S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Seducing Tommy, Summer, 1973 [XLIX] 20 weeks ago
Clad in a polo shirt and gray straight-leg jeans,
he removed Converse sneakers from his bare feet.
Fragrance filled the room as I caressed those soles
and toes. When I tasted them, fragrance became---
in my mouth---flavor.
J-Called [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled a narrative of provocation 20 weeks ago
A Narrative of Provocation
The poet walks into the square, not to soothe but to stir— his words are stones in the fountain, rippling the calm surface where others came to drink.
The poem follows, a sudden knock at the door at... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled Yet [*/+/^] : 27.225 MHz, Some Leadings Toward Stars; King Solomon's Clever And Protective Ruse [Repost] 20 weeks ago
. . . the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
---Proverbs 25:2
Haters and prudes will try to impose shame upon
my father's first and youthful love---for Jonathan.
Out of their prejudice, they call that love wrong,
seeking to compromise... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled bardic provocation in four turns 20 weeks ago
a provocation in four turns
poet, not prophet, nor a comforter— just the grit lodged between your teeth when you try to speak.
poem's knock
at the wrong door, a silence that refuses
to... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled poetic manifesto of provocation 20 weeks ago
Manifesto of Provocation
I am not your solace, I am the grit in your eye, the hand that tips the table so you see the floor: the Poet
I arrive uninvited, a shard in the shoe, a whisper that burns louder than the shout
you expected:... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE HOW WE HEAL 20 weeks ago
I have been grateful all my life to observe as a people
through all kinds of inclement weather….
whenever as individuals we are bruised or battered or injured
We always heal faster when were together [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled TOGETHER 20 weeks ago
I wished we as a people were able to see
How the way we label ourselves causes nothing but commotion….
How as individuals we are a drop…
but together…we are an ocean.
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joy posted a new Poem titled THE WAY WE BREATHE 20 weeks ago
Black…white…straight…L G B T Q
Christian…Muslim…Catholic…Atheist and Jew
Labels can be beneficial when we use them to help guild us
but as we have seen since we started labeling ourselves…
they can also be a danger when we use them to... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled weapons of mass distraction 20 weeks ago
"Weapons of Mass Distraction"
Screens glow like altars. We kneel, thumbs twitching prayers to gods of noise.
The loudest silence is the one we scroll past.
Billboards bloom like invasive flowers, their petals of... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled together we 20 weeks ago
We rise from the ashes, rebuild what was torn,
Plant seeds of compassion where new hope is born.
The cracks in the pavement can still guide our feet,
If love is the hammer, the world can be complete.
No blueprint is flawless, no... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled would they laugh 20 weeks ago
Would they laugh at the irony,
two legends sharing a stool, Trading tales of prophets, tyrants,
and the stubbornness of fools.
Would they toast to free will,
that double-edged gift, Or argue who shoulders the blame
when the... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled the cost of pretense 20 weeks ago
The Cost of Pretense
You polish the mask until it blinds you.
The mirror smiles back, but no one else does.
Honest hands slip away from your grasp, tired of holding what isn’t there.
The joke you rehearsed... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled To Rodney, Andy And Randy; And Paul (Who "Suckerpunched" Me Brutally In Church, At The Water Fountain) 20 weeks ago
I believe your souls were already compromised and rotten,
even then---in nineteen seventy.
I hope your full names have been cursed to be utterly forgotten
while mine shall survive attached to this poetry.
And, at your deaths, you may be shocked that... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled our open page 20 weeks ago
We begin with simple words, not heavy with symbols or riddles, just a steady rhythm of voices gathering in one place. The page is wide enough for all of us, its quiet waiting to be filled. Each line is a step forward,... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; V & S, BoyFriends' First Date, As A Howling Storm Sweeps Through Moscow [XLIX] 20 weeks ago
S., clad in polo shirt and "skinny"-style jeans,
takes his wet shoes off before entering your
apartment, V. His sky blue socks glide across
the smooth wood floor as they will soon glide upon
your naked body.
J-Called [read more] |
