jenbem : Writing

Sassafrass

Sassafrass

A Poem by jenbem


Outside my apartment window there is a slender sapling growing wild against the backdrop of a perfectly manicured golf course. It is a sassaf..
Oreos

Oreos

A Story by jenbem


I have almost never eaten an entire box of Oreos myself. Almost. There was that one time though, in college, when I walked in on the current &ldquo..
Shadow

Shadow

A Poem by jenbem


If you must go, leave me your shadow. Fling it across my naked skin in an attempt to keep my loneliness from showing. I will wrap myself around..
These Goodbyes

These Goodbyes

A Poem by jenbem


I’m alone. While you’re speeding down the interstate. How far could you go, can you go, before turning around and letting me whisper..
Drywall

Drywall

A Poem by jenbem


I’ve pressed myself up to the drywall between us. My cheeks and palms and breasts, hoping my desires will seep through and send a sign, ..
On Seeing Ansel Adams, "Face on a Half Dome: Yosemite National Park"

On Seeing Ansel Adams, \"Face on a Half Dome:..

A Poem by jenbem


Face of God. I have seen you covered in snow, deep crevices web your features, leaving them weather-worn with worry and the rain of falling t..
Unrated

Unrated

A Poem by jenbem


I am not rated ‘G’ Or ‘E’. Every man Woman and Child Cannot enjoy Me- There’s too much Ride in My thighs A..
Breeze Bottles

Breeze Bottles

A Poem by jenbem


I wish that you and I could stand atop these mountains and catch the dry- leaves breeze in bottles. So when I leave, and am homesick for y..
Fireflies

Fireflies

A Poem by jenbem


Fireflies are the little lighted gems of steamy summer nights calling for midnight rendezvous’ on the dark edges of the woods. We came, ar..
marriage

marriage

A Poem by jenbem


She lies. And she lies next to him. He forgives her. For she gives in to his desires. She cooks for him She cleans for him She changes for hi..