STIRRING
Founded in 1999, Stirring is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet.
Stirring is an electronic quarterly journal.
Founded in 1999, Stirring is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet.
Stirring is an electronic quarterly journal.
JAMES CROAL JACKSON
You say it’s a little pulpy, but Tang
orange is my favorite color. I ask
what’s in it? You say coconut,
apple, a clementine for kick.
Its gritty texture turns you off though
we agree it tastes amazing– a basket
of fruit tumbles past the tongue. Can’t
taste the carrot though we know it is
there. Haven’t talked about love lately.
Our breakfasts have been blending
fruits together, drinking them in silence.
At least we have one thing sweet.
At least we drink it easy.
James Croal Jackson is a Filipino-American poet working in film production. His latest chapbook is A God You Believed In (Pinhole Poetry, 2023). Recent poems are in The River, Mangrove Review, and The Indianapolis Review. He edits The Mantle Poetry from Nashville, Tennessee. (jamescroaljackson.com)
