Poetry from J.J. Campbell

Poet J.J. Campbell
violence in the air

 

cast your eyes

off into the

ocean

 

you can smell

destruction and

violence in the

air

 

there is no force

on earth quite

like mother

nature

 

no matter

whatever any

blowhard in

power tends

to believe

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a lesson

 

i was

told to

think of

prayer

as talking

directly

to god

 

so

i guess

waiting

for those

prayers

to be

answered

is a lesson

in being

fucking

ignored

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an appropriate goodbye

 

i used to always fear

that i would die while

masturbating to the

home shopping

network

 

now i wish it

would happen as

i think it would

be an appropriate

goodbye to this

world

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this beautiful cruel mistress

 

asking questions

before it's too late

 

a hole in your new

pair of pantyhose

 

sliding into whatever

the fuck dm's are

anymore

 

you're not interested

in swiping

 

and aren't exactly sure

if this is something

you're interested in

 

participating in life

 

this beautiful cruel

mistress

 

a flip of the coin

 

hitting the jack

on the river

 

luck is only for

those willing

to lose

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with their concern in mind

 

whispers in the neon

 

the prettiest girl in

the room is chatting

you up and everyone

is looking on with

disgust

 

the joy of not living

with their concern

in mind

 

it is a hard lesson

to learn

 

but once you do

 

it makes life so

much easier

to live

 

with no handcuffs

holding you back

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J.J. Campbell

51 Urban Ln.

Brookville, OH 45309-9277

jcampb4593@aol.com

https://evildelights.blogspot.com



https://goodreads.com/jjthepoet


J.J. Campbell (1976 – ?) is trapped in suburbia, wondering where all the lonely housewives went. He’s been widely published over the last 25 years, most recently at Horror Sleaze Trash, The Beatnik Cowboy, Jellyfish Whispers, The Rye Whiskey Review and Dumpster Fire Press. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)

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  2. J.J. Campbell’s recent verse is insightful commentary on society and on mankind in general; he makes several very cogent points. My only criticism is his use of the word “fuck,” to no purpose. If it is supposed to startle or shock, or is meant to convey disgruntlement, then Mr. Campbell has in this instance failed. I’ve always thought that the use of profanity was a sign of fatigue or laziness on the part of the writer. This is ironic, in that I don’t believe that J.J. Campbell is a lazy writer. I very much enjoyed your work, J.J., apart from the minor distractions.

    • thanks Bill. i have never thought of the word fuck as something startling or shocking. but, i do agree, i am not a lazy writer. thanks again for reading them.

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