Writing

ARTS & LETTERS

My writing often spills out during times of change—joyous, sad, ambivalent. Sometimes it's an essay, other times a poem. If something resonates with you, good or bad, I hope you'll let me know.

Poetry Melissa Jordan Grey Poetry Melissa Jordan Grey

The Woods

Once in a while, we dance through the woods
And swing from the swaying limbs
Of my broken family tree.

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Poetry Melissa Jordan Grey Poetry Melissa Jordan Grey

Your Birthday

Yesterday was your birthday.

I saw the calendar and reflexively panicked.

Forced to honor you for so many years

While that date meant nothing but grief.

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He’s Gone

Blanketed by sparkling skies
Cloaked in dreams romanticized
I felt a sound
A rumble in the distance
Grew louder with insistence
It threw me to the ground

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On Father’s Day

I lost my father when I was five.

He died last Friday.

He gave to many, withheld from some.

His musical talent flows through me.

But so does a melancholy born of a tender age.

I grieve—not for what was

But for what could never be.

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