Posted on July 6, 2026
by Jamieson Wolf
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When I was old enough to realize that my body was disabled, I prayed to God to make me into someone else, and to take away what made me different. When I realized that I was gay, I prayed to God harder than before… Continue Reading “Just As I Am – A Poem”
Category: PoemsTags: abnormal, Cerebral Palsy, different, Disabled, embarassing, fight, Gay, God, hate, healing, Hid, hide, Jamieson Wolf, life, living, loathe, Love, Mom, Multiple Sclerosis, poem, Prayer, Prove, Queer, Something to Prove, spirit, writing
Posted on June 22, 2025
by Jamieson Wolf
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I have been trying to find my way through the hills and valleys of myself. It’s been a slow peeling back of the terrain that my body holds so that I can see what it hides underneath. There are veins that run in the… Continue Reading “The Deep Terrain – A Poem”
Category: PoemsTags: birds, blooming, body, Cascade, chains, Change, Cycle, Dark, deep, Deep Terrain, earth, Freedom, growth, Hatred, hide, hills, Hope, key, life, life force, light, Love, mountains, poem, Poetry, Release, rocks, secrets, self-hate, self-worth, Shame, Skin, terrain, underneath, valleys, water, writing
Every time I was taught to be ashamed of myself, I would put a little piece of my spirit within the shadows of the cavern. When I had to go to school and pretend to be someone that I wasn’t so that I could… Continue Reading “The Cavern – A Poem”
Category: PoemsTags: Hidden, hide, Homosexuality, LGBTQIA+, light, Love, Mockery, Queer, Rock, secrets, Self love, Shine, spirit, The Cavern, Walls
Posted on February 18, 2024
by Jamieson Wolf
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“I still have that piece you gave me. You can have it back.” It’s like I can see the words floating in the air in front of me. “I put your painting with the rest of the give away pile.” I think of the… Continue Reading “Smoke in the Air – A Poem”
Category: Covid Poems, PoemsTags: art, Artist, away, basement, Gift, hide, Me, myself, Painting, piece, spirit