Poems from JJAM
When I was younger
Peter Pan told me to never grow up
And there were times when I listened to him
There were times when I didn’t
But...
Hello
My name is Jasmine
I mean my name is Young
I mean my name is Girl
I mean my name is Woman
Hi there
I’d like to tell you a story...
Blankness is
An anxiety
That gut wrenching
Tear Jerking
Oh snap!
... ... ... ...
Oh my gosh I forgot the rest of the lines
I practiced...
I hated myself because
I had depression.
I thought diagnosing myself
With depression was
My way of pitying myself
And that always...
You’re the whitest person I know!
They laugh and look at me expectantly
Their eyes gloss over
And they fidget from foot to foot
Like they’...