Zoe Jay : Writing

Ode to Today

Ode to Today

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Motivational speakers: Tuesday at 3. Earthquake kills thousands. But don’t worry: it’s in China. Girl, 16, set alight by boyfriend. ..
Ode to Fire

Ode to Fire

A Poem by Zoe Jay


I’m sure there is no better pleasure in life Than to sit in the warmth of the fire’s light Feeling the animal heat embrace the skin ..
Ode to Addiction

Ode to Addiction

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Joking and jesting on the road to hellYou threw it all away just to see where it fellLaugh in the glitter as sparkles spin and retreatDance as your li..
Ode to a Cigarette

Ode to a Cigarette

A Poem by Zoe Jay


From virgin to Virginia, Smoke curls through clean night air, Beautiful and deadly, Every molecule heading for heaven or hell, Taking a li..
Ode to a Rose

Ode to a Rose

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Blue flowers Black flowers Blooming in blood Red flowers White flowers Darkness in bud Purple roses in the garden of the soul ..
Ode to Modern Life, Part II

Ode to Modern Life, Part II

A Poem by Zoe Jay


It is but a blink and a lucky roll of the dice Since our race survived the miserable ice Since we could die as quick as frail mice Since..
Ode to Modern Life

Ode to Modern Life

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Everyone sees a different colourA million minds diverging Twisted point of view Might prevail The revolutionaries are no more Nobody i..
Ode to a Butterfly

Ode to a Butterfly

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Forested devastation…. The beauty of the butterfly Cannot flutter in the wind Everything degrades in the end Flower and filth and fluoride ..
Ode to LA

Ode to LA

A Poem by Zoe Jay


So, LA, city of which so much is written and said Of the good, the bad, and the beautiful If New York never sleeps, then LA never wakes For th..
Ode to Suburbia

Ode to Suburbia

A Poem by Zoe Jay


Shimmering suburban sunsetsOn shivering suburban dreamsTimid, trembling, daytime dreams…These are not the dreams of your childhoodThese are not..