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Louisiana-based adventurer with a love for the bird queen, my children, family, friends and language that paints a masterpiece of the mind. Life is often good.

  March 2022     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 51 total

Out Of Sight, Evermind

My face doesn’t turn that way these days
that isn’t where the sun is
I know it’s there
glistening black iridescent oilslicked scarab
eyeless, its gaze settles on my shivered skin
Atom-thick bitter oil
to look now is not a comfort
a...

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First Street

Tonight I bring a Valkyrie
the spearess resplendent;
tonight her wings are bound
earthbound beside the walking night
like spirits in negative; polarized
may her goodness cover me
like Sacramental blood
Because blood is what we come to...

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Only Two

When she breathed her champagne spirit into my mouth
her little hands made my head her prisoner
imperfect hands
and yet I have known none more welcome
none more capable of cooly soothing
or tracing fire on what was soothed
of healing hurts...

– by Brady Bowen

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Viet Everywhere

A man paces outside my bedroom door
not a plodding stomping ambulation
oh no
these are the softly lowered footsteps of
the cat you see, he hunts a version of himself that vanished while he wiped an eyebrow off of his face less than two...

– by Brady Bowen

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Ungrateful Species

I were a fish
explorer of darkened cobalt vaults
a ghostly gliding hiss my song
my thoughts would be liquidity
like cyan electricity
and swim, I would

If I were a bird
a zephyr-riding acrobatic singer
but one in nature’s symphony
...

– by Brady Bowen

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Yes!
Powerfully expressed.

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You're welcome. I've shared this with lots of folks and each has really enjoyed it. Thank you.,

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Thank you kindly.

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thx

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thank you, friend

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thanks! And thanks for the catch

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Thanks!

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Very kind. Thank you.

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Wow. Such kind words. Much appreciated. Hope you’re well.

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This poem made me chuckle. Great read.

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well, I’m not thousands of Roman soldiers, sooo……it describes the many facets of myself…or anyone.

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lol I gotcha

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I wouldn’t. I’m deep inside the torment over it as we speak and don’t even desire to exit it for fear that the memories will lose clarity.

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Absolutely no formal education in this area.

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