body

of earth

power of bedrock
expanse of sea into sky
you will not be owned
though some try

still
crying seize, seize!
another day

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places. View all posts by Stacey C. Johnson

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Bartholomew Barker – Hillsborough, North Carolina – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.

Bartholomew Barker says:

October 26, 2024 at 3:15 pm

I tried to carpe diem but only grabbed a fish.

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1. Stacey C. Johnson – I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.
  
  Stacey C. Johnson says:
  
  October 26, 2024 at 4:48 pm
  
  Hah! : )
  
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