Peel back the vinesAttached to my head;Peel back white onionWhere tears were once shed. Peel back the skinWith worms hiding beneath;Peel back the toothpasteThat sparkles brown teeth. Peel back the labelReading chicken broth;Peel back colorStained on each cloth. Peel back the fibersWhich bind of a rope;Peel back all layersThat conceal false hope. Flopping aroundTwisted within … More Layers Revealed by David Barger
Blue moon casts glitter reflectionOff a week long effect of snow.Stinging cold ravishes my skinOutside in the bitter night air.I hang onto this lasting feel,This touch of abandonmentWhile cigarette ashes smolder,And drift away in the midnight wind;Knowing Christmas is around the cornerBeing left with a longing want,A need that my finger cannotFind any sense of … More Reasonable Placement by David Barger
There in our backyardWithin the boundariesOf a worn wooden fenceIs a Japanese plum tree. Its trunk is twisted,And the branches spread outLike an oriental hand held fan.Many have grown barrenSeen naked without leaves,But the ones which still liveHold beautiful deep purple colorWith a shine of red tintCast throughout small veins.A few of the dead branchesI … More Inspiration in the seed of hope by David Barger 2015-12-07
A black morning awokeWrinkled and unrobed;Sparrow raps tap tappingOn the spring windowDeath is approaching soon.Zou-la-lou, my love.Zou-la-lou, my love. My stomach turns unriggedLike a policeman with no baton;Sparrow raps tap tappingOn the summer windowDeath is approaching soon.Zou-la-lou, my love.Zou-la-lou, my love. Colorful leaves dangle groundedRich in the swelling smell of decay;Sparrow raps tap tappingOn the … More Sparrow’s Reflection by David Barger 2016-02-19
Can a moment ever truly expire?When a moment happens it is forcefulDevouring all sense and measurementWithering within one’s self,And after the moment has passedIt begins to decay along the liningsIntact of the belligerent mind. Does a moment become dull and voidWhere the taste is less succulentThan when first lick of the tongueIs entwined by the … More Eclipsing just experience drawn by David Barger 2011-04-23
I could not find My shadow todayAs the sun would Not penetrateBeyond the fog,Thick like a baby’s laughter.Morning dew Swept chills overMy unattached body; I drank in the fogHoping pea soupMay not be so bad As I rememberedFrom childhood – Memories whereThe taste was green.The fog coated My throat inside,And anxiety set in Blue and … More My Shadow by David Barger 2016-02-21
I come to you AmericaWith only paper of small wordsPainted greenTempting you to stare at your favorite color. I was not around when your umbilical cord was cut;When blood shed came from the woundsOf your soldiers parturition for you.When did you turn away from the dreamBirthing you in flames and blood of unchained thoughts?The price … More Reflection of cirema by David Barger 2011-04-13
The sun erupts in atomic flaresWith fire rainbows flung into space;Still there are no new sins unseenOn this planet of blue and green –Only change that has taken placeIs communication a mouse click away. Lies run around through every tongueFrom poor to government rich bastards,And the sun remains shining on us all. Murderers, rapists, and … More A mouse click away by David Barger 2011-01-13
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