JR : Writing

Unabashed

Unabashed

A Poem by JR


Early spring weeds in my yard lattice-like weave across the hard scrabble dig in with their insistent toes and unfurl themselves verdant a..
Low Places

Low Places

A Poem by JR


Every evening my loneliness gathers around me like ground fog gets into my crevasses and cracks into my vales and valleys all my low place..
Thrill

Thrill

A Poem by JR


I was cutting corners when I held the softest parts of her to my lips riding out the curves I found on her body, inertia in my fingert..
Horses at the Drop

Horses at the Drop

A Poem by JR


There is always time for sorrow like horses, who run with the wind along the sloped line of the drop hooves sure as thunder they don&rsquo..
Poetry of Her

Poetry of Her

A Poem by JR


It has gone to my head like wine unfurled from my veins as velvet wrapped my heart with heat and my lungs with hefty air this ..
Throwing Knives

Throwing Knives

A Poem by JR


We threw knives at the old dead pine he’d marked off a distance with a toe in the rust of the rich dirt he said, it’s two and a ..
Frogger

Frogger

A Poem by JR


When I was a kid we found these frogs living in a big puddle in the neighborhood. I thought it would be funny to make a frog dizzy and see if he hoppe..
Conductor

Conductor

A Poem by JR


He liked to play dress up wear costumes and the other kids mocked him they’d probably call it cosplay these days, but there wasn..
Cannibal

Cannibal

A Poem by JR


My beard grows longer, it will cover the hollow of my cheeks where I no longer meet the suburban American ideal it will cover the frown of..
Zero Sum

Zero Sum

A Poem by JR


It’s a zero sum game it’s like playing with knives or Russian roulette it’s like licking a nine volt just for the shock ..