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On August 8, 2005, I self-published my first poetry book, Dedicated -
A Collection of Poems. This year, on April 19, I self-published my
second poetry book, Revenge of the Pink Pony. I have seen a lot and
learned a lot since completing Dedicated, and I share those stories
and lessons in Revenge. Please take a moment to read this letter and
show your support. Please pass this information on to others. If
you’ve got love, then show love. I appreciate you all.

Get Your Revenge!

There’s no sweeter feeling than that of taking back something that has
been taken from you. That feeling is called Revenge. It smells like
the young man in All You Know, drowning himself in Bailey’s Irish
cream and peach juice, hearing the uncertain buzz of death and seeing
the surreal glow of God – only to then be pushed back onto the earth,
humbled and hung-over, realizing it is not his time to go yet. It
hurts like the emotionally excrutiating missed opportunity for
boundless passion in Going Down – or the jagged, rusty-blade thrusts
of unrequited love to the heart of the broken soul in St. Louis Blues.

Revenge will force you to dip your hands into the most toxic Dish
Water, simply to choke the brew and grits out of the scum friends and
family who Never Invited you to the brighter side of life. It
liberates like the final  seconds of love-making to that crush of
three years. And when you’ve finally done it, when you feel it, When
it Comes, the world shakes its continents into one land mass like they
once were – and everything is right again. The canvas is blank. The
sky is starless. All evident evolution is purged from existence. Only
then, can you truly live. Only then, can you truly Speak!

Grab life before it grows wings. Kiss those lips you’ve longed for
since forever. And even if those lips spark flames and curse you when
it’s all over, at least you got to kiss them when they were cool.
That’s all that matters. Give, and don’t expect anything in return.
Walk around the house naked and simply laugh if you are caught. Invite
the person, or people, who caught you to strip down and enjoy a
pleasant nude tea or coffee time. Whatever God is to you, figure that
out and just stick to it until the Most High itself shows you
something different. Appreciate your past. Embrace your future. Live
with no regrets. Live – and die with a smile on your face. Get your
Revenge on fear, on shame, on bondage, on stupidity, on hate, on
whatever people or things whose goal is to tear you down instead of
build you up. Get it now!

To get YOUR Revenge, simply send an e-mail to getmyrevenge@gmail.com and it’s yours to enjoy for a donation of any amount

Thank God,

Cambridge Jenkins IV

Whisper

Blush-sprayed spheres

 

Protect her

 

Infant-tender ears

 

Vessels dilate

 

As my natural lyrics

 

Near

 

 

Scales, chromatic-length

 

Invade the hollows

 

Of her heart

 

She bleeds a symphony of love

 

Breathing life into my harp

 

 

Her phones fall in anticipation,

 

Believing I will kiss her

 

But all I entertain with

 

Is a whisper

Q & A – I Thought that this was interesting. I think you will too!

So. One of my loyal readers asked me a question the other day about a recurring theme in the titles of my two latest collections, “Revenge of the Pink Pony” and “White Horse”. I knew what the answer was, but I’d never really thought about it as much as I did at the time I answered his question.

When I was done, I was amazed at how much I had typed. There is more… But I didn’t want to go too deep into it at the time. Anyway, I was intrigued at my response. I thought that maybe you would, too.

In addition to sharing this e-mail with you, I would also like to present you with a challenge: Take some time to sit down, breathe, and think about exactly WHY you do some of the things you do in life. Think about why you are the way you are. I mean – REALLY think about it. And if there are some things you don’t like; if your reasons for doing those things don’t quite make any sense to you anymore, then try to arrive at a suitable and healthy plan for change – and follow through with it. And remember – it doesn’t matter that other people don’t agree with your reasons. The only thing that matters is what you really feel on the inside. But you will never really know how you feel about anything until you ask yourself.

I believe that often times, we can become so comfortably trapped in our religion (not our spiritual preference, but our routine in general) that we forget why or how we allowed ourselves to fall into that religion in the first place. It can be dangerous when you’re doing something on a daily basis – especially when that something consumes a large portion of your time and energy – and you don’t know why you are doing it. There’s nothing wrong with a little self-evaluation every now and then.

And now, my response to my reader’s question. Happy reading!

Q:

“…what’s with the equine references for the titles of your books?”

A:

You know, I really don’t know what sparked the equine influence. When I was brainstorming for a name for what is now “Revenge”, it wasn’t my first thought to theme the collection after a horse fighting to regain control of it’s life. I mean, that  is, in essence, what Revenge of the Pink Pony really is!

Around the time I was creating for that collection, a good friend of mine had introduced me to a famous German-American poet – Charles Bukowski. I suggest you look him up if you’re not familiar with him. I began to read his poems online, and then before I could blink again I was the proud owner of two Bukowski biographies, a couple novels and a good number of his poetry books. I was entrigued by the man and his story. I was fully in tune with his poetry. I had fallen in love with with his freedom of style and expression – and I still am. He said whatever he wanted to say, any way he wanted to say it. He wasn’t bound by the confines of traditional poetry.  What I liked most about his style was that he talked to the reader. It was like he was in the room speaking to you. His language wasn’t over the reader’s head. As much as he boasted about how great of poet he was (he was a leo – so am I), he never forgot that he was on the same level as everyone else. He was no god – not even a god of poetry. He was both ugly and beautiful; both hard and soft. Not everyone agreed with his words and actions. He was hated by some, actually – and for good reason. But, oh, his poetry would turn you inside out to expose your bleeding self, because he wasn’t afraid to show anybody what bleeding looks and feels like.

He and I are two different people; however; our personality similarities are almost frightening. We were both born  around the same time. We both share similar interests.

Bukowski was a huge fan of the horse races. He placed bets at the track almost every day of his old age. I think that’s where my horse theme came from. ‘Til this day I feel that I was so in tune with Bukowski that everything I created at the time was infused with his spirit in some way. Even the original drawing for the cover design was modeled after Bukowski. It’s a pink pony with a long, wavy mane. It’s smoking a cigarette and has a pot belly. It’s wearing a cheap diamond ring and displaying its chest and pubic hairs proudly. It’s a pink pony – but it’s been through some things; it’s had a hard life. It may look innocent, but it will kick anybody’s ass at any given time for any given reason.

And that’s how I feel we should all live our lives. We control our situations and circumstances. It shouldn’t be the other way around. We can’t allow life to bully us any longer! We’ve got to get our revenge. And that will mean different things for different peope.  But regardless of what that means for individuals specfically, it’s got to be done. If we don’t learn to fight back against adversity and negativity of all kinds, then true happiness may forever be out of reach. And if we aren’t living to be happy, then what are we living for?

 - Cambridge Jenkins IV

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