Poems by Jack Nightengale

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  • It was quiet that night,
    But different, not the same...

  • Black bag, painted skin,
    No stains on the carper, to the freezer then...

  • Empty words followed by false actions,
    Trapped in a carnival, my heart, these scars...

  • The chains are broken,
    The cage is open...

  • The air grows cold as fog rolls in,
    This is as thick as its ever been...

  • So happy was he,
    In the saddest of sights one could ever see...

  • He just sits and waits for them to kick in the...
    He once was a hero but they don't love him no...

  • Here's a glass,
    Take a seat...

  • It's Christmas time and again I'm alone,
    Walking the streets, wind freezing me to the bone...

  • I didn't even know you for long,
    I thought everyone was the same until you proved...

  • Late into the night,
    Close to the earth, the full moon is bright...

  • Do you hear it now?
    The silence of the stage when the actor doesn't...