Horror Author
last chance for insanity’s gain
if not done soon all will be in vain
the normal ones are fighting
they want you to go away
the only thing saving you
is your willingness to play
breaking free that’s the key
you must escape the pain
you only hope is to save yourself
and Release all in your way
Early poetry from James. From the poetry collection Pariah Bound: The Lonesome Poetry.
I was always told I had
To go to college to get
A good job –
I struggled and chose
A path more difficult
Than others –
I first went to a junior college
And earned an Associate’s
I traveled out of state
To a university and
After two semesters
I couldn’t afford
Out-of-state tuition
I took a break to gain
In-state residency – four years –
I went back and graduated
The first in my family
To earn a Bachelors –
I struggled finding work in my field
Or work with benefits
Everyone asked for ten years experience
Or a Master’s degree –
I got more student loans
I increased my debt
And earned a Master’s
Now the only jobs that will interview me
Are coffee shops offering minimum wage
Or I can scrub toilets –
What happened to all the good jobs
That were supposed to be waiting
For me when I graduated –
An education is the most important
Thing a person can get
Paying for that education
Is not the most important thing
From the poetry collection Cats, Coffee, Catharsis.
When you listen to others
Talk about attractive people
You think about the last time
Someone thought you were attractive
You realize it’s been so long
You don’t remember when it was
It’s never fun listening
And feeling alienated
By all your friends and crushes
Making you feel invisible
How would it brighten your day
If someone told you, you looked nice
From the poetry collection Cats, Coffee, Catharsis.
James Pack 