Poems by CJ Maleney

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  • Eggs (8) 5

    When you were no more than a thought,
    You were simply just than an egg...

  • If the eggshells upon which we tread finally...
    Would all those delicate things break us? As we...

  • A man may build a fire
    And like moths we seek the flame...

  • Slowly, silently and steadily I walk.
    No sound assaults my ears, no necessity to talk...

  • What a life for you to have
    What a life to live and lead...

  • I have seen lands ravaged by conflict
    I have been frozen and I have been cooked...

  • So I've had to buy some spectacles
    For I've been struggling with how I see...

  • Entice (5) 4

    Tell me your name that we may converse on more...
    Tell me of your dreams and desires, tell me of the...

  • Bring me forth the fire,
    Then watch me wash it all away...

  • Hide it within smoke and mirrors,
    Slink into the black and fear...

  • As the needles pierce and puncture skin,
    Another name is added in...

  • Joan of Ark you never were
    God intended something more...