JGHeraghty | Poetry

Hey there! It hasn't been long since my last post but I wanted to upload this one onto the site. I wrote "Thinking Aloud" whilst traveling. It doesn't really matter where my destination was, nor what time it was.. nor what day it was. I genuinely did not care where I was at the time. I just know I had words spilling from my mind..and it felt good to finally have something positive on paper for a change. Over the past few weeks, I've been constantly asked why my poetry lacks positivity, why it's either morbid or depressing. I went through a phase of sticking to the theme of "letting go" while writing my poems..which is obviously evident and pretty noticeable now that I think of it. I had a few months where I felt eager to "just let go".. forgive and forget and all that.. but when I fell back into my own, supposedly comfortable, silence I found I couldn't just let go..I couldn't forgive or forget, I couldn't move on from whe...

Happy March guys! Over the past few months, writing poetry has been really difficult, and I'm not exactly sure why. I think it's because I don't know what to talk about..or perhaps I just have quite a lot to talk about. Too much, in fact. I would sit in the sitting room at home with a refill pad and think really strongly for hours.. but nothing would come. One day I had been struggling quite a bit when I jotted down a draft of this one. Untitled and unstructured, I left the poem and moved on. A few weeks later I found it in amongst other notes in my notepad and chopped and changed it into what it is today. The only part of it worth keeping was the second last stanza. I've decided to dedicate this one to a guy I know really well, his name is Padraic McGowan. Padraic used the phrase "chasing shadows" to me at one point, while addressing our relationship.. I was the shadow..and he was the shadow chaser.. I merely put that int o a different co ntext, but tha...

Happy February everyone! I couldn't find the time to get around to the blog these past few weeks so I think it's about time I got to it while I have the chance! This next poem was written after a series of events... Ones of which I can't find the words to address, aloud anyway. Basically, you go through your whole life feeling hopeless, defenseless, weak.. and then someone comes in and shows you the beautiful side to it, the side you've always been missing... And then, they decide to go again, just as quickly as they arrived.. It's not fair, it's just not fair. That's what the poem is about. How you can get so close to finally achieving what you've set your mind on, and then it can just slip away, right through your fingers. I have dedicated this one to Sean Golden.. Whether he understands why or not.. But, behind my personal reasons, the poem is based upon that hopelessness. That one specific feeling .. the one that breaks hearts and causes tear...

Hi guys! I know it hasn't been all that long ago since my last post, but recently I've shifted in the extremities. I cannot stop writing poems!! On the 11th, I wrote three in total, almost adjacently! And yesterday, I wrote two, when I should have been studying. That's the funny thing about using your brain. Sometimes when you're trying to concentrate on something in particular, something else rushes in. It's kind of like how life is, you concentrate your aims on particular goals, and everything manages to intervene. I don't really know why anything like this is coming to mind... but sometimes people leave us too early. Whether it is a lover, a cousin, a friend or a brother. I wrote this one with my big brother, Michael jnr., in mind.. but a particular person questioned it. He asked me if it was about a boyfriend, or someone alike, which could potentially fit, but that's not the route I was on. So, in other words, the poem could appeal to anyone who ...

Hey guys! Happy January! 2015 is here, quicker than I could have ever anticipated. We've all made our resolutions and, well, Best of Luck with them all guys! I'm diving right in because, if I'm honest, sometimes it's better to just let the thoughts pour out instead of leaving them locked away in your mind, attacking you during every moment of silence. As much as I'm truly enjoying the time that I'm in, there does come times every now and again where my mind wanders back to a time I left behind...and, I just can't seem to understand why it keeps getting me down. In mid-December I realised I hadn't written anything, and that really worried me.. Simply because I feel like I've had my head in the clouds and, perhaps, I'm not seeing things as clearly as I should be. With all that in mind, during my birthday celebrations, I found myself leaving everyone's company and sat on the ground in my room constructing yet another of my least favourit...

Hey guys! Merry Christmas to you all, and I really hope ye all had a great one! I still can't believe 2014 is almost over.. But I won't start ranting on about it again, don't worry. Instead, I just wanted to catch up on a few things I've fallen back on over the past few months. Between the blog, my personal writing, and the life that I keep subtly bringing into context with my blog posts. Firstly, "Metaphoric Ends" was a complete hit, Katherine loved it.. which made me very happy, I might add. :) We generally grow to love the people we can't. But despite the inconvenience, we still love them. Katherine is one of those people.. ♥ Also... I had completely forgotten about this, and I cannot believe I did! Back in November, the President of Ireland, Michael D, Higgins, came to my national school to celebrate a centenary... Considering he too is a poet, as a gift, the organisers put together a collage of poems written by locals. Two of my personal poems ...

Okay, happy December guys! Wow, I know I keep saying it, but 2014 has gone by way too fast! I mean, here I am, living my final month as a child... before I have to enter the big bad world and face adult responsibilities! .... Enough of that! This post is one I've been looking forward to. I'm not certain why though.. I've attempted to post it each month up until now, but every time it just didn't feel like the appropriate time. Now though, I'm pretty sure it's perfect timing. Before I leave this year, making my New Year's resolutions and entering into a new, better era, I want to make this poem public. It's the one that shows my readers that I was one of those people who did face horrible life situations, with people so stuck up in their own selves to show even the slightest bit of consideration for others, and I overcame them. This poem is based upon the confidence I gained when I realised we are all equal in this world. They don't need me, I d...