Juan Gabriel Magni : Writing

He, Icarus

He, Icarus

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


We know him his wax and glued wings.They were merely a feathered instrumentfor a soul who rose a boyand fell a man.A boy whose minds eye didn’t ..
Our Secret Language

Our Secret Language

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


I don't knowif giving partsmore precious than limbsfor an idea like loveis love.I don't know what the"me"isin the context of love.I can find my finger..
Hunger's Two Eyes

Hunger's Two Eyes

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


Two frayed starlit eyes meet mine.Rattling cue balls in pockets. a planet’s revolutionon a schizophrenic axis So her eyes found mine.Her white f..
Another Season

Another Season

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


We sleep with the door open.There's a feeling of homewhen the cold slides in.The odd possums scuttleson the block wall.The distant sound of carsarrive..
Life's Blood

Life's Blood

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


My heart weeps in its fleshy prison.Rhythm in time, beating its proper measure,I find the pace begin to quicken.And lo’, like a discarded cigare..
Self-Evident

Self-Evident

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


the sound of my voice has grown strange to me.like a soft leg sliding under new sheets.unused and old. unfamiliar. the groanstarts low in my ribs. it ..
Crag

Crag

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


the suns wide, bright boughs,came downfilling the pages of our lives like aheavy handed palm print.our pasts mergedand bled into angled shadows.long h..
The Other Inside

The Other Inside

A Poem by Juan Gabriel Magni


I’m in one of those moods.not for me God and the high heavens.I walk alone, like Cainand unlike Cain,without the mark on my forehead to passdown..