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 1, 2026 | LO, RO
Supernity in Thighs Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem God lets us die because our love spills wide In love. Do not let any poison stain Our arteries. Let each one be the bride And husband both. Let every...
by phillipw | Feb 28, 2026 | CO, CR, DR, HE, LU, RO
Speedy Affliction Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Addiction is an evil when it brings You love. The Greeks were right about that drug Delivered by an arrow. Its point stings You with the chemical. That...
by phillipw | Feb 13, 2026 | DE, FA, GE, RO, SA
Railway r׀g׀d׀ty Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this life”? [or something like that] Life has this way of wrangling men to do The things...
