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Diverse Verse – Christmas Special
Hola amigos, A brand new Christmas special of Diverse Verse will be released in December, and we are looking for poets to feature in the episode. If you are interesting in reading one of your poems for the show, please send an email to jennifer@jenniferjuan.com to find out more about being apart of the show.…
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Your Tears
Your tears,my lover,they tear me apart,and I am rebuilt,no longer a soldier in the war of our wanting,just a dreamer in a field of dandelions,writing you a verse about the roses that grow when you blow me a kiss from your bedroom window.
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Anything
Tied up my hair in a ribbon,eyes glistening,gazing at the vermillion sky.I waited for the stars,but the hands of time stopped turning,and the oxygen was glowing as I knelt by the open window.My hands were clasped together,writing love letters with soft lips to the universe.Pleading with a pout,as my desires dance into the ether. I…
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The World’s Greatest Amateur Actress
I tried to tell her that I was sorry,but she was distracted,her eyes glittering as she gazed in silent awe at my jewellery.My mouth was dry,no matter how many overpriced cocktails I put on my credit card.I saw her eye the packet of cigarettes that was peeking from my open handbag,and I instinctively tutted,like a…
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The Mad Queen’s Tears
You grew jealous of my tears,how they gently stroked my face as I slowly lost my mind, in your absence.You called me your mad Queen,your doolally doll,dying once an hour until you picked up the phone,then collapsing into infatuated incoherence at the sound of your voice. I never cry when you’re close,ironing your shirts in…