Sarah Jane : Writing

Insight

Insight

A Poem by Sarah Jane


I cannot writeI am tryingI amAnd I am sorryI should stopCauterizePursuing confusionOnly confuses meIrrational thoughtsHemorrhageAbstract distractionsA..
Settling For Substitution

Settling For Substitution

A Poem by Sarah Jane


I've been reading fiction novels Hoping to catch you between chapters. Pasting your face on main characters Who conquer all with love. When th..
Obedient

Obedient

A Poem by Sarah Jane


You asked me to meet you in the middle Between the guitar strings of a song I have been walking for years looking for it You asked me to meet ..
I've Been Looking For You

I've Been Looking For You

A Poem by Sarah Jane


Shards of my reflection Dripping adhesiveA mosaic of dreams,DissimilarComfortable glimpsesSoaked with perspectiveA glimmer of historyFamilia..
Remembrance

Remembrance

A Poem by Sarah Jane


He is solid, he is real.He is mine.Nausea consumed coffeeOver probing discourseHis gentle smile authenticHis soft gaze assuring"When can I see you aga..
Better Than Most

Better Than Most

A Poem by Sarah Jane


Can you smell it?The scent of my infractionsMinute particles wafting between usI watch your nose flare,Acknowledgement of my fragility.Announcing a cr..
The Man With the Moons

The Man With the Moons

A Poem by Sarah Jane


"Moons arn't as hot as you'd think, son."A tired man leans against a tree trunkA mouthful of sunflower seeds and wisdomBeside him, a wispy boy of fift..
Collaboration

Collaboration

A Poem by Sarah Jane


Will you pull apart my sentences?Break down my punctuation, pauses?Will you hunt for my secretsBetween the haphazard stanzas?Will you discuss my inten..
Tarweed

Tarweed

A Poem by Sarah Jane


EndangeredYou are rare, underappreciated, overlookedRipped from pretty gardens for looking dullFor smelling foulFor being different, but not different..
Submerged

Submerged

A Poem by Sarah Jane


I love bathing.I love the way air bubbles from my earsAnd how I shiver when the heat of the waterTouches my neck.I love to let the water rise up to co..