Ah, the holidays…time to spread good cheer.
But what if you were over all that shit and wanted to keep it real?? 🤣
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#barflypoet
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It’s time for the ‘What Pains You Project.’ I listen privately to your pain and write an anonymous poem dedicated to you…
‘protects her fingers’
calloused from the boots
she laces tight every day
her fingers still find a way
to wear the hats and
knead the knots from her life.
mind and muscle reaction
a bit slowed down
nevertheless her blood pumps
and with that resolve dons gloves
in search of mountains to climb.
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#whatpainsyouproject –
a poem for an anonymous reader and their pain…
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It’s time for the ‘What Pains You Project.’ I listen privately to your pain and write an anonymous poem dedicated to you…
‘a matter of perception’
master to none
he feels the wind
beneath featherless wings;
rooted to the ground.
he regrets nothing
staring into the faces
of his smiling kids—
they don’t see
his unrealized aspirations;
only dad.
#barflypoet
#josephapinto
#whatpainsyouproject –
a poem for an anonymous reader and their pain…
© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.
Knock back my poetry collection ‘A Distilled Spirit: pained prose from a bar,’ ready for consumption at:
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It’s time again for the ‘What Pains You Project.’ I listen privately to your pain and write an anonymous poem dedicated to you…
‘but the kids did see’
she played dress up
the kids wouldn’t see
bedroom door locked
(marriage wide open)
danced like a princess
glass slippers cracked
the kingdom was cracked
wine splashed her gown
still she twirled
bedroom door locked
(eyes wide shut)
fairy tale splendid
though merlot heavy-tongued
heart slurred with self-loathing.
#barflypoet
#josephapinto
#whatpainsyouproject –
a poem for an anonymous reader and their pain…
© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.
Knock back my poetry collection ‘A Distilled Spirit: pained prose from a bar,’ ready for consumption at:
Amazon paperback: goo.gl/31Zp1i
Amazon kindle ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J536ZC
Barnes and Noble: goo.gl/SbKH26
UK Amazon paperback: goo.gl/4LcSxE
UK Amazon kindle ebook: goo.gl/wHsW14
bitter? yeah, i’ll pour you some bitter. #barflypoet style…
‘the greatest’
the greatest gift to grant me
would be silence
the greatest treasure
blindness to my eyes
as well a certain measure of antiseptic
for the constant sting
still i marvel over my own stubborn resiliency
i come bouncing back all the time
but i find new ways to taste the acid
new truths within the lies
oh i know you think i’m beneath you
you’ve said so on no uncertain terms
and while you think this world can’t run without you
you’ve not noticed i’ve run from you all this while.
#barflypoet
#josephapinto
© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.
Knock back my poetry collection ‘A Distilled Spirit: pained prose from a bar,’ ready for consumption at:
Amazon paperback: goo.gl/31Zp1i
Amazon kindle ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J536ZC
Barnes and Noble: goo.gl/SbKH26
UK Amazon paperback: goo.gl/4LcSxE
UK Amazon kindle ebook: goo.gl/wHsW14
from my collection A Distilled Spirit:
‘wings and a prayer’
i finish my hot wings
go to the bathroom
wet my hands;
there’s no soap
like so much else in my life
i start clean only to be left
a mess
i return to my seat
drink my scotch
with dirty fingers
wishing i had the just right amount of towels
to wipe my slate clean.
#barflypoet
#josephapinto
© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.
Guzzle down my poetry collection ‘A Distilled Spirit: pained prose from a bar,’ ready for consumption at:
Amazon paperback: goo.gl/31Zp1i
Amazon kindle ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J536ZC
Barnes and Noble: goo.gl/SbKH26
UK Amazon paperback: goo.gl/4LcSxE
UK Amazon kindle ebook: goo.gl/wHsW14
