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Closing Time

Posted on 2023-10-25 by Bartholomew Barker

Final chord settling Into velvet-draped walls Dancers safely back stage False dawn at 2 a.m. As lights undim They say you don’t have to go home But you can’t stay here I sit in my cold car Windows down Exhaling … Continue reading →

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Blinded

Posted on 2023-09-20 by Bartholomew Barker

Take off my glasses so there’s nothing between our eyes Stay close to these windows of my myopic soul I just want to feel The curve of your hips in my hands the smell of your baby powder skin the … Continue reading →

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Her Hand in Mine

Posted on 2023-09-06 by Bartholomew Barker

An innocent gestureIn this decadent clubSipping my wineChatting with herShe slips her hand into mineOur fingers braidThis effortless warmthIs what I treasureNot that she’s half nakedNot that for a dollarShe’ll remove her bra Another regular arrivesShe asks permissionTo go to … Continue reading →

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Snake Dancer

Posted on 2023-08-23 by Bartholomew Barker

Alone in the clubMetal music crashesOff checkerboard floor Beautiful serpentMirrored scales vibratingIn stroboscopic light Pliant breastsBlack asymmetric hemSkirting limbless body She hisses up to meLong hair swayingAs she undulates An incongruous arm appearsHanding me a crystal globeBrimming with Merlot She … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Cave

Posted on 2023-08-16 by Bartholomew Barker

Silhouette dances behind the stage projected onto plush curtains by sharp spot light Spirals her hips spins down the pole just two dimensions I am reminded of Plato’s cave but here three dimensional bodies are no more real Projections of … Continue reading →

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Ballerinas

Posted on 2023-08-09 by Bartholomew Barker

All little girls at some pointWant to be ballerinasTo color with joyful danceThis gray grown-up worldBut life dissolves dreamsDebts demand paymentWith money as easyAs lifting a skirtDelicate limbs twistTo please hollow menWatching their phonesInstead of breasts freedFor their approvalRejection still … Continue reading →

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Like the ocean

Posted on 2023-08-02 by Bartholomew Barker

Like the oceanHer hips swayRhythm of wavesAgainst sandTugged by the moonSaltwater glowsFrom her skinSparkling stilettosReflect stars unseenFrom the stageWhere she dancesLike the ocean

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Temptation

Posted on 2023-07-19 by Bartholomew Barker

My hand restson taut musclesflexing relaxingunder skin warm smooththin as her thong A seductive serpentcoiling the Tree of Knowledgeoffering the Fruit of Inspirationin exchange for nothing of worthbesides my currency

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Sappho’s Song

Posted on 2023-06-28 by Bartholomew Barker

Sing me no songs of the daylight For the sun is the enemy of lovers Sing me instead of shadows and darkness And the memories of midnight Sing me no songs of domestic brews For the usual beers do not … Continue reading →

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Cyan

Posted on 2023-05-17 by Bartholomew Barker

Caramel and vanillaDrape the stale airLike the cyan dressFalling from her body She soothes me withKind attentionSmiling wordsFeminine touch My eyes follow hipsSwaying to musicUp the concavityTo her teacup breasts She dances barefootLeaning against meLike a pale celloBetween my legs … Continue reading →

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