Chills

"Chills"

"One look at your lips and you create bumps on my skin so grand, the Himalayas would be jealous"
-J.Lajoie

13 Ways of Looking At Hands

"13 ways of looking at hands"

Cuticles stretching farther than I'd like
Nails bitten down to raw, red and puffy
Gloves that fit and rings that shine
Knuckles pressing through pale skin with falsehood, never breaking through
Smooth touch grabbing for affection
Clapping, snapping, rubbing warmth
Tear removers of the 21st century
Hair pulling, taming, braiding
Utensils that are rarely noticed
Tense cheek's sting with hand print embedded
Covers, eye blankets, mouth guard, ear shield
Intense though, temple buffers
Lovers, heart beats pounding, hands pressed against glass
                    -J.Lajoie

Building Blocks

"Building blocks"

Everyday I am reminded
that I made something so beautiful
you make me feel like the first snow fall
everything that was dead, covered in a blanket of new hope
Your eyes, like smaller versions of almonds
dark like your fathers, but bright, so very bright
sometimes your smile is so full of light
it hurts me, like tears of joy
I want to shout from the depths of my lungs
I MADE THIS! THIS! RIGHT HERE!
I added the best amount of right I could have ever thought possible
and sometimes, you are a mixture of rude, anxious, and spoiled
but that's okay, that's what I am here for
to teach you
To mold and shape that magnificent mind,
in hopes that one day, you too
will make something as wonderful
smart
handsome
intelligent
as I have.
           -J.Lajoie