“Celebrity”
carriejonesbooks "Celebrity" Your life could be hated so much. Once celebrated, you must know the joy—never. Sitting by the sky’s vastness, Listening to the screams Hitting you. You must remember To…
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Out of Our Cages
Out of Our Cages Poets speak of blossoms from brown paper bags, Walks of calmness through April days, And critics decry the lack of meter In a poem that moved…
No One Wants to Admit
No one wants to admit that the moment they are home alone, They start singing show tunes or childhood hits, Pretending the crowds are adoring as they slide in socks…
The Retouch
The Retouch They take me And blot away all the flaws. A sun spot becomes plain flesh. A wrinkle vanishes. The eraser moves over my whole image. Sometimes I wonder…
Spring
This poem is (I think) part of me delving into a character of a young adult novel work in progress. Spring My nerves are jangled, frayed. Panic touches the under…