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A Collection of Four Poems by J. Helles
Don't Feed the Animals; I brought you up in therapy Which is weird because I hope you never think of me Or speak about my flaws. I...
Jasmine Helles
May 24 min read
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Adam
By Emma Hadlock Oh to love the sweetest dearest Loveliest boy. The most dead he could ever get Was when he stopped speaking. Even today I...
Emma Hadlock
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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I Hope
By Emma Hadlock I hope you find all that you're looking for and the long dark nights don't keep you up I hope that you find comfort in...
Emma Hadlock
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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A Captain's Life for Me
Bein captain ain’t so bad The shoes be a little big The breeches are quite baggy and the shirt does tend to swing I do admit the one...
Jasmine Helles
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Womanly Pirate Tragedy
I left town some 3 weeks ago Pirate crew in tow Set sail for riches and for gold little did I know They was scheming up a plan To take...
Jasmine Helles
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Pain and Waiting
Gnawing, scraping, pulling the cardiac muscle. Blame, it was never your game. Such pain, but how to cope. What to do? Why did this...
Mahala Hart
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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A Hard Night's Work: an illustrative poem
It was a warm evening with a cool breeze, and the moonlight cast its gleam upon the tranquil waters beneath the dark sky, thus...
Elizabeth Bellinger
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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The Fall
I've heard about that fall but never have I approached its unexpected edge. They rumor it should be infinite. A sudden and adventurous...
Alayna Henry
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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Sanna Wilber
Dec 5, 20220 min read
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Medusa's Cave
They slither over skin, a writhing wriggling mass Of serpent scales, scraping against scabs I have amassed Dragging through my streaming...
Megan Slater
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Chosen Chicks
Every time I see sun beams fall upon an autumn tree, I think how lucky I am to be walking about life so free. Hand in hand in hand in...
Jasmine Helles
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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On Friendship and Sisterhood
My eyes they leave stains In the places I have lain Black and gray splotches Rivers run when no one watches Though my head may rest When...

Sanna Wilber
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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Salem
There’s something about the leaves, the ways in which they whistle. They whip and weave around you, they’ll cut you like a thistle. They...
Jasmine Helles
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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Untitled
Every time I see sun beams fall upon an autumn tree, I think how lucky I am to be walking about life so free. Hand in hand in hand in...
Jasmine Helles
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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The Moon and The Sun
Her brilliance warms and brightens my cold surface She shines on me so that I may govern the night My sister the Sun, created on the...
Alayna Henry
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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A Vision of beauty
I wandered up the ragged rocks Through billowing boulders That loomed over my head as I walked Their moss clinging to my fingers As I...

Sanna Wilber
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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The Actor
Oblivious to the punches Mysterious as the night; Climbing over furniture. It’s the actor’s delight. He’s got a dozen different faces...

Elena Ehrhart
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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