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Unbreakable

  • Categories Poetry & Prose
  • Date May 23, 2011

A collaboration by Jaymes Ian Woode & Jessica Kristie

Shaken branches, piling frustrations,
heartache, lines formerly not crossed.

Twisted and enclosed, falling further inside.
Breaking what was real, behind my back.

Eerie roads, bent, a riddle yet discerned,
heart throbs, clock hands stuck at twelve.

I feel you, through the forest’s sting.
Blocked by words and misconception,
frozen beneath my shrinking reach.

Haunted, such desperation to discover
what lies deeper than the soul, it burns,
casting me severed from trusted intuition.

Bold in step, I fight forward.
To discover truth buried in tragedy’s dirt.
To uncover life between my heart and death.

Grime flows from under my nails, digging,
wanting, I cannot stop, my breath thin,
the hole, an abyss swallowing my triumph.

Thin rails of hope muster my senses.
I belong to something deeper than this,
kept further than this fall will take me.

But who am I, really, the dense underground
fogs all clarity, like thick wintery clouds
compressing the ocean’s waves, invisible.

Naked in the salty breeze,
and bitten by what words you gave.
Desperate within a sand filled tomb.

Clothe me with your grace, warm your
breath over my chilled skin, I need to feel,
not only me, but you, sheltering me again.

Bring me back to life, then circle me with your wings.
Make me whole in this moment,
as you bury your hope in me.

*Picture by Walfrido Garcia

Tag:collaboration, desire, desperation, dreams, embrace, friendship, hope, jaymes ian woode, jessica kristie, journal, love, moments, need, passion, poetry, redemption, support, unbreakable, union, write

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    17 Comments

  1. Monty Wheeler (bumfuzzled2004)
    May 23, 2011
    Reply

    nice work. . .on both parts, jess 🙂 I’ll look toward your next collaborative effort 🙂
    Monty

    • Jessica
      May 23, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Monty! I had a great time doing it and Jaymes is a fantastic writer.

  2. @Reilley
    May 24, 2011
    Reply

    Terrific collaborative effort! Very nicely done.

  3. brian
    May 24, 2011
    Reply

    this is delicious…the pairing of heart throbs, clock hands was the first to grab me…it fits well…treasure in tragedy, yep…love the bend toward resurrection in the end as well…nice jessica

    • Jessica
      May 25, 2011
      Reply

      “delicious” – that is awesome, thank you! 😀

  4. Belinda
    May 24, 2011
    Reply

    This was delightful! I especially love the hopeful tone of the last two stanzas.

    • Jessica
      May 25, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Belinda!

  5. Shashi
    May 25, 2011
    Reply

    Dear Jessica
    Its wonderful collaboration and interestingly it all looked so homogenous and It was hard to find the best of the feelings poured out in the lines..
    ‘I feel you, through the forest’s sting.
    Blocked by words and misconception,
    frozen beneath my shrinking reach.’
    then as slowly I moved forward in my reading your each para hit me with fresh ‘wows’ and the end was exquisite.
    Lovely…
    ‘Bring me back to life, then circle me with your wings.
    Make me whole in this moment,
    as you bury your hope in me.’
    … beautiful..
    Thanks for sharing…
    Shashi
    ? ??? ?????
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/05/whispers-buddha-and-life.html
    At Twitter @VerseEveryDay

    • Jessica
      May 25, 2011
      Reply

      Aw, thanks Shashi for stopping by. I am honored you enjoyed it.

  6. ayala
    May 25, 2011
    Reply

    This is lovely !

    • Jessica
      May 25, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Ayala!

  7. C Rose
    May 25, 2011
    Reply

    A wonderful collaboration, your thoughts and intentions for this piece melded into one.
    “To uncover life between my heart and death.” damn beautiful line ~ Rose

    • Jessica
      May 25, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you beautiful Rose. It was a fun collaboration. 🙂

  8. Kavita
    May 25, 2011
    Reply

    Beautiful!! I like how you made it sound like a heartfelt prayer… very nicely penned, Jess!
    And the collaboration was amazing… it never read like something written by 2 persons… it felt so contiguous and .. well… ONE!

    • Jessica
      May 30, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Kavita! It was a magical collaboration 🙂

  9. Bradley Howington
    May 29, 2011
    Reply

    Beautiful. I loved it! I could not stop reading. Wonderful collaboration, Jessica! 🙂

    • Jessica
      May 30, 2011
      Reply

      Awesome, thank you Brad! xoxoxo

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