Fraiku: No Pain

Posted on 2023-07-21 by Bartholomew Barker

You say you love me
I pinch my skin sharp: nothing
Must still be dreaming

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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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10 Responses to Fraiku: No Pain

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-07-21 at 19:29

    You’ve failed the pinch test Bart

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  3. laurastamps's avatar laurastamps says:
    2023-07-23 at 08:39

    Good one!!!

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  4. Cindy Georgakas's avatar Cindy Georgakas says:
    2023-07-28 at 00:52

    Wake up Bart.
    😂

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