J. James Martinez Poems

I've heard you say
That at given times
I...
Am the voice you'd love to hear
...

I

I held you like a five year old holds his new toy
Gave you all the small trinkets I had to offer
...

A blue suit with short hair
Speaking empty speech
To a tanned girl
With long legs and a beautiful mouth
...

There
Over on the bed lies my girl
Wrapped in the dark scheme of sleep
Wrapped up in her dreams
...

I am awakened by the warmest tones
From the sweetest tongue
I have ever tasted
...

Too heavy is her shadow
Too thick is this meadow
These hills and streets feeling
Archaic and shallow
...

To My Niece Stephanie Who Will Someday Understand These Words...

In the waning moments
Of a day
...

The day will come
When you call my name
When you reach out
Hoping to feel
...

To me
It seems
I fill your ears
Your mind
...

I told you the truth
And now I write this
Burned
Peeling and red
...