by phillipw | Mar 3, 2026 | CA, LO, RO
Call Me by the Name of Desire Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem An emptiness behind the eyes is not What lovers want. A shrug of shoulder kills The yearn of heart. A blankness never sought Is what that...
by phillipw | Mar 3, 2026 | AD, CA, EL, LO, LU, OL, RO
Elio in the Gaze of Oliver Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem How slim his shoulders since he has not filled To manhood yet, or even started there Except inside his heart with secrets thrilled That only...
by phillipw | Mar 2, 2026 | DE, LO, RO
A Gyring Flock of Violence A cloud of feathers follows her and not Of hummingbirds, their throats of scarlet, thrum Of death, of scarlet death, their hatred hot, Their pinions cauterized, a throttled hum. The wings and throats that follow her will search For nectar...
by phillipw | Mar 2, 2026 | LO, MA
Families Loathe Fervor A scarlet man, his most important parts Cut deep, cut off, his throat and windpipe cut, His manliness removed: his corpse imparts The scarlet truth of love. His eyes would shut Before the blood goes hard like crimson. He Has her beside...
by phillipw | Mar 1, 2026 | LO, Uncategorized
Dead End Beneath the Sheenless Leaves Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The nighttime darkness of the orange tree Is blackness in one branch. The shine of green Is shaded to the grove’s anomaly. It metes...
