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Let Me Stay In Your Bell Jar

A Poem by John F

Let me stay in your bell jar Of perfectionist concentration. To be loved without judgement Is all I could ask. I know I am foreign to your e..

Bless This Imperfection

A Poem by John F

When I think of you I desire imperfect poetry. I hear a siren call From heaven, Warning me that everything Has to be broken to begin. It is..

Melancholia

A Poem by John F

Wrote this in memory of a troubled, serene, and fierce savant. Don’t want to share more detail than that as it’s a private and painful thi..

Spring Equinox

A Poem by John F

Shamefully didn’t realise it was the equinox until my friend reminded me. This is my poetic offering to excuse my ignorance!

Love Is A Poem Without A Title

A Poem by John F

I wrote this poem in memory of friends I’ve lost along the way. Lots of sad memories on this visit back home.

Shipyards

A Poem by John F

Wrote this after seeing graffiti on the old shipyard bridge my grandfather would have crossed to work. It made me think of how this town has suffered ..

Exile in Blue

A Poem by John F

I am cutting the invisible cords Holding up those impossible birds. I have turned every which way, But there is nothing left to take, Or right t..

I Mark This Grave

A Poem by John F

I mark this grave for those who are not yet buried, To make sweet the waters that run through bitter hearts. Fate has weaved so strange a patte..

Map of Dead Stars

A Poem by John F

There are no secrets left For impossible birds to share. Just a poem or two, Here or there- Intermittently. Love is not a f..

We Must Write

A Poem by John F

Our poems will never be exaltedif we continue to write them the wayreporters write up notes about car crashes;mechanically, half-consciously, caring f..