Fraiku: Tired

Posted on 2023/04/14 by Bartholomew Barker

Thoughts flow like sludge
eyes ache and wine can’t dislodge
this ponderous blockage

(not even halfway through the month yet)

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.

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28 Responses to Fraiku: Tired

Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:

2023/04/14 at 20:08

Tequila works well!! 🥃

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/14 at 20:12
  
  Nah. Tequila makes me angry.
  
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  - Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 20:13
    
    Oh never mind! I do not do well with anger …. High end Tito’s Vodka??
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 20:15
    
    I’ve learned to stick with red wine.
    
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  - Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 20:16
    
    A Fuzzy Navel then? Or a not so fuzzy navel? To unblock the block of course! 😇
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 20:22
    
    Just more wine. (Or whine.)
    
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  - Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 21:05
    
    🍷 😊🍷
    
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K. Hartless says:

2023/04/14 at 20:43

Sometimes you have to barf the words when the motor in your pen won’t budge. ;)

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/14 at 20:44
  
  That’s an excellent mixed metaphor!
  
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  - K. Hartless says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 20:49
    
    Thank you. I love finger painting with words.
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 20:56
    
    And you do it well.
    
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kristin says:

2023/04/14 at 21:11

Almost halfway!

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/14 at 21:19
  
  Seems much farther tonight.
  
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  - kristin says:
    
    2023/04/14 at 21:44
    
    2 hours 18 minutes.
    
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trE says:

2023/04/14 at 22:20

“and wine can’t dislodge
this ponderous blockage”

I hope the creative juices continue to flow for you, Bart.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/14 at 22:52
  
  Thank you, Tre. I have hope for tomorrow.
  
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  - trE says:
    
    2023/04/15 at 06:19
    
    You’re most welcome! I do, too. 🙏🏾💙
    
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JeanMarie says:

2023/04/15 at 01:31

Sounds like you need some fiber. Have you tried Metamucil? ha ha

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- berniebell1955 says:
  
  2023/04/15 at 04:52
  
  I thought that too – needs to eat his greens!
  
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2023/04/15 at 10:15
    
    Maybe the poetic equivalent would be to read more classic poems.
    
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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/15 at 10:11
  
  I wonder how that’d taste if I mixed it into the wine.
  
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yourplateormine967244485 says:

2023/04/15 at 11:19

Love your poem, oooo, thoughts flow like sludge, I felt that! Try, wine and a bowl of savory popcorn with truffle oil, sprinkle of black pepper and shredded cheese of your choice! My favorite go to snack!! ☺️

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/15 at 11:26
  
  That sounds like a phenomenal treat!
  
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equipsblog says:

2023/04/15 at 17:30

I resemble that picture.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2023/04/15 at 17:53
  
  Ha! Hope you’ll get some flesh on those bones soon.
  
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  - equipsblog says:
    
    2023/04/15 at 17:55
    
    I have an abundance of flesh, it was more the feeling of being overcome by sn avalanche of whatever. Loved the comments others have written.
    
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  - Bartholomew Barker says:
    
    2023/04/15 at 17:56
    
    Then I hope you dig out soon!
    
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  - equipsblog says:
    
    2023/04/15 at 17:58
    
    Have spoon 🥄, will dig.
    
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