Jon Roggie : Writing

Two sides of the same face.

Two sides of the same face.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Yes.I am quiet.I try to be pleasant.When my surroundings are blissful, I have the chance to reflect.Still, your anger causes me pain.The distress arou..
Just going to make a joke.

Just going to make a joke.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Did you just say those words to me?Do you even know who I am?Pay attention.We are in a room of my friends.They will only think I am tipsy, and trying ..
Started with a doodle on a bathroom stall

Started with a doodle on a bathroom stall

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Doing the necessary.Not quite right in the head.Why not?Happen to have a marker in my pocket."When was the last time you were loved?'Quick joke, with..
Scars

Scars

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Time in the sun, they start to show.Change in hue, something you are unable to hide.Years leave their mark.Many come from the job, playing with the bl..
Day in the life

Day in the life

A Poem by Jon Roggie


It doesn't hit me til later.Now, even mentioning it, I feel like a conceited a*s.Not the act, just talking about it.Food for a neighbor, extra that I..
The Garden

The Garden

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Welcome to the garden.Wander for awhile and see what is growing.Careful of the thorns, sometimes they hide underneath the flowers.Many come, cast ther..
The Tortise Winks

The Tortise Winks

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I am always in a hurry.Not my plan, just happens.Stopped on the way to work.Slowly going across the road..Step out and get close.In a hurry, stopped w..
Just for fun.

Just for fun.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Fire is burning low.Your eyes are waiting.One more story.Time has come.The perfect story. One for the campfire.It is not mine, but the memories go bac..
Will I step back?

Will I step back?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


"Will I step back?'So old, still a child.Years have past, and you barely get to know me.Something simple, let you have your way.Now.No.I must try to h..
Don't write angry.

Don't write angry.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The two of you just don't get it.After almost fifty years, I am the youngest.Still, I will have to talk to the both of you, acting like children.Momen..