Ground Control

Writer, taking a break while in grad school | 26 I love poetry and post from time to time :) Welcome to my poetry blog!

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Poem: It Rained Today

It rained today, and I wondered

Where I was in the universe,

A speck on a speck on another,

Wishing not to be washed away.

j.p

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Poem: Gingerbread Man

In the summertime, I bake

a gingerbread man with a bow tie.

His smile is far too bright and wide,

with three eyes by mistake.

My gingerbread is out of season,

made far after the holidays.

He’s out of hand and out of date,

a Frankenstein without good reason.

Exposed to the warm sun by his creator, 

his gooey smile melts to a scowl,

an icing expression turned most foul;

I can’t control the weather.

My crispy treat is out of season,

near and dear to me when he was made

and in the pits of my stomach left to fade,

condemned to this fate without good reason.

j.p

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I haven't posted in a while, but I've still been writing poetry :) This week, I wanted to share this lighthearted poem about baking winter cookies in the "wrong" season. I hope you enjoy reading!

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Poem: The Riverbank (Excerpt)

When I stood up by the riverbank,

the world shifted around me.

The water had moved on from here

and would not be returning,

witnessed by my eyes alone, 

flowing ever-slow and ongoing.

j.p

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Poem: Gingerbread Man

In the summertime, I bake

a gingerbread man with a bow tie.

His smile is far too bright and wide,

with three eyes by mistake.

My gingerbread is out of season,

made far after the holidays.

He’s out of hand and out of date,

a Frankenstein without good reason.

Exposed to the warm sun by his creator, 

his gooey smile melts to a scowl,

an icing expression turned most foul;

I can’t control the weather.

My crispy treat is out of season,

near and dear to me when he was made

and in the pits of my stomach left to fade,

condemned to this fate without good reason.

j.p

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Nine People You Want To Get To Know Better

Thanks to @inkovert tagging me!

Current Book Im Reading: Right now i'm reading blogs (work related stuff) and webtoons. I have this chronic problem of being unable to put down a book until its done. Thankfully i'm a fast reader, but when I'm really busy i cant afford to take the risk that my lizard brain will be hijacked entirely by the novel 🥲

Last Song i Listened too: oh. Synthwave boi from the Lofi Girl 24/7 live streams. My homie. That and the Wicked musical album, good memories, and some powerful messages.

Currently Watching: Definitely more gamer than TV watcher, but did just finish season 1 of The Diplomat on Netflix and it was pretty good.

Current Fic: Nothing presently but i probably read all the TOTK ones on Ao3 when i finished the game. (Post game depression hits hard my dudes).

Next on my Watch List: TV wise itll be whatever pops up. Game wise probably Skyword Sword or maybe the Witcher.

Current Obsession: oh my wip definitely. Very close to finishing the rewrite and looking forward to being able to shop betas and professional editors. Soooo if anybody knows anybody? Lol

Tagging: @dyrewrites , @groundcontrolpoetry @james-stark-the-writer

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Hello! I haven’t posted here recently (on a hiatus while in grad. school!), but this looks fun :) Thanks to @that-chibi-writer for tagging me!

Current Book(s) I’m Reading: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time manga by Akira Himekawa

Last Song(s) I Listened To: “Idol” by YOASOBI and “Now That We Don’t Talk” by Taylor Swift

Currently Watching: One Piece! I’m less than a hundred episodes away from catching up :) I also just caught up on Bungou Stray Dogs, which has had a crazy past two seasons!

Current Fic: None at the moment!

Next on My Watch List: The Apothecary Diaries looks like a fun watch.

Current Obsession: Mariokart! I also always love Hollow Knight. :) Most often right now, though, I’m focused on my projects for finals!

Tagging: @ellenya

If you made it to this point, thanks for reading, and have a great day :)

j.p

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Poem: Going Ghost

No wind brings whispers of love and beauty--

my own shivers in the cold are all that move me.

I’m going ghost in the midnight hours,

a new-born vampire when I look in the mirror.

I sit with faceless fuzzy creatures and a can of fizzy water,

having a name and face and being someone’s daughter,

in good company through this blanching night--

a place to be and sit awhile, to make myself alright.

j.p

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Poem: Fixing

I don’t want to chop my hair off;

I don’t want to sweep the floor.

Years-old strategies for fixing me

aren’t fitting anymore.

Find a new job and new wardrobe

to suit up my older self.

Grow my hair out. Make new friends.

Light a candle. Make a mess.

When I whittled myself down for weeks,

who but I should wield the broom

to brush away the parts I’ve shed

and build myself anew?

j.p

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Poem: Little River Love

A Haiku

little river love,

we adore your flow while you

reflect skies above

j.p

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Poem: Coffee Bean

A coffee bean’s crunch lies

beneath a chocolate coating;

one bite brings a burst of bitterness

before the sweetness sinks in.

j.p

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Poem: Sugar Rush

A spell of syrup

at the bottom of a cup –

a rush of nausea at

a sudden sugar blast –

I wash down coffee

with a wave of taking

too much on at once:

too much of a sugar rush.

j.p

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Poem: Caramel

A thousand shades of caramel

waft inward with the wind

as your melting chocolate locks

drip their sugar down your skin.

j.p

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Poem: Solo

She danced around the room,

looking people in the eyes

as she twirled past them,

never meeting the same gaze

twice. In the flashing lights,

spinning late into the night,

she was untouchable,

her tears dripping like sweat,

catching light like diamonds,

slipping, unseen, to the ground

as she kept gliding forward,

spinning late into the night.

j.p

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Poem: Pink Lemonade

You poured out your pink lemonade

and placed the glass inside the sink,

where the faucet rained down on it

and washed the memory away

of puckered lips and the sour kiss

between you and that cold bottle.

j.p

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World Poetry Day

Hello everyone, and happy World Poetry Day!

I wanted to say thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my writing (and possibly left feedback along the way). I hope you can find the time to read something you like today.

Happy reading,

j.p

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hi can I just say every time you like my poems and notice my artistic existence I get so warm and cuddly inside because u r my poetry goals 😌💕

Thank you, Anon! That’s so nice of you to say ^^

Happy writing and have a nice day,

j.p

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Poem: Coffee Date

For once, I’d like to love you

in a typical way, weekends

with planned coffee dates

in picture-perfect cafes,

where the pink walls match

the rosy tint of my view

of you, leaning forward

from your pillowed rattan chair,

beige as the pastries we share

to indulge in the sweetness 

of pastry scents filling the air

between us, the mood pink

and soft and pure like you

with those three packets

of sugar you always stir

into your lattes, welcomingly

warm like your laughter,

carried by the breeze as it floats

through the open windows,

gently welcomed by our lungs.

j.p 

//“Colors” #1

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Poem: Little River

A Haiku

A little river

flows my way, and gently floods

my heart with calm waves.

j.p