Tag Archives: glopowrimo

Impossible Whopper, No Onion, Heavy Pickle

Posted on 2023-04-19 by Bartholomew Barker

I have a weekly audience with the Kingand I drive away with a burger without cow,enjoying both the flavor and textureof the patty — glad that a fellow mammaldid not die for my lunch. If I eat less beef, I … Continue reading →

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The Waltz

Posted on 2023-04-18 by Bartholomew Barker

We’ve danced this dance before but I appreciate your enthusiasm when I ask and offer you my hand. We fit together like comfortable clothes. The music leads our heart though I still step on your feet more than either of … Continue reading →

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When the Bladder’s Afferent Signals Ascend the Spinal Cord an Hour before the Dawn

Posted on 2023-04-17 by Bartholomew Barker

I find the restroom and not a moment too late but I must be in some Gothic institution a prison or asylum — the plumbing is exposed the fixtures made of dark heavy grained stone Spigots labelled with cryptic symbols … Continue reading →

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The Grasshoppers of a Mind

Posted on 2023-04-16 by Bartholomew Barker

Thoughts like grasshoppers dance in a fallow field, never resting in one spot long enough to feed. I try to shepherd them and fail. My volition gusting in vain as some jump from my hair and others fly into my … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted on 2023-04-15 by Bartholomew Barker

We cast a long shadow. Long enough to engulf our daughter moon who looks like a cratered white chocolate cookie full in the sky until a circular bite invades an edge and she’s consumed. Then she turns to blood but … Continue reading →

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