Author Archives: Joel Prickett

Rubber soul The treads run thin at times in our lives The pain sneaks through like fresh sharpened knives Should I sell my soul? Should I give in and fold? Or kick back with a fresh step of my soul with a goal to revive We scream at times I can’t take anymore or go […]

Forgive and forget You forget by forgiveness Not forget what was unforgivable But the part which contributed To your madness The slope is slippery on this one If you don’t grasp the truth You’ll slide off into oblivion The pain is real, it’s undeniable But the grip you place upon it Leaves your own self […]

Be the light Be the light which shines fearlessly through the dark Be the brightness to those when others lose their mark Be the flare which initiates a darker ones spark Be the light Be the light which recedes shadows when they begin to grow Be the brightness to others who’ve seemed to’ve lost their […]

Thin Blue Line I understand the concept of the thin blue line, a little- It separates good from evil with the cop in the middle. Without it we would know a very totally different existence. But there’s a spot on this thin line that to me really doesn’t make sense. The day of reckoning will […]

How to make love Don’t just feel the flesh, it’s not the best part Delve into her completely until you’re able to caress her heart Excite her mind with your touch Dive deep into her entirely until she says “too much” Then stay at that point Expand that single moment into her being Kiss her, […]

Spare change “I am who I am, I cannot change” you say You’re not alone I assure you Only what’s inside you is what can cure you I’m compelled to write these words for you and to you People struggle with this notion every second of every day Opening the mind is one of the […]

Unfolded See into me I see into you We unfold ourselves By disclosures Through reality We touch It’s a bit much We stay folded By our composures We reach out We risk We unfold ourselves Through our passion We collide Our souls sigh We fold ourselves Through our brain’s fear And ration We connect We […]

God is not Prozac Here’s an approach that Might make you look back And ask yourself “How’s that?” God is not Prozac He is sufficient and he is proficient And He knows how to heal you But in order for him to do that First he has to feel you Why would he create you […]

The Ministry of Vanity The fakeness of beauty has blinded us in the world we’re in now How can we tell what you’re feeling when you change your eyebrows? We’re expected to taste the real you through kissing caked lips somehow? It seems someone should have said something by now. I understand the need to […]

Romance. Part 1 Deliver me from delirium If you let me inside you once you will never forget me Release my brain from the desirable pain that began the moment you met me Desire which teeters my equilibrium And makes it lovable and unforgettable Only I can figure out the central core of your love […]