Jon Roggie : Writing

Hesitant

Hesitant

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Simple message. One spoken before.Different meaning. Same words. Different speaker.Audience changes, and so do the insights.Same words. Seeing the res..
Startled from sleep

Startled from sleep

A Poem by Jon Roggie


A creek of the door, click of the lock, and doubt surrounds you.Memories unfocused, startled in the moment.Sleep.Tomorrow, start again.Memories, soon ..
Hair tinted blue

Hair tinted blue

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Still, you try to hide.Eyes glowing in the daylight, and you put on the shades.You want to be seen, yet you step back.Step forward.Just for a moment.O..
Ever a smile

Ever a smile

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Not because it is expected.To do the predictable. Something which defies my nature.Except one.A grin on a grim cold night.A joke when weariness sets i..
Words stroll along in silence

Words stroll along in silence

A Poem by Jon Roggie


With barely a sound, a simple breath before taking a step.A walk,a write, a momentary relaxation.Time to let the guard down,time to be alone, time oth..
Walk

Walk

A Poem by Jon Roggie


We'll be right back. Let me look at you. Never again. Never again. Walk. Walk away. Don't shed a tear.
My friends

My friends

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The book... Now, the explanations will be longer. Uncle Tom, with our brother, the Brotherman. The nephew, older than the uncle,..
Characters

Characters

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I can't create them. The notion is absurd. The telling of a tale, I am hesitant to say, is simple. To draw others in, and they see ..
When dreams seem to end

When dreams seem to end

A Poem by Jon Roggie


A hollow sight. The scent of desolation, companion with the empty look, and words will not be enough. Tonight, I will sit beside you,..
It feels wrong

It feels wrong

A Poem by Jon Roggie


how can i say it was not with the flow did not blend with the silence words contrived