john alan willox : Writing

because i can

because i can

A Poem by john alan willox


so god says, “it’s been a while.” and i says, “yeah, well after you took the folks, wasn’t much left to ..
as a child

as a child

A Poem by john alan willox


as a child i had a dog, white and fluffy as a cloud. he guarded our house, more by personality than by stance… ..
obituary

obituary

A Poem by john alan willox


i checked the obituaries today, my name was absent. i felt no relief. i’ve always wanted to see my name in print. ..
bucket of rain

bucket of rain

A Poem by john alan willox


i am saving a bucket of rain to spend on a dry day. i am saving my disease safe from cure. i am saving my voice in case i ever ..
allegory

allegory

A Poem by john alan willox


i was wounded by an allegory … it was not love, it was like love, as love, but it was not really love…just ..
my father taught

my father taught

A Poem by john alan willox


my father taught me to turn a bottle to mix the oils, before opening, and then he taught me how to pour; within his skin, i li..
irish girl

irish girl

A Poem by john alan willox


there’s an irish girl upstairs, who makes noise as she marches across my ceiling. her husband, the italian, walks ..
the northern lights

the northern lights

A Poem by john alan willox


once i saw the northern lights, the aurora borealis. so i went and got a lawn chair and i laid out on the lawn. it was jus..

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