Tag Archives: hero

Fraiku: Resistance

Posted on 2025-05-30 by Bartholomew Barker

Don’t wait for the cavalry You’re already on your horse Go rescue someone

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I also confess

Posted on 2022-04-24 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a superhero or supervillain poem. I also confess I’ve been using my poetry groupto subtly alter the literary flowof our culture by indoctrinatingmy fellow poets through workshops Two years ago I launched the pandemicto broaden my … Continue reading →

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They never tell you that to succeed you have to fail

Posted on 2022-04-08 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a what they never tell you poem. They never tell you that to succeed you have to fail That’s not true.They tell you that all time.You just don’t listen. Nobody sets out to failand if you … Continue reading →

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Hero’s Lament

Posted on 2017-01-14 by Bartholomew Barker

The rail lies cold against my ear, listening not for a train but hoping to hear the muffled cries of a damsel in distress. Sensing none, I follow the tracks to the industrial warehouses, hoping to find a brave and … Continue reading →

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