JR : Writing

The Night Before The Kill

The Night Before The Kill

A Poem by JR


The night before the kill they would gather together in the long house the one with the hole in its roof and the sides covered in swatches of thick ce..
Hey Natasha

Hey Natasha

A Poem by JR


I'll tell you whatNatashaif you're gonnaride my a*s like thatyou should at leastpull my hairor buy me dinnerwhat's got your titson fireI'll drop into ..
Vodka and Gatorade

Vodka and Gatorade

A Poem by JR


This is me getting drunk on vodka and GatoradeThis is me remembering the sock drawer of my youth and middle ageThis is me knowing my mother will read ..
I Think It's A Curse

I Think It's A Curse

A Poem by JR


I think it's a curse, something dark, something black, generational like a spreading bruise.Like the god of love slapped a whole lot of hard energy in..
Eater of Worlds

Eater of Worlds

A Poem by JR


Now I have to dealwith a sore backaching finers, a palmthat stingsdisplaced objectsbroken things,the end resultof evilBut for a momentI was a free god..
Mother's Milk

Mother's Milk

A Poem by JR


Incense smokerichthickdrips likemother's milkfrom terracotta nipplesinto a bowlstained dark brownwith resinI thinkwe all spendtoo much timealonedreami..
She Says I Love You

She Says I Love You

A Poem by JR


She says, good morning I love you, as soon as he wakessmiles with thousand dollar teethhe showers, and she cooksegg whites, nine grain toast, and stro..
Ing

Ing

A Poem by JR


Frombirthcaught inthe slowgracelessarcoffalling.
Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake

A Poem by JR


She saideven after it's headhad been removedwith one swift sweepof the gas man's shovel,it still moved in the dusttwitched, and was stilltwitched, and..
Its a wound

Its a wound

A Poem by JR


Its a wound and I howlI moan and I groanI spin and eat at myselfuntil I'm rawand bleeding on the rugand I run myself in circlesbash gnawed edge holesi..