JayElle Ess : Writing

bradford

bradford

A Poem by JayElle Ess


the forsythias did not forget to bloom. the birds, at 5 am, are still chirping. the church bells ring on cue. cars still run, doors still slam. t..
hollow gums

hollow gums

A Poem by JayElle Ess


i spitcracked enamel,decaying dentin, an amalgam of mercuryinto my handsscrapeshards of porcelain,crumbling teethfrom my tongueextract molars wholefro..
birds

birds

A Poem by JayElle Ess


When the birds arrived,there was confusion, noise,the flapping of wings, the inexplicable urgency of movement,of scurrying in and out. always working,..