Zoe Jay : Writing

Ode to Lethe

Ode to Lethe

A Poem by Zoe Jay


How desperate does a man have to be To enter that wilderness alone?What torment drives a soul to those waters?What would make someone seek for ..
Ode to an Absent Love

Ode to an Absent Love

A Poem by Zoe Jay


There is an empty space in my heart Waiting for one who is not here The gap where he is not Pains my soul I sit and await and hope for..
Ode to a Karma Cannibal

Ode to a Karma Cannibal

A Poem by Zoe Jay


We all live on the energy of others Smiles from strangers on the street Tears on the shoulder of a friend Charity from a faceless government ..
Ode to Love

Ode to Love

A Poem by Zoe Jay


So, have I learned what love is? I have suffered for it, Borne more than I thought I could bear Made a thousand promises for it Lived ..
Ode to Awakening from Sleep

Ode to Awakening from Sleep

A Poem by Zoe Jay


It’s a strange place in here Where it’s definitely dark But there’s nothing you can’t see And your changed perspectiv..
Ode to the Desert

Ode to the Desert

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Driving empty desert roads, Just playing with sun-hot stones, Running away from the modes of thought that brought us to nought but this en..
Ode to Alcohol, Part II

Ode to Alcohol, Part II

A Poem by Zoe Jay


It is, at once, the prison and the key The marker of both sorrow and joy Sometimes nectar, sometimes poison It writes your story behind your back ..
Ode to Alcohol

Ode to Alcohol

A Poem by Zoe Jay


You take the first drink And you barely notice The world has not changed Just a drink with friends Lost in the flow of conversation ..
Ode to Moving On

Ode to Moving On

A Poem by Zoe Jay


I’m coming back forward again… Moving forward, to get to where I was before: We think we grow, we advance, we achieve, But really, we..
Ode to Others

Ode to Others

A Poem by Zoe Jay


I know things you don't know I wear things you wouldn't wear I go places you wouldn't go I believe things you don't believe So what w..