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Jess Marlo Poem
You are a thief
You have stolen the shine from her hair and the light from her smile
You auctioned off every unmarked joy you took
You put smiles into storage units, and laughs under lock and key
You took her away from us, you locked her in her room
She is curled up in bed protesting your presence
Yet you have weaselled you way into her life again
Where you loom over her like the clouds that block the sun
Where you infect her mind , seeping in like the rags we’ve used to sop up the blood
The blood you drew and made us believe she did it
I know it was you
You are a thief
You have taken my friend
You have taken a mother
You have taken a sister
You have taken a daughter
You left behind a shell
You are a thief
You try to take her life away from her
You try to convince her it is worth nothing
But I believe in her like I believe the ocean meets the sand
And I know she is stronger than you
I know you will continue to turn off the lights and try to leave her in the dark,
But she is stronger than the struggle.
She struggles not to shine.
She is the light that bleeds into darkness.
She is the sunrise, sending off the stars.
And you are a thief.
I saw you take her smile. I saw you take her will.
I saw you take her hope. Now I don't see her anymore.
I just see you.
You are a thief.
You are depression.
You steal away smiles and lives, friends and family.
You feed on misery.
You stole my friend.
I will remind her of what she has lost until we bury you.
I will tell her to stand for joy,
And to stand against you.
We will not let you in anymore.
You are not robin hood.
You are not invincible.
You are not her,
And you are not welcome.
I can see through you.
I know what you are.
You are a thief.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2022
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Jess Marlo Poem
I invite you to see my milestones;
Twisted tea tastes better.
I want you to understand my goals;
Twisted tea tastes better.
I want you to be in my life;
But you drink until you steal a strangers sweater.
I offer you love when you feel alone -
You don't think I"ll worry ever;
But I'm not sure Twisted tea should taste better.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2023
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Jess Marlo Poem
Broken mugs
And broken promises
A broken lamp
And broken knuckles
A broken TV
And a broken stack of plates
Broken drywall
And broken glasses
Broken bottles
And a broken door
This is a broken home
And my heart cannot break anymore
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2025
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Jess Marlo Poem
Pour every second and every ounce,
Into a reality that cannot be actualized.
Try your hardest and go the mile;
You will be told it is not enough.
It's hard to find any solace in this world;
Your biggest achievements feel unnoticed.
If you can find the strength to realize your achievements are for you,
You perhaps can find enough peace to remember how well you have done.
You made it this far, didn't you?
There are many things I do not understand.
I do not know why some that I love can slam the door so quickly,
I do not know why some hurt eachother like this.
I know that the more love I splash on others the more love washes over me:
I know that it does not pay to be angry.
I know that you did your best,
I know you have regrets.
I know you have achievements,
And I know you deserve love.
It's just hard to realize you aren't the love I deserve.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2023
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Jess Marlo Poem
I have grown tired of violence over love.
I threw my cautions aside when I felt this for you,
and I swore I would not be a punished woman.
You will not be the exception to this any longer.
I cannot believe I thought I could find love in this pain,
as if I deserved to sift through your eagerness to anger to find what love you could spare for me.
I do not know when I will actualize the reality of where my heart is now,
but I cannot pretend anymore that you did not break me.
I do not know when you first said you did not love me,
I don't know why I let you take it back.
But I do not love you, because I cannot love you.
Not when you don't love me.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2023
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Jess Marlo Poem
If a tree falls in the forest,
And nobody is there to hear it,
Does it even make a sound?
And if I'm screaming out for help,
And nobody is ever going to listen,
Did I even have a voice?
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2025
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Jess Marlo Poem
I say things like "never let some a**hole ruin your day",
But regardless of the facade, people get to me.
I have emotions bottled up inside me decades old,
I spent too long walking around saying to my sad old self
"Nobody will ever know what you felt today."
Sometimes I think I hurt myself,
But when I look at my scars I know I did.
I can recall being told that I should not take razors to my skin because that's what
"Deeply damaged people do".
I'm not sure if I'd say I'm deeply damaged or not, i don't know.
Nobody told me what qualifies as "deep", so it's hard to gage.
I'd say I'm carrying around a pretty significant package of pain.
Things were hard then and they are now too,
We all went through it, you were there, you know.
It was hard.
We watched our mother diminish to a breathing skeleton and we watched our father break.
His wife was dying - he was trying - some were lying - regardless of evidence some weren't buying - I was crying.
Cmon.
It was tough and we delt how we could.
Yes, it still hurts today.
I think it always will.
Some of us left too soon and some of us are far too blue.
I'm sure if we can forgive eachother we can get better.
I don't know what I'm talking about -
Maybe we'll never get better.
How the fcuk are we supposed to know if we don't try?
I want to feel good guys,
We were good.
I need you all.
You aren't "just the past" and I wish i never had thought like that.
Maybe we are now, because I'm not sure we can mend this.
I don't know. I want you guys to come home though.
I miss you all.
I love you, and I never stopped.
The love is real. It exists here with us.
Don't hold back when love exists.
Don't hold back - just come back.
~a sad, incoherent poem written by a sad tipsy poet with family problems
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2023
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Jess Marlo Poem
I know you don't understand.
I don't know how you could.
I never made it clear to you, but lately things are no good.
I moved 1000 miles away with someone I thought would treat me right,
and now I'm stuck, I'm scared and there's no end in sight.
I've asked for help but I cut my ties and some said to fight him off,
but they don't understand I've already lost it all.
I tried to fight, I made it worse - maybe I'm not strong enough.
Maybe I never should have thought I was anything like tough.
I dont know, I blame me too, but I still want to ask you for help,
I just know that again you'll say i brought this on myself.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2023
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Jess Marlo Poem
I can't help but wonder if we could even fix it anymore.
I don't know if I could ever forget crying there on the floor.
And I can't help but feel that all our future has in store,
Is years, and years, and years of horror.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2025
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Jess Marlo Poem
Raise your fist,
Hope I cower,
You want me to stay, but
I can't take another hour.
Make me feel worthless,
It's your superpower.
You say you don't love me,
And I can't take another hour.
You scream at me,
You're always sour,
You said you wouldn't hurt me again,
But I can't take another hour.
You said you'd quit drinking,
But your alcoholism flowered,
I can't trust you anymore,
So I can't take another hour.
You said you'd help me feel comfortable again,
But you helped me feel like I needed to shower.
You didn't respect my wishes,
And I can't take another hour.
You bought me a ring,
Then you became dour,
You took my safety and my happiness.
I can't take another damn hour.
You've made me stay here before,
It feels like my free will was devoured.
One day I'll get out,
Because I can't take one more f%ckin hour.
Copyright © Jess Marlo | Year Posted 2024
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