Poetry & Creative Writing

Jenny Penland

Event Horizon ‣ My Achilles, you'll always be.

Is this what you need to see The empty soul I’ve come to be A heart collapsed to singularity Just a black hole, ever widening Long...

Jenny Penland

Late Night Dopamine ‣ This is your brain on love.

Perhaps a mind's only fine when it pretends. Must be why it always begins again.

Jenny Penland

Envisage ‣ A broken glance that whispers - never, ever, ever.

Imagine saying no until it excites you; 'til it bores you. Imagine saying no until you can't imagine wasting you breath on the syllable.

Jenny Penland

Heart Shaped Rain Clouds ‣ how far we go to forget.

I’ve never much identified with sad. I’ve been hurt and torn and scared. Flippant, anxious, wary. I’ve known the sting of betrayal’s...

Jenny Penland

Warning Label ‣ The itch you can't scratch out.

Remind yourself at the end, before I crawl my way in, under your skin.

Jenny Penland

My Advice? Just Love ‣ Love unabashedly, unconditionally, authentically, and without fear.

Learning who and what and how to love is a messy, messy process. But the heartaches and mistakes, if learned from, will better you.

Jenny Penland

Growing Pains ‣ She's my litmus for all others.

I close my eyes and try to memorize the patterned sound of squeak-creak-squeak-creak, as our chair rocks back and forth atop the uneven wood

Jenny Penland

A Flame By Any Other Name ‣ The day she learned the difference.

You know when the train’s comin' - How fast it’s goin’ - And that you’re standin’ - Where it’s headed.

Jenny Penland

Almost ≠ Enough ‣ Paper Cuts.

There’s this part of me that hungers for the bloodlet. It’s like breaking a bone to set a sprain or lighting a controlled burn to put out...

Jenny Penland

Soulfire ‣ You're holding all the aces, girl - you've just got to play your cards.

I have always been a cautious person... Someone who errs more towards toeing the water than diving in, head first. So when friends urged...