Paul Neglia, Author at The Creative Exiles

Another Winter Down

January 15, 2019January 18, 2019 Paul Neglia 102 Views 11 Comments another year, Christmas, Haiku, winter

In the winter lull … In the winter lull The naked trees find freedom Into the darkness Where we all

Insanity Politics

January 7, 2019January 18, 2019 Paul Neglia 167 Views 18 Comments all about themselves, frauds, Get rid of them, politics

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. They cause a tiff on guns and arms

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Junk

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Paul Neglia 89 Views 8 Comments apathy, clutter, Junk, negative emotions

Junk: Indifference or Clutter?? Why is there junk in my world so perfect? Why do I feel like it’s enjoying

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She Haunts Me

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 Paul Neglia 135 Views 16 Comments despair, ghosts, love, memories, pain

Memories haunt me … I remember being swayed by the ocean, Reliving all the sights and sounds The water lapping

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The Space Between

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 Paul Neglia 118 Views 3 Comments heartbreak, love, pain, Space between, understanding

The Space Between … The space between where tears fall On cheeks inspired by arctic sadness In twisted games we

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Science, Religion, Facts or Fiction: What fresh Hell Have We Unearthed?

November 30, 2018December 3, 2018 Paul Neglia 171 Views 10 Comments Facts, fiction, losing battle, religion, science

Facts or Fiction … The truth is like water, and people like boats, vessels are essential to keep it afloat.

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Deathly Dialog

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Paul Neglia 124 Views 8 Comments abyss, death, deathly dialog, descents, fighting, love

Deathly Dialog … Staved off, these superfluous descents into the abyss, Yet into the bitter lapse of everyday life, I

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Pain and Heartbreak

October 26, 2018October 27, 2018 Paul Neglia 273 Views 7 Comments heartbreak, pain

Pain and Heartbreak Pain is cold, especially in these frames tonight Numb and frozen my soul is crawling My heart

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Waiting

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Paul Neglia 126 Views 7 Comments joy, panic, sadness, thankfulness, waiting rooms

Waiting … They tried too hard, made the hallways smell like lemons, With floral prints and blessed sayings to hide

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Hallowed Walk…a Lie

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Paul Neglia 193 Views 6 Comments cold, hopeless, inconsequential, petty, vengeful

Hallowed Dreams…a Lie Many tears you must have shed in the outlines of rain, Again I request an audience

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One Too Many Bad Deals

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Paul Neglia 116 Views 7 Comments bad deal, blind to evil, Dark, succumbing, tricked by the devil

With partners like the devil … Where is the savior with his haloed phalanx, his steadfast gunners with the glued

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She Drives Me Crazy

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Paul Neglia 186 Views 10 Comments Bad relationship, crazy, evil, heartbreaking, scornful

She Drives Me Crazy….in a bad way. Serotonin wells in the shallow crevasses— Amalgamating in my wanting brain I entreat

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The Murmurs

September 21, 2018September 22, 2018 Paul Neglia 154 Views 12 Comments Accepting love, sadness, temptation, understanding love

The murmurs of rain hide the screaming of pain The streams of disdain that leak from inside At odds with

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You Changed…So Will I

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 Paul Neglia 396 Views 10 Comments bullying, Don't belittle me, Egotistical people, empty words, ranting

As a poet I’m straight forward … Ever meet that person who, when they get an ounce of power, they

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A Cleansing

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Paul Neglia 180 Views 8 Comments Atonement, Relinquishing hate, self-healing, self-perspective

A Cleansing … Atonement for my sins, my behaviors, my deeds, An enrollment from within to savor each bead, Emotions

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The Huntsman

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 Paul Neglia 189 Views 10 Comments hunting, survival, towing the line

The Huntsman … Tight and swift, the path of the arrow, Riving the night rift, with wrath and marrow The

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Facets of Us

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Paul Neglia 136 Views 4 Comments adapting, devotion, love, understanding

Facets of Us … I apologize I can’t be like you. Always right is not a descriptive phrase, At least

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The Park

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Paul Neglia 102 Views 8 Comments attraction, beauty, descriptive, nature, park

The Park … Colossus watches, his eyes adjourn each night, his last sight The Park, its utopic quintessence. Moonlit baths

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The Definition of Cute

July 21, 2018July 22, 2018 Paul Neglia 178 Views 8 Comments Daughter, father's love, father's pride, happy, sad

…just a happy day spent with my cute little baby girl… I feel her heartbeat through my shirt, her little

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Delusional and Angry

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Paul Neglia 409 Views 6 Comments alone, Angry, blinded by rage, delusional

Delusional and Angry … Enthralled by all his piffling lies, the stoic indifference he feels, Embedded and replete his disguise,

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Serenity- Another Chance

June 27, 2018 Paul Neglia 197 Views 8 Comments Another chance, peace and tranquility, rebirth, serenity

Serenity….. Serenity, the calm before the storm With her weighty breaths, Mother Nature sighs In her exhales the ill-fated leaves

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Dystopian Nightmare

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Paul Neglia 237 Views 10 Comments bad nightmare, dystopia, hopelessness, survival

What Have we Become… An achromatic darkness still haunts me, In the distance a barrel fire burns I hunch, hiding

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