Jared Orlando
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71% of Earth and 60% of our BodyA Poem by Jared OrlandoWe met under the most perfect circumstancesFalling under the spell of breakers that soaked our clothingBreathing in air saturated with skeletons of di.. |
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Coffee For TwoA Poem by Jared OrlandoEvery morningI make enough coffeeFor two.There are placematsOn my repurposed breakfast tableLarge cups on saucersThe sun burning through the blindsThr.. |
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Let Me Be Your MouthA Poem by Jared OrlandoWhat I would doto haveyour every wordtattooed deepinto my skinScattered twistedvining phrasesspiraling jostlingebony letteringLet me wakelet me sleept.. |
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Sometimes I WakeA Poem by Jared OrlandoSometimes I wake to the feeling of fingers running along the insides of my ears and I know, I know it’s absolutely crazy but every time I do, an.. |
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Thoughts of Love While Being Cut OpenA Poem by Jared OrlandoI’d rip out my lungs so you could nest inside my chest cavity. You can sleep and dream under my rib cage and use my weak heart palpitations as.. |
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Cat LadyA Poem by Jared OrlandoFloors speckled inBits and flakes of cardboardThe scent in the airSoured and sweetThe smile wrappedAround her lipsWhen his distant pawsPitter right be.. |
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BreakupA Poem by Jared OrlandoIt’s because I’m short isn’t it? I’m the same size As when you met me, You know. That’s not a thing that Changes ov.. |
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ReachingA Poem by Jared OrlandoThere are days whenWe get so nervous thatOur listlessness transforms andWe remove all of the sleevesFrom our hardbound booksStacking them tall, weClim.. |
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House of WindowsA Poem by Jared OrlandoYou always wanted a house of windowsMismatched panes, borrowed and repurposedPaint chipping off and flaking downLike pine cone seeds in the windYou wo.. |
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Between Sips of CoffeeA Poem by Jared OrlandoThe way your nails look againstyour favorite coffee mug every morningThe way you can’t sit still and forever fidgetswitching the way your legs a.. |
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