By Jane Tanfei|Mar 11 2025 | Poetry|Share a thought...
I dreamed of the you I’ve never met,Face to face,I traced your fine lines,I memorized this version of you,I smiled. When I woke up, I knew it was you,But how could I know,Unless some version of us survived? It’s the only comfort,That somewhere, We were able to speak,We were able to grow,We figured it out. […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Jan 22 2015 | Humor, Poetry, Thoughts
My thoughts today are scattered and strange, Frenzied and warp-ed And floppy in range. I wasn’t so sure What I’d write here today, For I can’t quite tell If I’m hemmed or frayed. Basically speaking, It’s nonsense gone wild. The frantic post-basal Drips of an adult child. In the jungles of confusion, In the deserts of […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Jun 27 2014 | Poetry
It’s not about money or diamonds, It’s not about sordid pasts. There are many things that are worth it And love is the first and the last. I want to be loved with reckless abandon. I want to be held gently and be softly spared In the arms of a warm and kind-hearted lover; I […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Mar 10 2014 | Poetry, Thoughts
Duality and how – I am the guy in westerns With dead eyes and no regard for anything “sane”. I am the giant-eyed leather-skinned alien in UFO movies, Making clicking noises Make the skin crawl. Staring, unmoved. I am the reptilian monster, Watching from the trees, Tracking every move in the area – watching and […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|Oct 11 2013 | Poetry, Thoughts, Writings
As I went about my normal day, In my typically abnormal way, I stumbled into a line of thought Within which much pain was brought. At first it was a tiny twinge, Nothing specific to retell, But then it took a hold of me And dragged my thoughts to hell… I started to remember things […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|May 28 2013 | Poetry, Thoughts, Writings
Oh hypocrite and critic, Please let me hear thy flame, That doubly rude entendre, That debasement of my name. I see your words and wonder What it is you wish to find? I feel like I must look beyond Those words, so unkind. You seem hell-bent on hurting Those around you, without shame, Yet you […]
Continue Reading →By Jane Tanfei|May 16 2013 | Poetry, Thoughts, Writings
There was a button in my pocket. I touched it just to see If this button was a button That might help me. I left it there awhile, I even forgot. I put my hand in my pocket, Smiled at what my fingers sought. I pulled the button out, Studied it with intent. I don’t […]
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