James Kelley

Is it grandiose to promise
forever to someone in a wilting cage?
I'll never know the reach of
arrows slung from my eager pulse.
Their impact.
How long my magic lasts.
Until I do.
Patience is power.
But I'm weak knee'd in the face
Of tomorrow's tomorrow.
I have to know.
That she'll be there.
So I write my prayers
In the shadow of doubt.
Forcing them to take hold.
Burrow deep.
And will myself to believe
That starlight is a promise.
That we will never be lonely.
If we burn bright enough.
-James Kelley 2024

For the rain

I'm so ready to be back in Texas

Loving the new diggs.

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If you look close enough
You'll see the cracks in
Her irises.
Tiny Steele blue chasms
In the heart of a slightly,
Lighter hue.
I can feel her heart beating
Behind my own eyes.
My heart stuttering as her
Smile explodes.
Magic.
Tonight I can see her in the
Aurora- the one I missed because
I was too depressed to care.
Somehow the light is hitting
The texture of the ceiling in
Just the right way.
I can see it.
Here.
Inside.
While she talks to me.
So excited to have my attention.
So excited, for life.
I pray to whatever God there is
That keeps rubbing off on me.
That I can keep kindling the
Spark that makes her glow
So brilliantly.
-James Kelley 2024