Jon Roggie : Writing

You will never know

You will never know

A Poem by Jon Roggie


If you don't make the attempt, how do you know?Take a chance.Case in point,and it might give a clue to the mindset.This was one of my older brother's ..
They don't always work

They don't always work

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Time of second-guessing.I am trying to learn restraint.Disrupts the flow of the story.I refrain from brutal honesty.Well. I do try.People picking fres..
Can we try to keep it straight?

Can we try to keep it straight?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Focusing on injustice,other's pain are swept aside.Chance of unity,turns to ashes.There.I got the poetic part out of the way.Now,I have to combine his..
Racing the storm

Racing the storm

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Before you tell a story,there is usually another story.It adds to the background.Sometimes,it might seem like adding a few words,if only to pad the co..
Have some fun

Have some fun

A Poem by Jon Roggie


If your words may let you bleed, write them.Get it out of your system.Now, once the touch of pain has been expressed, try something.Laugh.Write with a..
Decide

Decide

A Poem by Jon Roggie


How do you make a choice?On what do you make your decision?Do you let yourself be taken away by the surface,or do you try to see what is underneath?Fi..
Some grand meaning

Some grand meaning

A Poem by Jon Roggie


After all of this time,I realize your expectations have grown.Yet,I feel you will be disappointed.Enjoy the little things.Simple moments in life waiti..
Not as I was

Not as I was

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Time makes some changes, causing subtle alterations.Once, I trudged along.Growing more solemn.Each step seemed purposeless.Finally,I rested, wrapped i..
Why did we stay?

Why did we stay?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


The thing most do not realize is we were already there. We returned to a place our souls had been missing.Have you ever walked into a place, and from ..
A little bit of luck

A little bit of luck

A Poem by Jon Roggie


If it was skill, I would have quit long ago.I seem to have a touch.Win when it is unexpected.Not what others think,you should understand.Eight cents i..