Gwynneth Green a poet/lyricist, resides in Little Silver NJ, with thirteen published books since 2008. Her poems were adopted by NJ State Museum and Operation Provide Comfort. Her Ekphrastic poems have been on display, read and published in galleries and virtually across the US.
Artwork by Jennifer Frederick as Featured in In Parentheses (Volume 7, Issue 1)
open the windows
is there any way out
of this mess
is it endurance
the ability
to hang on
hang out
another day
nothing changing
postman
drops the same junk
in my box
people no longer
stop
for conversations
fear
has caused distress
who gets dressed
get your sweats on
those who promise
rose gardens
should be pricked
for thorns never wilt
petals
droop & drop
attitudes too
mindset adjustment
why
why indeed
stay stuck in a personal void
your choice
open the windows
or not
open the windows
hang your head out
breathe
some others’ regrets
sanity should be questioned
on a daily basis
like falling out of bed
without slamming into the floor
finding a window open
and closing it
but always just always
a crack left
so the bad air has an escape
knowing late is better
than not at all
keeping secrets
till they no longer are
and when the 2nd
cup of java doesn’t work
a shot of vodka
down the hatch
with no regrets
listening to ramblings
laughing inside
why……… oh why
be bothered
riled
or vexed
it isn’t you
some others have regrets
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Founded in late 2011, In Parentheses prides itself upon analysis of the current condition of intelligence in the minds of these young people, and building a hypothesis for one looming question: what comes after Post-Modernism?
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By In Parentheses in IP Volume 7
32 pages, published 1/15/2022
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