a plaintiff's dream

a plaintiff's dream

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


a plaintiff's dream

 

 

 

i want to court you

sue for back sentiment

 

 

my lawyer thinks he can get me

a forever's worth

 

 

you are trying to play the system

but i just want us to have a life sentence

 

without chance of parole---

and more time added for impassioned behavior.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

2/3/16

© 2016 jacob erin-cilberto


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Good Luck!--once these matters go to court (especially, Family Court, which is no court, at all) most marriages have almost no chance of surviving. The "court" has a vested interest in pitting one spouse against the other. How else can these ambitious bureaucrats justify their miserable existence--and continue to reap financial benefits for themselves and their suck-a*s cronies--but by assuming control over every family member?
Apologize for the mini-rant, Jacob.
Your poem is lovely, clever and perceptive.


Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

i really enjoyed your perceptive rant, Jimmy....thank you for your reaction to my work...
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For some reason this evoked me to think of Lou Reed's Satellite of Love.

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

thank you for that, ian....thanks for your extended visit, hope you have a great day,

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Being a judge in these matters I hereby sentence you to a full life of passion with occasional breaks for talking, laughing, listening and loving.

Court adjourned!

Regards,
Al

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

i'll take that deal...thanks, Al...:)))

j.
Aint love grand?! For something so free it can certainly have it's day in court:)

Like this one J.

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

thank you for your words, Troy.
j.
Smiling here....I showed this one to my hubby and even HE liked it! Hey, for years I wanted to sue my legs for non-support! :) Great metaphor, Jacob. Lydi**

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

:)))) ha ha, thank you, my friend.

j.
love grants freedom because it is already free...only the free can love, the needy go to court to plead (guilty)...clever language jacob

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

thank you for your kind words, Ed.
j.
Ah, that last line is a killer, though sentencing guidelines rarely work that way.

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

true, thank you for your take, W.k.

i'll try to work on getting this love justice thi.. read more
BANG!!!! so goes the gavel... GRANTED cries the judge!!! hell, Jacob make it double that life sentence... throw away the key... so Jacob, where do I go to commit such a crime?? I am in bad need of jail time..

and again you amaze us with poetry!!! damn and you're a criminal!! hmmm is that a Michael Jackson, "Smooth Criminal" I hear coming out of the screen?? nah, just a "smooth Jacob doing his "thing"

redzone

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

you are too kind, Curt....thanks for the smile....

j.
Guilty I cry!! but I can't afford the damn lawyer :}

nice one jacob!
E.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

thank you, E.---:)

j.
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8 Years Ago

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I really like this one!

What can I do to get more time added for impassioned behaviour?
A sweet little piece, Jacob.


Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

thank you for your words, Doodley...

j.
Sounds like too many loafs in the oven, Someone just might end up at Leavenworth prison :-)

Posted 8 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

8 Years Ago

ha ha....yes, that place...thank you, Connie...

j.

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jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..

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