Category Archives: poetry writing

letter from charlotte

Posted on April 5, 2015 by jswaingrass78

Author’s note–This is still in rough form but very meaningful to me. Revisions may occur later this evening. letter from charlotte let me tell you when they say it gets better that’s bullshit so let’s get that out of the … Continue reading →

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diagnosis

Posted on April 4, 2015 by jswaingrass78

diagnosis viewed on a label the script screaming against a label bleached by order five words separated by indignant colons this is clarity this is not chaos you have fought sterility been defined by the denial of your heart’s drum … Continue reading →

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afternoon interlude

Posted on April 4, 2015 by jswaingrass78

afternoon interlude …watching a beautiful sky with a brisk wind flitting through the trees waving their leaf flags like wands. my daughter chatting to herself, golden hair a parachute of hope and innocent joy. my hands typing, fingers plying a … Continue reading →

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length

Posted on April 3, 2015 by jswaingrass78

length in monday’s fog she arrives, a knife slicing through the grey haze encasing me.  her fingers feather my eyelids, telling me to unwrap my story. here it is:  i was broken, my nerves crawling snakes from the width of me … Continue reading →

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