John Dennis Gillespie : Writing

Sunsets, Sundress, and Serenity

Sunsets, Sundress, and Serenity

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


Watching the sunsetWhile you dance in your sundressI'm in love with you.
The City

The City

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


How dare you not find beauty in the city?The city walks with a melodious sway similar to the dance of a ballet.The city never sleeps;and if it did it'..
Nothing: The Quatrain

Nothing: The Quatrain

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


I sleep alone most nightsbecause I'm fine with the feeling of nothing.All I have ever felt was nothing.So, I sleep alone most nights.
Heaven's Missing Angel: The Quatrain

Heaven's Missing Angel: The Quatrain

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


Tell God I've stolen an angel.I've kidnapped an angel and captured her heart.Tell God I pray the world doesn't corrupt her halo;for I love her more th..
Sex, Fire, And Nature

Sex, Fire, And Nature

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


Set the forest to flames and let the animals go haywire.We'll just lie down, down, down.Let the trees burn and the embers share their fire with the gr..
Writer's Block

Writer's Block

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


I wrote down the first things that came to my mind and I designed every line to illuminate the shut down side of my brain.I wrote down the first words..
Running Away: The Tales of A Sub-Culture

Running Away: The Tales of A Sub-Culture

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


Here we are once again, coloring in our fantasies fading out reality.Here we are once again, running away from all the truth to remain in things we sh..
Break Hearts

Break Hearts

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


Haven’t you, heard the word, I’m only, on this earth, to break hearts.Yes, I only, break hearts.So won’t you stay, stay awhile and s..
Weight For Me

Weight For Me

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


The lights will flicker and I’d notice it through blinking eyes.My heart wails and I silence it with louder recollections.My brain stalls, but m..
Civilized Enslavery

Civilized Enslavery

A Poem by John Dennis Gillespie


Civility is the new slavery.