Tag Archives: heart

Why I Write Poetry

Posted on 2024-06-15 by Bartholomew Barker

Imagine the unnamed adult male whose body was buried without a heart. Did he die sudden and young, long before the age of EKGs, leaving a black-veiled widow who donated his body to the university? Or was it later exhumed … Continue reading →

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My Heart

Posted on 2023-07-05 by Bartholomew Barker

My heart untimely ripped from its chest,I saw it held in nail-polished clawsand watched the life ooze down a slender arm. “Don’t let me stop you giving this to another,”she said as she walked away.“But you still have it,” I … Continue reading →

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How many…

Posted on 2021-02-01 by Bartholomew Barker

How many sugared heartswill it take to feedyou the entire poemof my devotion? More than all the insulinin the world could absorb. For this month’s Living Poetry Visual Prompt.

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