My playlist has become a cemeteryof songs buriedunder flashbacks of long drives,lip-synchingand hazy skylines. Your misplaced notesstill sing to my soul.Back then, time swirled to a stop,and we became the sumof two notes strummedon my heart, a lifetime ago. Now, I travel these roadswrapped in silence, no music. ©️2025 by Jermaine Reed, MFA Read someContinueContinue reading “Playlist (A Poem)”
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Seen (A Poem)
Even when night descended, you saw me,rolled your eyes over the bruiseson my knuckles,but chose not to turn away With arms wide, I drifted between yours,and then inside of you Now I see myselfthrough the easy lightrelayed in your gaze We are worth it ©️2025 by Jermaine Reed, MFA SUBSCRIBE to get updates on theContinueContinue reading “Seen (A Poem)”
“Love you” Doesn’t Count (A poem)
Cover of Jermaine’s upcoming collection of poetry “Love you” Doesn’t Count You used to breathe “I love you”between my lipsin the morning, just beforeI faced the world But somewhere between raised voicesand folded arms,the “I” faded from your love,until all that was leftwere two wordsthat say just enoughto say the opposite because “Love you” doesn’tContinueContinue reading ““Love you” Doesn’t Count (A poem)”
If You Love Me Back (A Poem)
And if you love me back, I will love you first.I will love you last. I will always love you. Subscribe for updates on this book of poetry’s release. ©️2025 by Jermaine Reed, MFA Read some of the other poems featured in this collection here on the Short Stories and Poems section. SUBSCRIBE to getContinueContinue reading “If You Love Me Back (A Poem)”
The Calming Yet Entertaining Book of Poetry We’ve All Been Needing
The above is a tentative book cover for the 2025 release of “Love You” Doesn’t Count, a book of poetry by Jermaine Reed, MFA. With everything that’s happened in 2024, we need a calming yet insightful and entertaining book of poetry. That’s where “Love You” comes in. In 2025, “Love You” Doesn’t Count, a much-demandedContinueContinue reading “The Calming Yet Entertaining Book of Poetry We’ve All Been Needing”
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