Fraiku: Long Days Longer Nights

Posted on 2025-01-17 by Bartholomew Barker

Too tired to sleep
Stomach pacing ’round my spine
Thoughts spin down black holes

 

(for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt)

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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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14 Responses to Fraiku: Long Days Longer Nights

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2025-01-17 at 19:30

    I have had nights like that.

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  2. trE's avatar trE says:
    2025-01-17 at 21:39

    It sounds like a pretty scary night. 🥺

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  3. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2025-01-17 at 22:09

    I’ve been there. 💫 Hope restful sleep finds you.

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  4. magickmermaid's avatar magickmermaid says:
    2025-01-18 at 12:09

    I’ve been there as well. Wishing you a good night’s sleep tonight!

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  5. Stacey C. Johnson's avatar Stacey C. Johnson says:
    2025-01-18 at 21:38

    so relatable. Thank you, Bartholomew.

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