Jon Roggie : Writing

Didn't you read that before?

Didn't you read that before?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Yes.You don't catch it all in the first glance.The words grow.Compare it to a slideshow over the years.The images change.Not only for the viewer.
A simple message

A simple message

A Poem by Jon Roggie


This is how it should start, but now to grasp it.It does not need to be complicated.Why should we be burdened down by all of the rhetoric?I can sum it..
Well now

Well now

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Feeling a bit of disconnect.Surge protector of the mind.It might have thrown the switch.Not because of a lack of understanding.More the feel of the in..
Unable to vanish

Unable to vanish

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I won't deny it.I often want to fade into the background.The trouble is it won't work.I seem to be a people person.I am the one who you can talk to.Ye..
Which story?

Which story?

A Poem by Jon Roggie


They have all been told before.Everytime is another variation.Now, is this something to worry about?Only if you can't tell a story.Picture yourself be..
Another 240 years

Another 240 years

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Just a benchmarkIf I can make it that far, why stop?When we hit the pause, figure out a way to pass by it.Time flows.No reason to see an end.
When you are the Trickster

When you are the Trickster

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Trust me. Not an easy job.I get to read Christmas Story, while the grandparents watch.Who do they look at with a question?Then, you are going, "No!""..
Another step

Another step

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Looking at humanities' brutalities. Trust me. Not something to be taken lightly.Coat of cynicism? Probably put on the double coat.Still, shrug it off..
Start with a simple story

Start with a simple story

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I apologize to newcomers.This is still a work in process.Another attempt of learning how to write.Anyway.Simple story.Some may relate.Ever been to a p..
A bit more at ease

A bit more at ease

A Poem by Jon Roggie


Granted, hesitant is the proper mood.Who would listen?Stories are told over, and over again.Each time they take a new meaning.If I tell a story, how d..