Seventy-Two

Apr 24

Born before disco
01 Sleeping in the gentle cradle
02 Such wide confusion
06 This book belongs to Janie
15 School was terrible and effective
18 Rose-coloured glasses
30 A new office, just normal life
48 Can’t go back, unless you’re rich enough
66 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
67 Walking through the trees
68 Running through a nightmare
69 Blurred vision
70 Where are you going?
71 Who are you?
72 There was a silence.
Janie exits.

Ripped fragments of literature sitting on a notebook. Some words and phrases from the poem can be seen. — This piece was written at a poetry workshop from Upstart & Crow on Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. Each line from this poem was taken from a random assortment of literary pieces and strung together to create a new narrative.

Janelle Langdon

Janelle is a freelance copywriter and editor based out of Vancouver, BC, where she has lived since 2022. She is originally from Silverdale, Newfoundland and holds a BA in Creative Advertising from Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. Since graduating in 2018, Janelle has worked at several design agencies, and now offers her work freelance. When she’s not adapting to brand voices, she likes to write about her coast-to-coast lifestyle and personal experiences with mental health.

Seventy-Two

Immortality

ON THE EDGE

JANELLE LANGDON