JessicaRose : Writing

C'est la vie... C'est la mort

C'est la vie... C'est la mort

A Poem by JessicaRose


We will always be alittle death,swooping down to pluck upwhat remains, what everythingleaves behind.We are the purveyors ofhuman appetites, immoral an..
Secret Admirer

Secret Admirer

A Poem by JessicaRose


Your secrets bloomed on the page,and held me captive.I could not look away, could not stopdevouring youword by word, admission by admission.The syllab..
The Leaving Ballad

The Leaving Ballad

A Poem by JessicaRose


I left the frosty New York skylineon crystalline mornings. I couldn't handle the clarity,didn't want it.I knew there was no place for me:enmeshed in s..
Dealer's Choice (working title)

Dealer's Choice (working title)

A Poem by JessicaRose


We trashed the place. Broken bottlesand tattered curtains.Down feathers trapped in my ratted hair.Who knew the s**t-hole could splurgeon real pillows,..
(Untitled)

(Untitled)

A Poem by JessicaRose


I have had time anddistanceto consider all of this.Separation has allowed me to becomecold andanalyticalabout this tear in the fabric.And I,bitter as ..
Pushing Buttons

Pushing Buttons

A Poem by JessicaRose


I've been sick and sad for far too longover an uncertainty. Unfortunately I've not yetlearned how to tamp down the inexplicable urgeto second-guess an..
Untitled

Untitled

A Poem by JessicaRose


Yes,I loved you with everythingI had.But,there came a point when Irealizedthat love would have been better spenton myself.
Eventually, Everything Connects

Eventually, Everything Connects

A Poem by JessicaRose


OUr lives all come togetherin circles.Some, small as the spiral shellof a child's ear.Some, decades in diameter.Some, thin - imperceptibleas a trip wi..
The Wanderers

The Wanderers

A Poem by JessicaRose


We are the Wanderers.Nomads of an urban wasteland,where the artificial reigns supreme.We can't travel on their highwaysand by-ways, for we are not of ..
Social Anxiety (working title)

Social Anxiety (working title)

A Poem by JessicaRose


I stare into my lap when I'm in a crowded room.I create elaborate fantasies of loversand friendswho would never turn their backs on me. I whisper to t..

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