Jon Roggie : Writing

The elephant in the room

The elephant in the room

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Do I make a comment?So far it has been silence.Most are running with rousing statements. Declamations seem popular.I was quiet. Wondering, but too sc..
I am losing my hands

I am losing my hands

A Poem by Jon Roggie


No prose,honest declamation.They don't work.If I go quiet,please understand,the body does not cooperate.Still,I will write on the random.I will write.
Stone wishing to fly

Stone wishing to fly

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Someday.I will fly in the sky.Today,still a stone
Scratching the dog's ear

Scratching the dog's ear

A Poem by Jon Roggie


"How you doing?"Not bad.You?"Fair to middlin'"Know the feeling.Taking it easy tonight."You?"Well,it does depend on the definition."Now, we go back to ..
Toes in the water

Toes in the water

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I have been here before, and it gives me a chance to think.Imaginary settling,bringing back a moment from childhood.Time of illusory simplicity.My toe..
If you can wait

If you can wait

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Let the endless bickering flow along,full of repetitions, and ever-changing themes.All I notice is the lack of solutions.Each side playing the blame g..
Meanest, nice guy

Meanest, nice guy

A Poem by Jon Roggie


You have to understand the situation.I am the trainer.This takes something out of you.You turn into a split. Turning on the moment.Every moment,anothe..
Over and over

Over and over

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I could bring in the words of wise men,but I prefer to go a touch more profane.Bullshit.More,and more this is what children are learning.Before any st..
Always the dream

Always the dream

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Forget the world around you.See the possibilities.You set your limitations.Don't blame the world around you,just find your way to wiggle around it.If ..
I am getting irritable

I am getting irritable

A Poem by Jon Roggie


A friend of mine,being kind to those around me, would often advise, "Don't poke the bear."Now, I was the go-between.I caught everything.Needless to s..