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Parasite

October 20, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ 3 Comments

I am a parasite. But you might not see that. I've lived a lifetime of hiding it, Even before I knew it. I don't sneak in on raw meat, I'm far more insidious. I don't slither inside through a cut on your feet. I'm not all that blindingly hideous. You see, I walk and talk … Continue reading Parasite

All I Know

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

When I see you, I feel we’ve been forgotten, Like the world has gone by, And taken all the pain and misery with it, Like we were left alone, together, behind, And all I never could have dreamed in a million years, Fills my soul in a moment, From laughter and hopes to tears and … Continue reading All I Know

Lost

October 1, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

When will we see that knight in shining armor did not come to save, But to enslave, To fill us with pride, bloat us with ego and blind us with buzzes and whirs and flashes, And burn us to ashes, To sell lies of brighter tomorrows at the cost of our eyes, And still darken … Continue reading Lost

Good Enough

September 26, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ 1 Comment

I’ve been hurt. I didn’t know it when it happened, But now it’s clear. It was slow at first. It started with trying to make someone happy, But then it led here. The first trespasses were nothing at all, Subtle hints and gestures that could mean A million different things, But I let it drag … Continue reading Good Enough

Neck

September 25, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

Nothing feels quite like it. There is something in it so simple yet so overwhelming to me. The warmth of it makes me want to cry. It disarms me entirely, makes me feel not as a child, but as an infant in loving, trusted arms. All that even comes close anymore is the way my … Continue reading Neck

Learning to Sing

September 23, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

The storms don’t quiet. The thunders never hush. There is no silence, And soft-spoken words never count for much. Sure you may start, In the lonely dark, But you will not sing, Your words will not ring, Until you let it out, Until your song is a shout. No, there is no rule, No one … Continue reading Learning to Sing

The Gods Won’t Save You

September 22, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

Why do I feel like I'm bleeding out, When all I did was open my mouth? Why do I feel like I'm wasting away, When the pain feels more real day after day? All too well, my feet know the texture of the floor, And all too well, my stomach knows the sinking come from … Continue reading The Gods Won’t Save You

Too Afraid to Say

September 21, 2017September 29, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

So many words I lose in the day, Fumbling with not enough nerve to say Anything that means anything at all, Because I’m so high up that I’m afraid to fall. But I can’t keep all of these things inside, Pouring over and pulling my stomach like goddamn a riptide. Sometimes when I’m alone, I … Continue reading Too Afraid to Say

Mother

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

I know you wish that we could come together, Be a family, love each other like mothers and brothers should. I know you wish that Al and I would start to get along, I know you've come so far and that you've lived so long, And now it feels like it's all gone wrong. I … Continue reading Mother

Where you stood

September 8, 2017September 9, 2017 ~ Wolfgang Jakubowski ~ Leave a comment

There you stood in the street, Smokestacks high, trash heaps blazing, Sun shining from the East, And humming off the sidewalk and buildings. You knew where you were, But boy, you never learned, did you? Yes, you saw that we were all kings, But did you see the kingdoms were lies? You saw the chance … Continue reading Where you stood

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  • Parasite October 20, 2017
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