JR : Writing

Back Then

Back Then

A Poem by JR


There are new waysof doing thingsnew algorithmsshiningparadigms;I turna simple grapeinto alcoholbutback thenJesus turnedwaterinto wine.
Cash Cow

Cash Cow

A Poem by JR


I’m on my own; its all on methe weightis like a plush bearpressed inexorably into my whole bodyat oncethere is no outthere is only plushand the ..
Dnipro

Dnipro

A Poem by JR


The front man for every single band I liked in high school is dead; echoes pop around an ever emptying room they say the Russians went and popped that..
The Night Before The Kill

The Night Before The Kill

A Poem by JR


The night before the kill they would gather together in the long house the one with the hole in its roof and the sides covered in swatches of thick ce..
Hey Natasha

Hey Natasha

A Poem by JR


I'll tell you whatNatashaif you're gonnaride my a*s like thatyou should at leastpull my hairor buy me dinnerwhat's got your titson fireI'll drop into ..
Vodka and Gatorade

Vodka and Gatorade

A Poem by JR


This is me getting drunk on vodka and GatoradeThis is me remembering the sock drawer of my youth and middle ageThis is me knowing my mother will read ..
I Think It's A Curse

I Think It's A Curse

A Poem by JR


I think it's a curse, something dark, something black, generational like a spreading bruise.Like the god of love slapped a whole lot of hard energy in..
Eater of Worlds

Eater of Worlds

A Poem by JR


Now I have to dealwith a sore backaching finers, a palmthat stingsdisplaced objectsbroken things,the end resultof evilBut for a momentI was a free god..
Mother's Milk

Mother's Milk

A Poem by JR


Incense smokerichthickdrips likemother's milkfrom terracotta nipplesinto a bowlstained dark brownwith resinI thinkwe all spendtoo much timealonedreami..
She Says I Love You

She Says I Love You

A Poem by JR


She says, good morning I love you, as soon as he wakessmiles with thousand dollar teethhe showers, and she cooksegg whites, nine grain toast, and stro..