Tag Archives: addiction

Tightrope

Posted on 2023-09-27 by Bartholomew Barker

One glass and I feel fog glow on my skinTwo and words flow like spring rainThree and they pour brilliantBut not in the right orderMore and I drown in the flood Somewhere between two and threeIs where I want to … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Addiction

Posted on 2022-01-14 by Bartholomew Barker

Shoulders sigh with contentmentas dark elixircools my anxious throat

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Silent Screams

Posted on 2017-10-09 by Bartholomew Barker

Look at what arrived in the mail recently, my author’s copy of Silent Screams: Poetic Journeys Through Addiction & Recovery. I am honored that University Professors Press editors Nathaniel Granger, Jr. and Louis Hoffman chose to include my poem Milkshakes … Continue reading →

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