Fraiku: Last Match

Posted on 2023-02-24 by Bartholomew Barker

The moment of truth
will it sputter to life
or will darkness snuff the light

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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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25 Responses to Fraiku: Last Match

  1. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2023-02-24 at 20:09

    An existential question that can only be answered by time or a mystic. Even though I think we’ve all been asking it.

    I’m such a smoker that when I see that pic I have flashbacks of matches not lighting, of having a fag but no way to light it. We can make fire with sticks and stones but most of us have forgotten how.

    Thought provoking I would have to say.

    M

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  3. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:
    2023-02-24 at 21:07

    I love where you went with this. Gives me an idea or two for a spin-off!

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  4. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023-02-24 at 21:33

    Sputter to life, yes, love this line, such intrigue in this one for me! 👏

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  5. jaidai23's avatar jai says:
    2023-02-24 at 22:43

    I think darkness wins most of the time. Thought-provoking poem, Bartholomew.

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  6. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-02-24 at 23:14

    Don’t worry Bart, “there’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in”

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  7. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2023-02-24 at 23:46

    Hoping the truth will set us free.

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  8. Annabel's avatar Annabel says:
    2023-02-25 at 02:38

    We have found a philosophical poet here! Excellent lines…

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  9. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:
    2023-02-28 at 12:09

    Love this! All we can do with a last match is fearlessly strike it and hope. <3

    Never run out of matches! Never give up!

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