POETRY BY JAIME JENKINS

Jamie Jenkins was born on October 30th, 1980, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the mother of four beautiful children. The love and dedication to them has given her the strength to overcome her darkness.

She currently resides in Pennsylvania, fearlessly writing to reach the heart of her readers in hopes of leading them through their own darkness. At the young age of eifhr, she wrote her first poem with her mother and learned to transform her sorrow into words.

Jamie Jenkins’ poetry has a unique quality and is based on real life events. In her poetry you will find raw emotions of all kinds. Jamie has just published her first book Conquering Demons and is almost complete with her second, Conquering Demons Round 2. Jamie Jenkins also recently had poems published in The Horror Zine Magazine, fall edition 2023. Recently Jamie was accepted to have poetry featured in the Anthology Shadow of the Soul published by 300 South Publishing.

ECHOES OF MY DEMONS

I didn’t know back then what I know now,
It only took a few wrong moves to find myself living underneath a black cloud.

It wasn’t the rain that kept me from seeing, or the lighting flashing in the sky,
It wasn’t the thunder raging, while searching for answers to why.

I just couldn’t make the determination on what was causing so much pain,
Back flashes play like horror films, eating at my brain forcing me to be insane.

Conflicted by the monsters pulling me in all directions, I’m deep within the dark abyss,
The map in front of me is torn to shreds wondering where the road was, I somehow missed.

The echoes of my demons just refuse to leave me alone,
Tormented by their meaningless ways instead of following my own.

So many imperfections holding me still right where I stand,
I’m drowning in the ocean not knowing how to swim, not believing that I can.

My perspective was dizzy, but I was in this war to stay alive,
Negotiating with my own mind, in that place where my demons hide.

Invisible to those around me, just a lost soul searching for ammunition,
Battling fiercely against the dark, all inside my self-made prison.

PROMISES ARE WORDS

Promises are words I will never believe, not even a single letter,
Cleverly sneaking into my heart to leave it brutal and severed.
Carelessly slipping lies from your tongue to make me numb forever.

You created my nightmares along with your followers of deception,
I’m facing so many alone while constantly being stocked for my imperfections,
So many watching, so many unanswered questions,
Outnumbered by demons laughing,
Crying in my mind for my own protection.

My hands rest upon my cheeks I sit in defeat staring at thought walking through my mind,
Sometimes I’m there so long I get lost in time.

TRIP TO OUTER SPACE

I took a trip to outer space, and I saw things I had never seen,
Witnessing a different reality, uncured delusions, everything the darkness brings.

Decision after decision, piling burdens on like bricks,
Locked to the cement with chains, nothing I thought I could fix,
Not even a wish,

Sorrows linger constantly, mountains rising high,
Where did I go when I went wrong, or do I even know why?

Dark night of the soul and I’m standing in the middle,
Twisted inside conclusions, my mind was made up of confused riddles.

Emptiness is becoming emptier; my tears fall with broken dreams,
I’m lost on another planet way too far to see.

Running towards the stars but sometimes I get tired, too;
I just need a break to quiet my emotions; they’re over pouring no matter what I do,
Just another demon holding me back, in the end, I’ll see the battle through.

CRYING BUT SHES FIGHTING

She rested her head between her legs and allowed her tears to fall upon the cold concrete floor,
Alone within her madness a place she didn’t want to be anymore.

Memories like movies flashing, repeating each scene until she learns,
Stealing her right to live, refusing to see all her tables turned.

She was lost deep in silence and only she could hear her screams,
Begging for another door to open down on her knees.

Crying but she’s fighting, walking through the fire to create her flame.
Ascending from the ashes, transforming her pain into gain.