Jeanmarie Flaherty : Writing

The Tears of South Carolina.

The Tears of South Carolina.

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


It's the last time... I'll shame myself, this skin will never drink again.... my lips will tumble, escaping from the ..
Is That Alright...With You?

Is That Alright...With You?

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


I've... pushed the last month or so off my cheek, I've never seen October leave a mark maybe it's mascara this time..
....and, I Said, I'll Never Think of You Again.

....and, I Said, I\'ll Never Think of You Again.

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


I'm going to forget her... Blow her off my palm, dandelion seeds to the wind, she'll travel places I've never been, she'll smile..
The Contradiction of Your Fingers as Dishonesty Takes My Place.

The Contradiction of Your Fingers as Dishonesty Ta..

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


www.youtube.com/watch Broken... egg shells and fingernails, there's nothing I can do to make this beautiful, and did I mentio..
My Screaming, Smeared, Across the Front Door.

My Screaming, Smeared, Across the Front Door.

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


He suffocated me, my eyes bulged... tears and pleading and my hands were stuck on the front door, I wondered ..
The Smudged and Damaged Letters of His Name.

The Smudged and Damaged Letters of His Name.

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


He was breathing... I listened, legs crossed and, captured somewhere between bruised knees and twisted ankles, was the intimacy ..
God,I Miss Turning Seattle Around My Thumb.

God,I Miss Turning Seattle Around My Thumb.

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


God, I remember her voice, she knew... how to wrap her fingers so eloquently around my curls, and years spun like gold throu..
The Questions that Arise in the Calm Before the Storm.

The Questions that Arise in the Calm Before the St..

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


I believe it was on Tuesday, when the Florida breezes questioned your whereabouts, my daughter had her hand wrapped tightly aro..
Forty-Five Minutes and I'm Way Ahead of You This Time Around.

Forty-Five Minutes and I\'m Way Ahead of You This ..

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


Thirty minutes later. Two a.m. and I'm still here, I haven't forgotten...... Thirty minutes, tears are racing, c..
The Truth Behind What He's Done to My World (or, rather, the metaphorical explanation of a psychopath).

The Truth Behind What He\'s Done to My World (or, ..

A Poem by Jeanmarie Flaherty


He's smiling again... he broke the world in half and laughter trails down his chin, I wondered... in between the sa..