janiejonstone

"Emily Dickinson woos me with her charm;Sylvia Plath satisfies my hungry depression.Keats loves and leaves me in his world;Shakespeare picks up the pieces and makes me whole.And yet, the sweetest, most..."

"I re-read that noteAnd then I chokedOn the cyanide that gently pokedMy senses into nothingness. I spewed all over grandma’s floor –Stumbling puke from wall to wallGasp just once before I fallTowards t..."

"The letter of my heartbreak Lay on the bedside table. Newly finished; carefully inked name not yet dry. I stared at it, wondering what it might mean. What it could mean – the possible explosives carri..."

"I cannot work out how to describe this moment in words. I know it will forever be important to remember (there was a moment similar to this one last week, and I’ve kicked myself since for not writi..."

"My boyfriend likes to watch me sleep. He's fascinated by my body. At night, when he thinks I'm asleep, his hands wander all over me. His favourite places are those that he cannot touch by day - the ar..."

"This is the first poem I’ve written, Since I found out the truth of your lie. Not to put too fine a point on it, I Hate you For what you’ve done to me. I’ve only cried once in front of you about this,..."