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    Bittersweet

    By Jen Selinsky

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    "Bittersweet" is a compilation of poems which were written during the summer of 2004, before Jen returned to complete graduate school. The poems in the book are both bitter and sweet in content.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJen Selinsky
    Release dateSep 29, 2017
    ISBN9781370923915
    Bittersweet
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    Jen Selinsky

    Jen Selinsky was born in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2003, she earned her bachelor's degree in English from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she earned her master's degree in library science from the same school. Jen has worked as a professional librarian for over twelve years. She has published more than 170 books, most of which contain poetry. Her work can be found on the following sites: Lulu, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Smashwords, and Pen It! Publications. She has also been featured in publications such as: The Courier Journal, Explorer Magazine, Liphar Magazine, and Indiana Libraries. Jen lives in Sellersburg, IN with her husband.

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      Bittersweet - Jen Selinsky

      Bittersweet

      Jen Selinsky

      Copyright © 2017 by Jen Selinsky

      All rights reserved by the author. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright holder.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover Art Copyright © 2011 by Travis Potts

      ISBN: 9781370923915

      *Not every poem included in this book is dated in chronological order.  This is not an oversight on my part. Rather, I have made changes and substitutions over the years.

      -J.L.S.

      It's never too late to

      Start something spectacular,

      Even though people may

      Not know the reason(s).

      Did I have to tell you

      Right away, what reaction

      Were you going for?

      Nothing could make me

      Find a chain reaction of

      Series because things were

      Supposed to happen when

      I least expected them.

      We're not anywhere near

      A perfect world, so do not

      Place me in a box!

      11/19/02

      You can see right through

      The tiny strands that stand

      Almost straight on my head.

      Echo in and echo out

      Mimicking tiny actions with

      Small hand and tight fist.

      11/21/02

      Why did you call me

      If you are not interested?

      I have plenty of things to do

      With my time that do not

      Involve any scheme or rhyme.

      Why don't you do me a favor

      And leave before this snowballs

      Into some kind of insanity?

      3/14/02

      Who delivers time

      A standing ovation when

      All it does is take away our beauty?

      Now my hair is thinning,

      And it's much harder to

      Lose weight.

      What more can I add to

      The debate, except

      That all our numbers are

      Coming up, and we all

      Have to face it,

      One way or another.

      4/27/04

      How can these people expect me

      To carry dignity all throughout

      My life; how can they expect me

      To maintain something that I lost

      A long time ago?

      It's all well and good to pretend

      To have an ounce of caring left within,

      But it's almost at the point of no return.

      Throughout the years, I have enjoyed

      The art of many, but I only enjoy

      The things that give me an excuse to

      Hide my face in the shadows

      Of the public.

      Damn those who shun me

      And also those who support me,

      But I take back that last statement

      Because they know not what they do

      We are, after all, only human.

      11/21/02

      I Do

      Never underestimate

      The power of these words,

      Especially when they are

      Not yours.

      The most interesting point

      Is seen from the outside.

      You are not the one under oath,

      Therefore, the pressure is not

      On you for this day; there may

      Still be time to get away,

      Unless you want to form

      The longest sentence out

      Of the shortest words!

      4/27/04

      Far removed are the days

      When I thought I'd had

      It together.

      When my youth did

      Make me happy, and a grand,

      Old vision surrounds us.

      Those were the days, those could have

      Been the days when I made a difference.

      This body burning means doom,

      Unless I happen to be Joan of Arc.

      4/27/04

      My health inside me

      Fading, no longer a

      Question of evading

      The terrible, inevitable

      Truth, that we are not going

      To be here much longer.

      4/27/04

      Do you remember me;

      Do you have any sympathy

      For me?

      I suppose not, maybe I do

      Get all that I deserve for

      What I have done in this world,

      Even right now, as I make

      Myself sick.

      I know that this feeling

      Will never go away.

      It's my own fault.

      4/28/04

      Here we go again.

      You and I finally had

      Some time alone together.

      Even though we just have

      A little more time apart,

      It still feels like it will

      Be an eternity.

      I know that I should

      Enjoy being here, but the

      Anxious part of me has

      Already taken over.

      Seeing you leave makes

      Me sad, but I know we

      Have all eternity to

      Spend together!

      4/30/04

      I had a feeling that you

      Would try to contact me,

      Even though I want to

      Stay away for obvious reasons.

      You and I get along together,

      But I don't think that much can

      Happen due to our great

      Differences.

      I'll give you some time

      To think it over.

      4/30/04

      Could this be a modern

      Description of me, even

      Though I tried to change

      My ways?

      We don't know where

      This came from, seeking

      All of a sudden something

      That may not be me

      How ironic.

      5/6/04

      We're going to try this again.

      One way or another,

      You will succumb to my

      Needs and make me feel

      As if I am the most

      Privileged person alive.

      I know that I deserve it,

      After all my great efforts.

      5/6/04

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