Jonathan Ballam : Writing

song

song

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


your tender finger could be wrong
bottom-line

bottom-line

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


a steady tradition chases them into trains, buries the religion
spoon

spoon

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


my jaw gets stuck for a word only the birds heard
laundry

laundry

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


i've been collecting personalties rather than a sense of sublime fashion
identity

identity

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


i can�t chat at supper, or mutter at weddings
listen

listen

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


i listened to the electric stars
toothpaste tubes

toothpaste tubes

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


my toothbrush a slender finger
Calculate

Calculate

A Story by Jonathan Ballam


it would split open under the pressure and spill its insides into the rest of the liquid
Trace

Trace

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


the breeze of our breathe whisked hair, tears, and tremors
Timeline

Timeline

A Poem by Jonathan Ballam


sinking into sepia in the photographs