Jon Roggie : Writing

Standing on the edge

Standing on the edge

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The precipice.Let me stand here.Some of you may want to join.For the initiate, scary.Some of us, a reminder.
Wandering

Wandering

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The room grows too close.I must be social.So, I walk.Stop here, try, but I just see stories.I try to wander, but you always have to show me your eyes...
Slowly open my eyes.

Slowly open my eyes.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Only for a bit.I wince.Knowing the medley, song has grown cold.Close my eyes.Grab some hands.Each leading.
Try to be weary.

Try to be weary.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Waking in the morning, I hear my bones.Time is taking her toll.Still, not yet.Slowed down for a moment.Moment to rest.Mind tries to be weary.Will neve..
I try to find beauty

I try to find beauty

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I could play with rage, share only anger.I can't.I just can't.Anger only taught.Made me look at something else, if only not to go blind.Now, look for ..
I am feeling cranky.

I am feeling cranky.

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I want to sit in the Garden.I want to talk with my friends.Cranky shelled one.
I can only try to share the memory

I can only try to share the memory

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Lemons big as grapefruit, still sweet.Tree big enough for a treehouse, but we just climbed in it.Just a snapshot.Wednesdays, always different.Palm Sp..
The flip of a coin

The flip of a coin

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Always, have to make the choice.Which face to choose?Painful as it may be, my soul warps to the occasion.Flip the coin.See it balance on the edge.I ca..
Reflections

Reflections

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Turn away from the mirror.So many other visions.Look.See your face, shared across the world.In times of pain, anger, and joy.Amazing how we share such..
Urge to tell a tale

Urge to tell a tale

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I feel it, tickling my fingertips.Conversations shift into rhyme, still try to show restraint.Waiting for the time.Maybe here, or maybe...The bus ride..