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Self-Centred
Was it my mistake or your demise?/ I tried to write your alibies/ supported your delusions/ ’cause I thought you might get something right. Continue reading
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Feelings Festered
’cause if I’d say the wrong thing/ like a human, like a child/ I’d never live it down/ you collect mistakes to hold against me/ and you don’t lose count Continue reading
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I Love You Like The Universe
If I try to define it, try to outline it/ you’d think there’s nothing there/ Just like dark matter/ it can’t be captured. Continue reading
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Tea Leaves
The tea leaves you left me to interpret/ I try to bring meaning to surface Continue reading
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Perth Live Poetry Set (Video)
Written in 2025/MAR Thank you to Perth Poetry Club and The Moon Café for hosting my poetry! It was uncanny to think I had this opportunity exactly 6 months after my first poetry gig. I am really proud of myself for this because my FND has become so menacing this year that I was not… Continue reading
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I’d Feel a Little Better with my Hand in Yours – Original Song
And I’ve never ever needed you here more/ and I really need to see you make the effort/ Because my hands are shaking/ and it’s not because I’m crying Continue reading
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Can Anyone Read My Mind?
I realise it’s the evenings/ when my feelings hit high-tide/ gnawing at my loneliness/ to try to force some openness. Continue reading
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Patience and Chrysanthemums
Patience and chrysanthemums/ and standing at your doorstep/ The weight of you is out of view/ the centre of my orbit Continue reading
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First Live Poetry Set (Video)
Written in 2024/SEP Thank you to That Poetry Thing at Smith’s Alternative, Canberra, for the fantastic opportunity, and thank you to my dear sister, Stacey, for filming this set for me. I absolutely loved sharing my poetry with the audience! As much as I love my poems in their written form, speaking them into existence… Continue reading
About Me
I’m Jacqueline and I’m originally from Western Australia but now I live in Adelaide. I advocate for Australians living with FND, and I hope to return to live poetry performance in the future.
I made this blog because I wanted to share my poems with other people. I’m also working on longer projects, but this website is just for my smaller projects at the moment.
I hope to make a living out of writing someday which is why I’ve put the donation button on this website.
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