and my wildly obvious influences.

FYI – any misspellings or grammatical/capitalization inconsistencies you see are intentional. Bear in mind as well, that these works cover a span of more than 20 years and several distinct stylistic phases.

Copyright

ISBN 978-1-312-85220-4

© Ernest C. Smitten 1993-2015




first edition of this collection, 2015




Puppy Love

Underage kissing

I recall the time

there was no time

Is there nothing you’re not

missing me at all

the time is gone              but who can care when

you are here                     inside

the lines

they fade

like taste

don’t let it go to waste

don’t let it go

Undertables

fingertips kissing

Beauty

goes undefined

into the heart

Beauty unrefined

precious and smart

Fire rests.

Like Charlie with his chocolate bar,