A poem Hands held in the darkness Held in the light Words whispered inside our heads bounce off the sun and into the heart of God -Saschia Jayne Johnson
Tag Archives: Poetry
Heard
A poem hints on the bathroom walls in the creak of an old door step through the threshold not the walk of shame but not far from it Lift your chin find the words and scribble them down before life echoes your words to the world before you even get a say in the matter.Continue reading “Heard”
Zodiac
A Poem She looks to the sky and finds a man. He looks to the sky and finds a woman. They look to the sky and find each other. Not some romantic night out. A connection. -Saschia Jayne Johnson Check out my debut novel Writer’s Quest: A Triptych
I Can’t Hear You
A poem I opened the window and it all went out. It –the remanence of us The poetry, the novel, the memories. out with a whoosh. I stopped listening. Drowned myself between the legs of a feral woman What am I? Am I a woman left to contemplate life and how I make anything ofContinue reading “I Can’t Hear You”
It’s Ok to have a Growing To Be Read Pile
My To Be Read (TBR) pile is getting a tad dusty, but that didn’t stop me from getting The Maidens written by Alex Michaelides. Yes, books are supposed to be read, but me and the rest of the reading community fully support books on the shelf that haven’t been read yet. Here’s the truth, youContinue reading “It’s Ok to have a Growing To Be Read Pile”
Working on My Log Line
Writer’s Quest is an experimental fiction novel about a painter who’s searching for her mom and meets a mystical mentor. It’s a story told through different styles of storytelling that shares a woman’s artistic and personal transformation. Do you have a log line you’ve used? Share in the comments? I found a insightful blog postContinue reading “Working on My Log Line”
Writer’s Cure
“I am an artist… I am here to live out loud.” -Emile Zola There’s something about being a writer that adds flavor to the world. Life’s not so boring anymore once you start writing. Even the hardest parts of writing are not due to flavorlessness. The most flavorless part of writing is when you don’tContinue reading “Writer’s Cure”
Calling All Substack Writers
I’m on Substack If you’re a writer on Substack Check me out! Would love to follow other writers and stuff. Let’s connect. https://substack.com/profile/51017041-saschia-jayne-johnson?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page
Do You Need Words?
This thing we have it’s biblical. Feels as sacred as the womb of a woman who saw Jesus. You know this thing we have runs deeper than most. I lay my bones at the foot of our holy place. Chest against chest. Bones against bones clatter and dance. Tongues dipped in wine dipped in kisses.Continue reading “Do You Need Words?”
A Poem
Desire Eyes They shift and blink and stare. Some day they may find you here free from chains, shaking loose the nightmares that keep you cooped up in the house. I know you’re stuck in that insane loop. Sit still so I can untie you. -Saschia Ealier on Substack I posted… The truth is, regardlessContinue reading “A Poem”
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