Nothing More to Say: A Collection of Contemporary Poems

Copyright © 2023 by Adolfo Rudy Gelsi.

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Rev. date: 09/20/2023

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Contents

Preface

A Breath of Love

A Fateful Friend

A Little Girl

After I’m Gone

Alone

America’s Going To War

As Far As I Can See

Autumn

Breaking The Wall

Bridgeport, My City

Broken Heart

Christmas All Year

Commitment

Confusion

Crazy

Dark and Bright

Days and Weeks

Dedication

Disappear

Do You Remember

Don’t Think You Are A Winner

Dream of Evil

Dreams

Dreams Of Your Soul

Expression of Love and Compassion

Fantasy

Feelings

For Her I Live

Fragile Love

Ghosts At Beardsley Park

Hear Me

Help From A Star

Holding Tight

Hope

Hope In The World

House of Love

I Cry

I Have Been Waiting For You

I Want To Stay With You

I Will Marry You

I’m A Cavalryman

I’m The Man

It Hurts

Kill Me

Letter To God

Living Together

Love From My Heart

Lullaby

Me (Rudy)

Memory of Me

Mental Impair

Wild

Miserable Life

Mother’s Love

My Crazy Life

My Daughter

My Father

My Mother (The Meaning)

My Parents

My Song

My Stranger Angel

My Three Sons

No More Searching

October Twenty-Fifth

Oh Lord

P.M.P. (God Take Her Soul)

Philosophy of Beauty

Purity of Love

Quality Life

Rain Day

Relaxing Thoughts

Remembrance

Revenge

Right Now

Roads To A New Life

Saturday Night

Sea, Sun, Moon

Sensing Love

Separation

Short Thinking

Sinner

Sins

Sleepless Night

Space Ship

Sweet Memory Of You

That’s Him

The Beach Girl

The Beggar

The Blessed Ones

The Companion That I Need

The Crash

The Detective

The End

The Fifth of June 1998

The Gods

The House Called A.I.C.

The Hurricane

The Judge

The Love I Need

The Men In Blue

The Other Love

The Right Ones

The Stranger

Time Will Tell

To The Judge

Today

Too Blind

Tormented Soul

Two Dark Souls

We Love You All

Where Are You Tonight?

Who Are You?

You and I, and Our Sins

You Only

You The Freak

Young Days

Your Life

Life

Preface

Adolfo Gelsi, also known as Rudy, was born in Italy. He has been in the USA for over 30 years. In the year 2000 he resided in Bridgeport, Connecticut where he was falsely accused of a crime. He was confined in a facility called Alternative Incarceration Center where he wrote the following collection of poetry. These poems express his anger and negative views on society. His hope is that no one in this country be falsely accused for this may cause a loss in human dignity which is something that every individual has the right to maintain and defend even if it means the loss of liberty. If this is accomplished, it will mean that the truth will eventually clean the soul.

Since the start of this agonizing period of his life, Mr. Gelsi has spent over seven months writing this collection of poetry which clearly expresses the turmoils and stresses that has taken place in his mind. By writing this book, he has created an emotional escape, one that has aided him in dealing and giving him a chance to critique society - its’ rights and its’ wrongs - and how it has affected him and others.

His poetry is powerful in that it touches themes such as anger, love, and hate. It is done in a creative and forward manner that manages somehow to cause a strong reaction to the reader. One may be surprised at what Mr. Gelsi has to say, but then again one may also feel sadness in his words. In the same manner, the reader may also feel angry for he touches delicate points in our society that aren’t easy to talk about much less express these emotions on paper.

As a whole, his poetry leaves us with a mark about our own well-being. His words make us think about what is most important in life and how one should live it. This Collection of Contemporary Poetry is well written, is full of creativity, and is very moving.

Furthermore, the reader will be moved at the way in which Mr. Gelsi expresses himself. He manages to catch the reader’s attention from the beginning and ending of every poem that he has compiled. After reading the first poem you are sure to read the ones that follow. In the end, you will be sure to appreciate the creative piece of work that Mr. Gelsi has offered us.

A Breath of Love

I sense a warm breathing tonight

It’s you next to me.

I lie in the darkness of this immense universe.

And in the loving thought that never lasts.

Tonight something changed.

Reality has just reappeared.

Your breathing and first dream will keep me warm.

Tears coming down from your cheeks will wet my soul.

Mixed with sweat of love.

A breath of love.

The first time.

No words of introduction but just passionate looks.

You are naked next to me.

Sleepless night, the sun aside and the wakening morning.

Your breathing can’t hide.

Who are you?

After love I ask and no answer was her response.

An angel, a soul savior that came into my life to save my soul.

A new breath of love convincing my thoughts.

A new day will grow.

Sunset is near.

I still feel your breathing.

To me a senseless way.

The look that says take me away.

Tonight I will be born again.

Into your loving arms.

And every night you cover my soul.

Giving me new life with a breath of love.

A Fateful Friend

I love the way you are.

A fateful friend.

What you have done for me

entering my life in a casual way.

And believe me I have grown

to appreciate your friendship more than I can say.

Thank you for being a fateful friend

especially when I do need someone.

Your kindness and support shows me that you care.

You are amazed at my rewarding words.

And just what is a friend? you might ask.

I will tell you if I may.

A fateful friend is a person with whom you can dare

to be yourself with.

Your soul and mind

can be naked with her (sometimes preferably with