Creative Writing — The Rhino Sanctuary if rhinos were ideas

I Don’t Make The Rules

Do you have that one bigoted friend on Facebook?

Let’s call him the canary in the white supremacy coal mine.

PoetryJonathan BrownJune 1, 2020Poetry, FTP, ACAB, Creative WritingComment

Racial Slur Cookie Jar

Maybe Tarantino thought it was like Candyman.

If he said it in front of a mirror

three times in a row, Louis CK would appear

and teach him how to sell exclusive content

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 24, 2020quentin tarantino, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Poem, Creative WritingComment

What in the Reincarnation is This? A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 31

So in the following life, you became a traffic light,

which seemed mundane at first. Blinking

in three different colors over and over again

and staying still until the storm hit.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 18, 2020reincarnation, Poetry, Creative Writing, Jonathan BrownComment

Know Your Worth

You’re a world renowned concert violinist

playing a Stradivarius in the metro station

and nobody gives a shit.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 17, 2020Stradivarius, Poetry, Poem, Creative Writing, Jonathan Brown, New OrleansComment

Nero(1) A Stuck Inside Poem: Day 28

[1] After I learned Seneca, the dude who coined stoicism, was Nero’s tutor, it became more obvious that stoicism is indeed for psychopaths.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 15, 2020Nero, Poetry, Poem, Creative Writing, Stuck inside Poem, Jonathan Brown, stoicism, SenecaComment

Cold Ass Jams for Introverts and Other Turtles: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 25

How about a live stream of a dude reading?

Not reading aloud. Just reading.

It would be the jam for introverts.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 12, 2020Poetry, Creative Writing, New OrleansComment

Reshaping the Narrative: A Stuck Inside Poem. Day 24

On average, the size of dad dicks has decreased

significantly since the 1980s. If you ever

peed in the bathroom at a baseball stadium

in one of those long troughs as a child

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 11, 2020Poetry, Creative Writing, NarrativeComment

Killswitch Afternoon

Well, I hacked into the fridge

and stole the chips and hummus.

And I guess it runs in the family

because my dog just ate my cat’s food

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 10, 2020Poetry, Killswitch, New Orleans, Creative WritingComment

Sweet Masterclass Password, Bro: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 23

I wonder if all the legit astronauts

are gonna get pissed after I watch this tutorial

and reenter Earth’s gravity

without all the jet lag.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 9, 2020masterclass, Creative Writing, Poetry, Neil Armstrong, Gordon Ramsey, UsherComment

If a Tree Falls in the Forced in Two Parts: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 21

I was told slow and steady wins the race,

but I don’t take sex advice from animals

who never leave their homes.

What does a turtle know about purple explosions?

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 7, 2020Poetry, If a Tree Falls, New Orleans, Jonathan Brown, Creative Writing, BlogComment

1:04 AM, New Orleans: A Stuck Inside Poem. Day 19

I felt like the 911 operator

felt a type of way

because I didn’t want to give her my name.

Like I was keeping something from her.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 5, 2020New Orleans, Poetry, Stuck inside Poem, Creative Writing, Jonathan Brown, CoronavirusComment

We Jazz June. We.

We are extras lost in the crowd

of Apocalypse Now.

No quirky crime drama starring Fauci

as the virus investigator.

One of my heroes died yesterday

in real life.

The line between murder

and negligence has never been

so thin.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 4, 2020Poetry, We Real Cool., GWENDOLYN BROOKS, Jonathan Brown, New Orleans, Coronavirus, Creative WritingComment

Thoughts on The Artist Way’s Morning Pages

I often rummage through old journals

like I’m on an Easter egg hunt.

They’re not called found poems for nothing.

You gotta look for them.

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 2, 2020Artists Way, Morning Pages, Poem, Poetry, Jonathan Brown, Creative Writing, New Orleans, Julia CameronComment

This One Time, At Tourlife Camp: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 15

The only thing I wanted in life

that night was the approval

of the guy who wrote “Everybody Hurts.”

PoetryJonathan BrownApril 1, 2020REM, Poetry, Go Bar, Creative Writing, Athens GA, Jonathan Brown, Paige Beller, Michael StipeComment

Jelly, It’s Supposed to be Jelly: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 14

Just as soon as I thought things were looking up,

somebody retweeted a pic of a refrigerator truck

outside of the ICU. Now, I can’t unsee it.

PoetryJonathan BrownMarch 31, 2020New Orleans, Poetry, Jonathan Brown, Stuck inside Poem, Coronavirus, Creative WritingComment

Airbnb Blues: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 13

I saw on the news

that airbnb hosts are feeling

their gaggle of golden geese

is really an old crow

with a broken wing

straggling behind the murder

and y’all,

I had to clutch

Tiger King

I wonder how many of my music friends

watched Tiger King and thought,

that’s it! That’s the answer.

I need to start a cult! But not like

other cults. This cult will be chill.

PoetryJonathan BrownMarch 29, 2020Tiger King, Cults, poetry, Jonath, Creative WritingComment

Survivor's Guilt on 1000

Are you even quarantining

if you don’t have a family member

compulsively texting you the rona updates?

I have two homies in the hospital.

They’re healthy. They’re young.

PoetryJonathan BrownMarch 29, 2020poetry, Creative Writing, New Orleans, Jonathan Brown, Coronavirus, Survivors GuiltComment

Asymptomatic: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 10

You know in alien movies

when the whole human race

is about to get obliterated

but right before the people go extinct

they come together and unite

to fight against a common enemy?

I’m not sure that is happening with social distancing.

PoetryJonathan BrownMarch 27, 2020asymptomatic, poetry, Creative Writing, New Orleans, CoronavirusComment

Lifted: A Stuck Inside Poem, Day 8

The people in charge aren’t experts.

They are cosplaying for health insurance.

PoetryJonathan BrownMarch 25, 2020Poetry, Creative WritingComment