Jon CollinsWe Are ButWe are but A momentary merging of wavelengths into mass Improbabilistic collections of circumstance Overlaid by incomprehension Crushed…Jun 18, 2023Jun 18, 2023
Jon CollinsAlways PlacesAlways places, never faces Although the words align Dreams of journeys, of passengers But the trip begets the theme: People — messengers…Mar 17, 2023Mar 17, 2023
Jon CollinsThe Shape Of ThingsThe shape of things isn’t always What it seems, on the surface A thin veneer, obscuring That what appears as form Is but normalised belief…Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Jon CollinsThe doorway in my mind is a metaphorThe doorway in my mind is a metaphor The long street that winds, and vanishes Into the mist, a question still unanswered From childhood —…Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Jon CollinsBulletin 2 December 2022. The System Is the System, whether we like it or notSir Galahad: Camelot! Sir Lancelot: Camelot! Patsy: It’s only a model.Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Jon CollinsOn The GroundA pause, interminable In transcripts unfolding In messaging groups Good will unresolving Action not present, but future Breath holds…Nov 27, 2022Nov 27, 2022
Jon CollinsWhat Elmer taught me about work-life balanceThe year will have been 1998. I know this because in 1999 I became an analyst, having excitedly tapped an email in response to a job…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Jon CollinsIt’s Not EvenIt’s not Even The moment Before You glance You focus You take into account All that could be Might be But before that A time to reflect A…Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
Jon CollinsWrite About What You KnowWrite about what you know, they said. What, I thought- my childhood? That continuum of non- descript non-events that somehow went to define…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Jon CollinsYou can’t force itYou can’t force it, you can’t cause it You can’t make it happen just because you want it You can’t shape it out of dust Metal can’t be…Nov 15, 20221Nov 15, 20221