‘you’re hurting me’

sky falls

a slap to the head

the sea notwithstanding

still, a ringing in my ear

and you, with your fondness

for forests, leave me as still

and cruelly as silent.

my stupid facial expression

from its pocket and read

like an inscription

duplicity has again

set its teeth onto me.

while you, indifferent,

unspeaking and unsharing,

slowly become what he became to you;

an instrument,

no longer the heart.

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‘it’s midafternoon and i’ll be drinking all night’

sit, rediscover faith;

false prophets will eventually

drain your pocket in time.

your maker won’t be found in gospel

rather the sting at the back of your throat. 

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‘fodder’

what attracted you to my writing in the first place?

did you say to yourself here is a man

unabashedly sharing his pains and losses

and inner most thoughts sans the veil

of anonymity in such a refreshingly raw and

vulnerable way that eventually i’ll reduce him to a depth

lower than he’s ever wanted to know?

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‘the logic of drinking bourbon alone’

an untimely breakup

is like a death really,

your lover in the here

no longer in the now.

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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there are no leads

a crime scene now

he thumbs through his phone

searching for clues

a motive behind the tragic death

of a starstruck boy

and his once in a lifetime love. 

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

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‘learning to show you my bruises too’

sometimes it’s just one thing

that sends the insecure boy scrambling

for hidden meaning, for deeper meaning,

so scared you’ll say

it’s time for you to go home. 

sometimes the man smiles

while the boy stands in tears. 

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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‘take what you are wherever you are’

in my house and i feel unsettled.

out of my house and i feel unsettled.

within myself and i am grounded.

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

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‘mine’

she collects hearts 

wherever she goes

yet dropped the biggest

she’ll find. 

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

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i no longer get off...

‘your words’

your words

masturbate

repeat over and over.

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

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‘welcome’

i fear i’ve made home

a pad, a ghost, a bottle

an empty space with structure

structure grieving its loss

loss so full and round

it’s awful. 

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© Joseph A. Pinto

*

Poetry served raw and unedited from the moment crafted.

The large majority of my poetry handcrafted from inside bars.

*

'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon.

*

www.etsy.com/shop/JosephPinto