Jeffrey Sparks
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Adversity is kindling I choose to burn to keep my hands warm in winter ensuring my words will stretch beyond the years that turn my bones to dust.
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Names and Job Titles Are About as Useful as Dog Collars
I’ve jumped out of an airplane with one of my friends after deciding on a Sunday that it might be something fun to do. I’ve had CPR administered by the hardest working man there ever was, my dad, a man I've only seen cry once when he lost his own, and I have lived as if tomorrow wasn’t promised while at least once believing it to be the case for me.
By Jeffrey Sparks3 years ago in Poets
Unfortunately Framed Circumstances
Jodi had recently sold her whole collection for $1500.00 to make ends meet. But today, she couldn't think about that. She was already nervous and needed this job after becoming pregnant and giving up on her dream to become a successful artist.
By Jeffrey Sparks3 years ago in Fiction
Dear Madam
I believe that setting the scene for this poem would be beneficial before you read. After my marriage had a less than perfect ending, I recently started dating again, painfully in my late 30s. I've discovered that a lot of the women I've met have lost faith in the existence of nice, honest guys. We do in fact still exist.
By Jeffrey Sparks3 years ago in Poets
