JR : Writing

Bone of Contention

Bone of Contention

A Poem by JR


“So this is the bone of contention,” she says. She’s winning, t-shirt, both socks, all her underwear, hat, and I’m down to jo..
Dumping Ground

Dumping Ground

A Poem by JR


It was a wasteland, a dumping ground a place where people brought the broken and cast aside the no-longer-needed there, rusted bedsprings fl..
The Button

The Button

A Poem by JR


All this time, I’ve had my finger on the button all this time, I’ve had the power to end everything all this time, I’ve ..
The Pen

The Pen

A Poem by JR


Lead the finger that steadied the page heavy the hand that held the pen resolved the eye that absorbed the last of her whorls and the last of..
Cosmic

Cosmic

A Poem by JR


It’s her clicks, her tongue against the roof of her mouth “consistent” spit collected against her teeth starts my shudde..
Good Boy

Good Boy

A Poem by JR


Kept like a pet at arm’s length always on a chain tagged and neutered trained to do a trick to impress the neighbors impress ..
Impatience

Impatience

A Poem by JR


They tell me Time heals all wounds but, Time, you inglorious b***h where are you? I itch and I scratch and I can’t sleep I toss myse..
Startled

Startled

A Poem by JR


Ah, poor little guy you woke this morning with such big dreams still weaving their way cotton through your head you filled your belly..
Inertia

Inertia

A Poem by JR


Adrenaline slick there’s something about comingoff a corner, riding it deep into the white and then the straightaway where ..
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

A Poem by JR


They say he looked just like me they say he wrote poems and stared up into the night sky they say he timed the satellites they say he was chu..


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