Jared Orlando : Writing

The Only Place of Warmth

The Only Place of Warmth

A Poem by Jared Orlando


The last thing I rememberBefore waking in a wooden boxWas that I was falling asleepAgainst a craning treeWatching the sun barely peeking outAnd I reca..
In A Thousand Envelopes

In A Thousand Envelopes

A Poem by Jared Orlando


I promised you a whole heap of thingsUnhooking the moon from the skyI’d place it in front of you and watch yourSmile in the glow of itWe proceed..
subtlety

subtlety

A Poem by Jared Orlando


Out of nowhere, a finger appearsPushing my glasses in when theySlide slowly down my nose as I’m speakingEverything will then refocusAnd I find h..
Amber and Infrared

Amber and Infrared

A Poem by Jared Orlando


Loving you put aFire in my bellyLike atop the wooden stave of aWanderer in the forestI would carry it with meMy chest beamingThe insides of my mouthGl..
canvas

canvas

A Poem by Jared Orlando


what art is to youisn’t art to mefor I’ve found thateven in the way you smileyou do things to methat galleries cannotthat mixing paint can..
I Could Smell Flowers

I Could Smell Flowers

A Story by Jared Orlando


The story touches on a dark topic, but in no way expresses actual thoughts of my own.
No One Will Ever Find Us

No One Will Ever Find Us

A Poem by Jared Orlando


I picture monarch butterflies on your collarbonesPerched on the tiny hairs of your stomachThe patterns on their wings reflecting backIn your eyes as o..
Only right above a whisper

Only right above a whisper

A Poem by Jared Orlando


During longing, mid-morning sips of coffeeShe asked me why I came back aroundWaking with the boot prints on my cheeksMy brown hair parted, matted to m..
As Delicate As Watercolor

As Delicate As Watercolor

A Poem by Jared Orlando


I watched vicariously as youChanged my shape as if IWas as delicate as watercolorBlending green tendrils of self-doubt intoRed puddles of "ifs", "mayb..
Cold Fingers

Cold Fingers

A Poem by Jared Orlando


My slightly dulling midnight black dress shoesScuffed alongside the subway tracksKicking up dust particles into the airMouths were flapping but all so..