Does not need but wants

Merely one she already has

And does not need but wants

She does not want to need and also

In sense she needs to want

Desiring nothing more

Than the nothing that already is

She still wants to have everything

And everything to give

You build a home, it collapses on you

You build a home, it collapses on you

It is better to find shelter next to a rock or hill

For those cannot be knocked in to kill you

Or sleep on the ground,

And assume you won't be stepped on.

Those so keen of self-protection

Who build uneasy roofs and shabby walls

Even taking the energy to design

It is foolishness,

Nothing lasts forever.

In a land so full and bustling

Lifestyle revolving around new trade

Slow die men of cowardice

Hiding in boxes,

Never letting go of anything.

Long live sore-footed travelers

Goods brought from farthest lands

Daring thievery, disloyalty, physical pain

Or heartbreak,

Whatever torment life delivers

Wanderers resilient regardless

Overcoming and homefree

Excerpt from 'Mayhem'

While there is music, there is mayhem

Where rocks sit peacefully also violence survives

Only guesses tell where the start is

Bad and evil people who have become

Who've had things taken, stripped, burned, broken, buried

A life, a means, a quest for happiness: destroyed

To make way for the contagious wrath of misfortune

Wrapping, squeezing its way around air pipes

Thieves create thieves and murderers, murderers

A vicious cycle

Ever-present

Fear gained

Nothing spared

Strength of hope tested

Suspected initiation from the deepest south and west

So many rocks to throw

Or be hit by

Mayhem covers this land

From every which way

There is no end

Excerpt from MFAU

A broad landscape revealed

Rounding a corner to be blasted with light

Its beauty is cracked

Chasing the horizon; futile

Gabriela has found no resolution

And upon bestowing massive magnificence

Answers fly further away

Sneak Peak

You may read the introductory chapter and glossary for Memories from Another Universe here on my blog.

A bit about the book

Memories from Another Universe dabbles in a dimension of science fiction for your own interpretation.  The meaning is hidden between the lines of poetry for advanced readers to create their own portrayal of wonder.  A story of destined adventure unfolds as Gabriela discovers her purpose is to leave chance to will, and energy spirals as the Powers let them.

This is the blog of...

This is the blog of Portland author Jessica Weiss.  (This is therealjessicaweiss if there is ever any question.)  You may email me at therealjessicaweiss@yahoo.com or view any number of my pages, starting with my Facebook: http://facebook.com/lucidindulgence/about on which you can find a link to my website, which has links to more links of all sorts of fun pages about this author, including twitter, flickr and tumblr.  Now that Memories is finally being self-published, I feel the desire to expand my online presence.  This blog will be the primary source for my newest pieces of writing I choose to share on a consecutive basis.  Please check back for updates on publication dates, or to find an interesting poem or blog entry.