Work’s been adorable.
EXHAUSTion
JCD Kerwin
Old guy next to me
is rollin’ down the window of
his big rig.
He lifts a match and
lights up on his cig—
arette.
Got the ugly kind of face
to match
my darling dis—
position.
(Sept. 2014)
Tag Archives: self-worth
Pop’t
Pop’t
JCD Kerwin
I am not amused.
I’m set on stage
as entertainment,
but
I have no balloons,
no tricks to show,
and my face
is washed away.
You laugh anyway.
(August 2014)
Tiffany Blue
Science is ridiculous.
Tiffany Blue
JCD Kerwin
I don’t sparkle,
shine,
or glow
like crafted gems
from caves.
I’m not special,
pristine
or wanted
like diamonds
in your safe.
But I am formed
of iron ore
and will last beyond
every dollar
you throw away.
(August 2014)
Toilet Paper
Toilet Paper
JCD Kerwin
I used to think
poetry
had to be
made of perfect,
pocket-sized
lines,
ready to be ingested
and shat out
like neat rows
of rosebuds.
Now,
I realize
there’s nothing
to a poem
except
the filth you pull
from inside
and smear
across
the page.
(June, 2014)
thrift store holes
thrift store holes
JCD Kerwin
things
could happen
to make the story better
and i
could also
wear sweaters in winter
to prevent
a cold
or.
i could
look like a badass
pretending the ice
doesn’t really
sting
my skin
(June, 2014)
J.C.D. KERWIN 