Jean Calvin : Writing

Bags for the Youth

Bags for the Youth

A Poem by Jean Calvin


There sits the boy With bags Always Under his eyes. In his last moments of consciousness Every night, Through That small gap in the curtains, ..
In the Grass

In the Grass

A Poem by Jean Calvin


I kept running through the thickets, My short legs kept me hidden in the grass As I chase after you. The joy of a game of tag still lingers As I h..
The Lamp, The Whale, and The Cassette Tape

The Lamp, The Whale, and The Cassette Tape

A Poem by Jean Calvin


Once upon a time There was a magic lamp buried in the sands Long forgotten, Since even the sands themselves had been forgotten. But it so happened ..
Bloodstone

Bloodstone

A Poem by Jean Calvin


I give this to you So that you might remember me. I found it among the rocks Where they bash open the heads As the sun rises. Look You can see..
Signs

Signs

A Poem by Jean Calvin


Hypothermia was crawling after me, But I wasn't running after from it. The snow was falling briskly Amongst the trees, As I clambered to find some..
Osteo

Osteo

A Poem by Jean Calvin


I've always felt you, All during these long years As you were ripping my sinews. You kept chewing As I laughed at you, Pretending that you weren'..
Beats

Beats

A Poem by Jean Calvin


Ba da bump It was only yesterday That I saw you, Sipping a latte across from me, But why this? Ba da bump That's how I felt When I first ..
Raven

Raven

A Poem by Jean Calvin


I spotted you among A forray of blackened white, Dressed in a cute skirt And wild facepaint. I was among many others When you spotted me, And ..
Idols and Writers

Idols and Writers

A Poem by Jean Calvin


C'mon deejay Give me something I want to hear, I just can't write today. Give me some Lou and his dark addictions (That's what Sister Ray said,)..
The Badger Man

The Badger Man

A Poem by Jean Calvin


Dedicated to Dwayne Whitis