JR : Writing

Hangover Redux

Hangover Redux

A Poem by JR


Take your time this time, don’t treat the world like a well, dip in, take out don’t throw yourself into oblivion; this tim..
Petals

Petals

A Poem by JR


She says she could be poison to my system but I don’t know, brother I’ve held her salts against my tongue her roots p..
Proud

Proud

A Poem by JR


Nobody wears a jacket like you, a proud little man nobody loves like you, a proud little man no one cuts through the bullshit l..
Down At The River

Down At The River

A Poem by JR


I never knew quite what to do with the river, so I threw rocks in, I splashed about kicked my feet, even though I could feel the pull ..
The Vulture

The Vulture

A Poem by JR


The vulture gracefully descends, his body bisects the sun he wheels, riding the thermals like air, he slowly descends his shadow over the ..
Upside-Down Jar

Upside-Down Jar

A Poem by JR


Delight of the humming bird she only stays so briefly to dip rosebud of her tongue into the sweetness I offered in an upside-down jar h..
For Beautiful Girls

For Beautiful Girls

A Poem by JR


Oh Lord, I’m such a fool for beautiful girls I throw everything away so easily drop my heart into a hole and stand there, listening ..
Archipelago

Archipelago

A Poem by JR


We have become islands, an archipelago with the sea betweenussilent, and gray, rimmed with fog our beaches are barren except the order..
On The Wing

On The Wing

A Poem by JR


Good god them get-away sticks made for burning a bridge it’s shout-out time, we are screaming like night birds on the wing we allow ..
Lunger

Lunger

A Poem by JR


I almost wish the goddamn thing would come for me fill my lungs with fluid and give me the cough hell I’ve lived with these heav..