"Alternate Reality"
        by Jay K

just two hours away
yet a completely different world
I see myself at Tech
instead of JMU
a strange twist of fate
has rewritten that one choice
gone are the last four and a half years
replaced by some unknown
gone is my sophomore slump
my mental breakdown
gone is my fucked up gpa
my academic barrier
I would have been able to avoid
that one worst choice
of my college existence
one that still haunts me to this day
but who's to say
that I wouldn't have made another
perhaps my life would've been better
perhaps it would've been worse
but I know what it would be lacking
my three closest souls
the three Geminis
I'm sure they know who they are
our signs state that we clash
yet here they are
and I have never known
any non-familial bonds
as close as the ones I share with them
perhaps I'm just unusual
my brain's not wired correctly
that much is for certain
whatever the case
I know if given the choice
I wouldn't trade them for the world

"Haiku: Rhythm"
         by Jay K

my soul's steps follow
dance, turn, twist onward with these
tumultuous beats


"Haiku: Burn: Smoke Part 3"
         by Jay K

crackling heat reprieves
dark memories drift away
please don't mind the smoke