Fraiku: Paranoia

Posted on 2022-02-11 by Bartholomew Barker

Crows on high branches
seem so smug— do you think they’re
cawing about me?

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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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18 Responses to Fraiku: Paranoia

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2022-02-11 at 19:40

    “Fawk fawk” they say to all of us human beans!! …

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  2. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-02-11 at 22:54

    Only if you are paranoid…😅

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  6. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2022-02-13 at 06:08

    Here too there are many chattering crows: should I begin to think they are cawing on me?

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  7. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2022-02-20 at 21:12

    “You’re so vain!” ;)

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