Fraiku: Booster

Posted on 2022-06-03 by Bartholomew Barker

More puddle than person
drowsed and draped on a couch
fever builds antibodies

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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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11 Responses to Fraiku: Booster

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2022-06-03 at 18:48

    Clever twist on enduring an illness.

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-06-03 at 21:08

    Sending you virtual chicken soup and a kiss on the forehead. Unless you’re sweaty then a cool wet rag.

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  3. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2022-06-03 at 21:42

    Good one!! Great perspective.

    Are you writing from experience? Have you caught it?

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  4. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2022-06-03 at 23:08

    Rest up. It’s a New Age.

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  5. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-06-04 at 04:53

    Holy moly – “fever builds antibodies” – Indeed it does.

    Here’s my effort re. dealing with IT ….

    Putting The Pieces Together

    Nothing like as strong, concise, to the point, shiver-making as yours.

    Holy moly Bartholomew – few words, much meaning, again.

    Being an old person I’m due to get my fourth jab – takes me out for the best part of two weeks – but I know it to be worth it.

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