Jon Roggie : Writing

Eyes over a cup

Eyes over a cup

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Steam helps.I can hide behind, giving a chance to respond.Only for a bit.You wait for a response.Because I'm honest.Hesitation already gives the messa..
Cold on a summer day

Cold on a summer day

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The chill will not go away.Roasting in the sun, sweating in the heat, but the cold has sunk into my bones.Where it has come from, I know not, it has j..
Trying to sink into the shadows

Trying to sink into the shadows

A Poem by Jon Roggie


You did it this time, never thinking you could be held responsible.Before it was always your world, thinking this is how it should be.Damage done to ..
Do you hear me?

Do you hear me?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


In the mounting silence, I am unable to tell.Words across the water, with nary an echo.Scream til my throat bleeds, still no response.Maybe best to ke..
Do you want to?

Do you want to?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Simple question.Do you want to?You know I don't like to repeat myself.Still, you sit there, and you refuse to take the first step.Dreams are dreams un..
Rock garden

Rock garden

A Poem by Jon Roggie


No, not rocking out in the garden.Spot of contemplation, and a place of creation.Ever changing landscape, reflecting the ocean in the sand.A refuge o..
Going for a walk

Going for a walk

A Poem by Jon Roggie


What's that?You want to come along?If you like.No, please.This isn't a time for conversation.If I wanted to talk, I would have said, I am going to the..
Midnight's light

Midnight's light

A Poem by Jon Roggie


After darkness falls, and I come awake.I resume my endless journey, traveling through the night.Sometimes accompanied, often alone.Constantly moving, ..
Slipping away

Slipping away

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Try to deny, but I'm not a fool.Started awhile ago, somehow didn't notice.Slowly drifting apart. Should have been clear.Once, we were so close, now ou..
Skating away

Skating away

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Blast from the past.