Christopher Barnes
Gutter Charms
…bass-ackwards. In streetlamp misery
we…
*
…yeast extract. Quarantine flour,
pit-a-pat…
*
…Australian squirearchy.
Laurels…
*
…footle. I good riddanced
but…
Fresh
…fortune-bitter. You sport
a disposition…
*
…palette knife. Turf
onto wire rack…
*
…”Cudgelling fossilized blockhead,”
she lisped…
*
…our gabber. Ultimately,
allure…
Leafless Avenue
…squall frisked you, easting.
Quiff rakish, a lip-curl.
Jaw-jaw keen…
*
…drain vestigial corn oil,
perk with scallion,
rind, juice…
*
…”You loco?” queries his wife.
“Oh just run-a-check…”
*
…trusted you’d be haunted,
The Nomads on replay…
Bridges Home
…in Crab St. Rule-book tickles
didn’t…
*
…not oatmeal. Fortify
with Quorn…
*
…history museum,
rubbernecking a colossus…
*
…I slide back the gateleg,
a torrent of Motown…
Christopher Barnes' first collection LOVEBITES was published by Chanticleer Press. He reads for Proudwords lesbian and gay writing festival each year, partakes in workshops, and co-edited the poetry magazine Interpoetry.
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Gutter Charms
…bass-ackwards. In streetlamp misery
we…
*
…yeast extract. Quarantine flour,
pit-a-pat…
*
…Australian squirearchy.
Laurels…
*
…footle. I good riddanced
but…
Fresh
…fortune-bitter. You sport
a disposition…
*
…palette knife. Turf
onto wire rack…
*
…”Cudgelling fossilized blockhead,”
she lisped…
*
…our gabber. Ultimately,
allure…
Leafless Avenue
…squall frisked you, easting.
Quiff rakish, a lip-curl.
Jaw-jaw keen…
*
…drain vestigial corn oil,
perk with scallion,
rind, juice…
*
…”You loco?” queries his wife.
“Oh just run-a-check…”
*
…trusted you’d be haunted,
The Nomads on replay…
Bridges Home
…in Crab St. Rule-book tickles
didn’t…
*
…not oatmeal. Fortify
with Quorn…
*
…history museum,
rubbernecking a colossus…
*
…I slide back the gateleg,
a torrent of Motown…
Christopher Barnes' first collection LOVEBITES was published by Chanticleer Press. He reads for Proudwords lesbian and gay writing festival each year, partakes in workshops, and co-edited the poetry magazine Interpoetry.