Jon Roggie : Writing

Started with a whimsy

Started with a whimsy

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I know this one is going to be misunderstood.
Let it start

Let it start

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Walk in. Room is so empty. Concrete floor just adds to the cold.Set it up.The lights just add to the mood.Marshalls are set.Tune up.Warming up.Let the..
Regain the dream lost

Regain the dream lost

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Not easy, I know it is hard.Day to day, it makes it easy to lose our way.Slights from those around, added to personal doubts.The sum overwhelms the wh..
Sitting on the cliff

Sitting on the cliff

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Don't worry, not what you think.Just a moment in nature, moment to relax.Eagle flies over, landing on the branches.(Yes, not a metaphor, or any kind ..
Set aside my anger

Set aside my anger

A Poem by Jon Roggie


"Don't poke the bear with a stick." Sound advice, not given to me, but those around me. Sound advice. I am the shield. I am the one wh..
Balance

Balance

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I will never be the happy one.I refuse to be the sad one.Sound odd?Thoughts and emotions surround me, and they all take their toll.Never a day has com..
It wasn't what you said

It wasn't what you said

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Suddenly, you say I've grown distant.It may be true.Do you know why?Started with the hesitation, flinch from my touch.Downcast eyes, hurried departur..
Concentrate on the music.

Concentrate on the music.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The details hammer me.An hour in public, and I am starting to be overwhelmed.Only the start of the day.The details.Fighting couple.Single dad with his..
Make the dragon scream

Make the dragon scream

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Will you ever learn?Just relax.I walk through the flames of your anger.Talk to me.Not insults.Don't try to arouse the fire within.By now, you should k..
While I dream.

While I dream.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Take a moment, merely in dreams, where did the words land.Did they help?All I wanted.Contests, reviews, they are not my goal.Trying to travel, just mo..