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Author Archives: Jennifer Patino

Hello, 37: A Birthday Poem

This year most of
the world walked
a bit in my
self-isolation moccasins

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:aging, amwriting, birthday, happy birthday, life, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writing, writing community

Grrr-ipped: A Poem

Understanding
isn’t something
I can grovel for

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 12, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, confessional poetry, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writing, writing community

Notice a Pattern

Yes, there are dark corners
to cling to

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 9, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:confessional poetry, living, mental health, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writers, writing, writing community

I Hate This Dream

on a crumbling seawall
you wanna talk
ultimate dreams

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 6, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:confessional poetry, dream, nightmare, poem, poetry, poetry community, ptsd, writing, writing community

Elliott

There’s a way back to blue
& to you, but we couldn’t
remind you in time

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 4, 2020June 4, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:grief, mourning, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, rip, writing community

Prose-Poem: The Placing

The green of the air.
The scent of choking desert.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 1, 2020Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:amwriting, confessional, confessional poetry, life, poem, poetry, poetry community, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, writing, writing community

Movie Mothers

I want to call you up
and say that every
movie I watch lately
stars you.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 29, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:movies, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writers, writing, writing community

Motor

Now my mouth doesn’t know what
my shadow is saying.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 27, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, spoonies, writers, writing, writing community1 Comment on Motor

The Miracle

“The miracle wasn’t that the statues were crying;
It was in the amount of people who undoubtedly
believed that they were witnessing one.”

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 23, 2020May 23, 2020Posted inFlash FictionTags:fiction, Flash Fiction, miracle, short story, story, writers, writing community

Harlequin Frames

while deciphering spatter, I remember
your squinting, your pondering,
& the magnetics of twiddling fingers

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writing, writing community

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