Jenny Justice – Medium

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Listening to Dua Lipa in an Olive Oil Bath

A Poem — Cat eye glasses, Even in the tub so I can Feel the glam And see I am always the meeting place between Pleasure and functionality Listening to Dua Lipa in my olive oil bath I poured extra virgin into the tub, added lavender bubbles Hot hot water I am soup My body eases in To the tub To the music To my early…

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Listening to Dua Lipa in an Olive Oil Bath

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Red Lipstick

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·Oct 10

This is the one everyone is going to want to read first

a poem This is the one everyone is going to want to read first The one where it’s my first day, I am nervous but I have on a nice purple and black dress And my love sent me flowers and a note to new beginnings To how proud he is of me I…

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This is the one everyone is going to want to read first

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·Oct 10

Resignation Letter, The Real Deal

A Poem To whom it may concern, and by this I mean Everyone This job is not okay This job is one big and targeted attack on mental health This job hurts mind body soul and spirit On the daily This job is sad This job made me sad One…

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·Oct 10

A New (and maybe, soon, Former) K-8 Teacher Reflects

An Introduction, Some Insights?, a Secret Poem, a Call for Help — I’ve been thinking a lot about my younger years, now that I am hitting those mid-40’s and in year three of a new career teaching K-8 kids. What’s difficult to say is, I never thought this would happen to me — I never thought I would be one of those…

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A New (and maybe, soon, Former) K-8 Teacher Reflects

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·Mar 24

If You Are A Serious Poet, Never Stop Writing Poetry Online

The Intrinsic Value of Writing Poetry for Art and Community — I have been absent from Medium for a bit. I was here for the great poetry craze of 2018 -2020ish. I was here when the Medium Partner Program was paying well — for almost a year I brought in at least $500 a month from writing poetry online. My God…

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·Mar 22

Spring Break Sleep

A Poem — I fall asleep for the second day in row on Spring Break I put on a movie and I am asleep in the daytime There’s a luxury to it I feel almost like a real person again I wake up when I want to wake up I write I read I…

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The Partnered Pen

·Mar 22

From Building Confidence to Mastering Creative Expression: Four Beyond Educational Reasons to Teach Poetry in Schools

A Real Teacher’s Story — Poetry is important. One day I will write more about my experiences as a first year third grade ELA teacher, but for now, all that I really want to write about is poetry. …

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