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Name: S.J. Hollist
Location: Dallas Area, Texas, United States

I've been writing short stories and poems since I was in Grade School. I've had a number of poems and short stories published in small unknown magazines. My dream is to get a book published that gets national attention (not necessarily a best seller) so I can feel like I've made a positive difference in the world.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Discipline


A cruel word
It never works
With dictators and resisters
They continue to fight
"I don't want to write"
"You'll write, now"
With and empty notebook
Ego continues to struggle
Fighting the Tofu
Cheese from soybeans
Fruitless to wrestle
You'll get nowhere
Characters want to fight
Let them
Leave them behind
Unfortunately
Fighters like to fallow you
Give them writing space
There complaining quickly bores
Ego can be creative
With remarkable resistance
Write about the terrible Writer you are
Tear that paper up
Then write what you want
It's a way to start
Don't wash dishes
They become diverting
Shut up
Sit down
And write
It's simple, basic, and austere
Don't complicate  it
Talk  when you  talk
Walk  when you  walk
Die   when you   die
Write when you write

Belonging to Us


Jungly flat island
Looking out to the sea
From high up
Down to the coral reef
Landing spot Beyond falls and cliffs
Trail gash in the tree
Eyes shining
Mouths open
Triumphant friends
Looking out over there realm



- Inspired by Lord of The Flies

Saturday, July 5, 2008

An Eternity in Your Eyes


How did I get here?!
Staring into a universe so beautiful
And not just one, but two
I am lost in wonder
Helplessly draw into your eyes
Wondering when life will start again.
Mesmerized and Hypnotized.
Hoping life will never be the same.
Hoping you and I will remain.
Hoping for more then I know
Hoping more that we can grow
Growing together in an eternity
I hope you shared
Wanting you more with helpless smiles
Wishing that we were closer by miles
Feeling a chance that I dare not lose
Feeling I'd be lost without you.
You give me such a service of joy
How I smile just by looking into yours.
How beautiful they are for eternity.
Is this love that I'm feeling,
Is this love or am I dreaming,
Is this the love that I've been searching for?
How do I feel when I'm dreaming?
Inside your eyes for an Eternity.

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