Fraiku: Addiction

Posted on 2022-01-14 by Bartholomew Barker

Shoulders sigh with contentment
as dark elixir
cools my anxious throat

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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9 Responses to Fraiku: Addiction

  1. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-01-15 at 00:30

    hmm the mystery drink…

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-01-16 at 04:45

    Great work!

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  3. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2022-01-24 at 23:09

    It’s the syrup and bubbles that’ll do it every time!

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