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An Old Verse on Dreams

As a child, I often had vivid dreams and terrifying nightmares. I still do. In grade school, we were asked to submit poems to a poetry contest. I knew immediately that I wanted to write about my dreams, and I still remember the poem, all these years later. Sometimes it comes to mind randomly, and … Continue reading An Old Verse on Dreams →

Jess Uncategorized Leave a comment October 30, 2021October 24, 2021

Poem to Self

I had a great awakening. A brilliant, splendid, lovely idea, and it explained everything. It could have changed everything. But I failed to write it down, to commit it to memory, and repeat it every day. And so it changed nothing.

Jess Uncategorized October 23, 2021October 23, 2021

Form and Substance

Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash Form. / Substance. The visible bits. / The truth. The outward structure. / The inner purpose. What we call it, when asked to name it. / What we realize it means, when asked to give it up. Our personas, identities, titles, and achievements. / Our fears, dreams, psychoses, anxieties, … Continue reading Form and Substance →

Jess Uncategorized October 17, 2021October 18, 2021
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