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Honest Tea

silhouette couple dancing in the sunset.

Sit with me. Let’s have a cup of honest tea, and figure out exactly where we’re meant to be.

Posted byJohn OnyxJanuary 24, 2022Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:best-friend, heartbreak, honesty, love, play-on-words, poem, poet, poetry, rhymingLeave a comment on Honest Tea

A Monopoly on Madness

At the end of the night, we all must pay our tab. And when the money runs out, all that’s left is everything we’re running from.

Posted byJohn OnyxDecember 28, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:chaospoetry, johnonyx, moneyproblems, monopoly, poem, poet, poetry, self-discovery, selfharmLeave a comment on A Monopoly on Madness

Why Write Poetry?

Blog Title Why Write Poetry

A long time ago, in a classroom far far away… I wanted to be a writer.

Posted byJohn OnyxDecember 3, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx Blog PostsTags:beginings, blog, dreams, growingup, loss, poet, poetry, reason, writerLeave a comment on Why Write Poetry?

Time to Time

As if happiness has a certain scent that even my best lavender softener could pretend to be.

Posted byJohn OnyxOctober 20, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:depression, love, poet, self-hate, self-loveLeave a comment on Time to Time

Fear of Light

I’m trying so hard to forgive myself, for all the things that were never my fault.

Posted byJohn OnyxOctober 13, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:beauty, depression, heartbreak, loss, pain, poem, poet, poetry, verse, writer

Watercolor Chaos

I asked your heart to hold still so I could paint you in my dreams; knowing all along, that I love the way watercolor runs in the rain.

Posted byJohn OnyxOctober 5, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:beauty, depression, heartbreak, loss, love, pain, poem, poet, poetry, verseLeave a comment on Watercolor Chaos

Impossible Odds

Please… Let me torture myself a little longer, so that I don’t forget what it feels like to fall in love.

Posted byJohn OnyxSeptember 28, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:beauty, depression, heartbreak, loss, love, pain, poem, poet, poetry, verseLeave a comment on Impossible Odds

Sweetest Dreams

Maybe someday, I might show up, in your sweetest dreams…

Posted byJohn OnyxAugust 4, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:depression, heartbreak, love, pain, poem, poet, poetryLeave a comment on Sweetest Dreams

The Wanderer

The madness, might grip my soul, and crumble me like the ten-page love letter I never sent to my high school sweet heart.

Posted byJohn OnyxJune 6, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:depression, pain, poem, poet, poetry

Somewhere

I’ll keep driving for now, at least, until somewhere, catches up to me.

Posted byJohn OnyxMay 25, 2021December 31, 2021Posted inJohn Onyx PoemsTags:driving, poet, poetry, time, travelLeave a comment on Somewhere

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